How to Spot a Bootleg

Coaxel Ethereal · Post by **Coaxel Ethereal** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:17 pm

Tomb wrote:I say again

Some people can't afford "Walls" of anime and I say f**k those greedy bastards ^_^ they make enough profit off the people who DO buy it. I just get it from friends though so I'm lucky ^_^

*sound of glass braking*

"Dude what are you doing??!!!"
"Getting some food man, do you know how much these guys make by making use buy food at these ridiculous prices!, I say F@#$ them man, we all gotta eat, I can steal food for my entire lifetime and these bastards would still be making billions!!!"

Not saying bootleg is exactly like that, or that anime is comparable to food, but you cant explain yourself simply by saying other people are making good business decisions. They make money because they work for it, unlike the people that bootleg, who get all that hard work for free.

Ever heard of subjective reality?? just because its ok in your own little world doesn’t make it right, or because you can get away with it. Will you still do it, probably. Will bootlegging stop because I (or the law) say its wrong, of course not. You can at least TRY and do the right thing when no one is looking, its called integrity.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:54 pm

Duke MadThain wrote: Ever heard of subjective reality?? just because its ok in your own little world doesn’t make it right, or because you can get away with it. Will you still do it, probably. Will bootlegging stop because I (or the law) say its wrong, of course not. You can at least TRY and do the right thing when no one is looking, its called integrity.

Mmm, yea, I live there.

I would also say, alright, bootleg if you like. Just please, for the benefit of everyone else, keep your dirty laundry where it belongs - that is, don't implicate others, especially the AMV community, in this whole bootlegging thing. Fine, do it; just please realize that it's objectively bad for anime business (which is what makes anime, and then brings it over here; you would not ever see anime if it wasn't a profitable venture), and that because you do it, not everyone else does or should.

So, fine, bootleg. We don't want to know

Tomb · Post by **Tomb** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:31 pm

Neko116 · Post by **Neko116** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:47 pm

...i just buy all the fansubs that i watch after they are licensced.... i'm just impatient... at least i feel like im making up for it eventually.

.com person · Post by **.com person** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:15 pm

Yah, bootlegs can be so fake x.x but I've fallen for it and I feel real bad. x.x I don't know why who would want to buy bootlegs and was smart to find it out. All I've got to say is in general is there is no way I'll buy a bootleg ever again and besides I'm smarter know and learned from my horrible mistakes.

petra1337 · Post by **petra1337** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:25 pm

I had a general question. I do not want to promote bootlegs but I have noticed especially on Amazon.com that they sell dvds under the new/used sections that seem a bit weird. But I find it odd, that amazon would allow these people to sell bootlegs right in front of them, especially when they have the actual item for a higher price. I was just wondering, if amazon.com has some of these copies selling on their website, does that mean they really aren't bootleg? I was just curious

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:48 am

Amazon's 'second-hand' section is very often filled with bootleggers. It is nigh on impossible to check out the legitimacy of all of these sellers. Just because it's advertised on an official company's site, does not mean that it is official (sadly). Some of the second-hand sets are genuinely second-hand and legit, but it's worth being cautious.

GaavTheDemonDragonKing · Post by **GaavTheDemonDragonKing** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:01 pm

I bought slayers series online for $25 and it was bootlegged. Me knows where its coming from and its all over the place! Tell me how do i take them down! I want them all to go to jail and rott till they die! just tell me what to do to get them to stop and get thrown in prison and i will do it! BY GOD AS MY WITNESS I WILL NOT STOP TILL THEIR ALL TAKEN CARE OF!

J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:31 am

Well,

If it was a domestic version of Slayers that was bootlegged then you could let ADV know about the site that's selling em.

GaavTheDemonDragonKing · Post by **GaavTheDemonDragonKing** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:31 pm

I am trying to get yet another dvd box of slayers. i want to order it from this site but i want to know if anyone has orderd anime here. the website is www.cduniverse.com and the prices are from $20-$40 cheaper than the original price. i just want some info to see if its legit or not.