The proof is in the puddingZarxrax wrote:Euphoria single-handedly sold every single copy of Rah Xephon :prequiett wrote:What economic effect? If they're really so good, why hasn't anyone heard of them?Mugik wrote:The same is true for AMVs - we're giving very obscure animes much needed exposure, at no cost to their creators. That economic effect is being ignored.
I got my copies before I knew AMVs existedZarxrax wrote:Euphoria single-handedly sold every single copy of Rah Xephon :prequiett wrote:What economic effect? If they're really so good, why hasn't anyone heard of them?Mugik wrote:The same is true for AMVs - we're giving very obscure animes much needed exposure, at no cost to their creators. That economic effect is being ignored.
But, I probably wouldn't have known of the existance of Beyond The Clouds had it not been for Koop's Waking Hour. 
I'm not sure if you understand me. I'm saying that every anime we use to make a video has a greater chance of being bought in America.requiett wrote:What economic effect? If they're really so good, why hasn't anyone heard of them?
WOW you have never heard of My Neighbor Totoro??? weirdMugik wrote:I'm not sure if you understand me. I'm saying that every anime we use to make a video has a greater chance of being bought in America.requiett wrote:What economic effect? If they're really so good, why hasn't anyone heard of them?
Take your videos, for instance. Most of yours are from relatively well-known anime. But what about your My Neighbor Totoro video, or your Geobreeders video? I've never heard of those, and many people in my anime club haven't either. But we've seen Metropolis and Macross. So, I could look through your AMV list and say "hey, I like Metropolis and Macross. Geobreeders must be good too!" Even better, I could watch the AMV you made and get a really good preview of Geobreeders. So, even though I've never heard of Geobreeders before, the fact that you made a video for it made me interested in it.
Actually, the anime companies like us for that. It's the music in what we do that's the most troublesome and illegal.Mugik wrote:*Listens to program*
Here's the central theme: They believe that too many laws encourage crime. In this case, they're saying that all these regulations saying "Don't use our footage to make your videos!" are causing us to say "Screw it, we're doing it anyway." We're being forced into illegal actions by overly restrictive laws. If this is true, then it's the laws, not our behavior that is at fault.
The quote I found interesting - 23:59-24:14 : "When Napster was at it's most popular, CD sales were on the rise, and when Napster was cut off those sales dropped like a rocket...part of it was because when you were on Napster you would go to someone else's library and see a whole bunch of other cool stuff...that you didn't KNOW about!" The same is true for AMVs - we're giving very obscure animes much needed exposure, at no cost to their creators. That economic effect is being ignored.
I pity the fool that thinks Akira is like my Akira amv.Mugik wrote:I'm not sure if you understand me. I'm saying that every anime we use to make a video has a greater chance of being bought in America.requiett wrote:What economic effect? If they're really so good, why hasn't anyone heard of them?
Take your videos, for instance. Most of yours are from relatively well-known anime. But what about your My Neighbor Totoro video, or your Geobreeders video? I've never heard of those, and many people in my anime club haven't either. But we've seen Metropolis and Macross. So, I could look through your AMV list and say "hey, I like Metropolis and Macross. Geobreeders must be good too!" Even better, I could watch the AMV you made and get a really good preview of Geobreeders. So, even though I've never heard of Geobreeders before, the fact that you made a video for it made me interested in it.
