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<blockquote data-quote="Paul" data-source="post: 13539" data-attributes="member: 305">If as you say, fansubs were banned, then you wouldn't be reading this now because Anime UK News wouldn't exist. I found my way into this anime community thanks to the wonders of modern day fansubs and as such, I find it hard to understand when others come out with rash statements like &quot;they should be banned forever&quot;.Indeed, some people will take fansubs over the official releases (because they are free), but what makes you think these same people would have bought the DVDs (let alone even heard of that show) in the first place?Anime is growing around the world, especially in the UK, and fansubs have directly contributed to this growth- with the absence of relevant anime on TV, people can finally enjoy (and preview) a series they are interested in before deciding to buy it. The same reasoning applies to the music industry, where album sales have actually gone up despite all the fuzz and bother surrounding the MP3 revolution.Why do people go to see Manchester United play live when they can just watch the same match, for less money and effort, on TV? Because they want to support them. Believe it or not, most anime fans are exactly the same.Basically IanC, if you took fansubs away, the UK industry would be a lot smaller. I think you will find all the people who watch fansubs and post on these (and many other) forums also own their fair share of official anime DVDs.I think you've missed my point though, the likes of 4Kids can afford to upset the hardcore fans, but can MVM and ADV? Personally, I think MVM would suffer a lot more if they, for example, cut Full Metal Alchemist and changed all the character names etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul, post: 13539, member: 305"] If as you say, fansubs were banned, then you wouldn't be reading this now because Anime UK News wouldn't exist. I found my way into this anime community thanks to the wonders of modern day fansubs and as such, I find it hard to understand when others come out with rash statements like "they should be banned forever". Indeed, some people will take fansubs over the official releases (because they are free), but what makes you think these same people would have bought the DVDs (let alone even heard of that show) in the first place? Anime is growing around the world, especially in the UK, and fansubs have directly contributed to this growth- with the absence of relevant anime on TV, people can finally enjoy (and preview) a series they are interested in before deciding to buy it. The same reasoning applies to the music industry, where album sales have actually gone up despite all the fuzz and bother surrounding the MP3 revolution. Why do people go to see Manchester United play live when they can just watch the same match, for less money and effort, on TV? Because they want to support them. Believe it or not, most anime fans are exactly the same. Basically IanC, if you took fansubs away, the UK industry would be a lot smaller. I think you will find all the people who watch fansubs and post on these (and many other) forums also own their fair share of official anime DVDs. I think you've missed my point though, the likes of 4Kids can afford to upset the hardcore fans, but can MVM and ADV? Personally, I think MVM would suffer a lot more if they, for example, cut Full Metal Alchemist and changed all the character names etc. [/QUOTE]

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