Thursday, September 20, 2007
10:20 by FoxTwo
HAH! Finally.
They shoulda done that in the first place. Then, Odex would have avoided all the online hate-campaign. Their reputation would still be largely intact (including the famed/infamous low-quality VCD releases).
And, if the initial warnings are ignored, and then Odex decides to send those demand letters (aka "Odex Letters"), I bet nobody would even raise a ruckus.
As they say, hindsight is 20/20. At least they learnt. A little too late, but they learnt.
Now, all they gotta do is buck up on their QC.
Oh by the way... I'm not even an anime fan, much less an "Otaku". I don't even watch cartoons. I'm only following the Odex Saga simply because it touches on some "modern crimes" that the Singapore Law is desperately trying to catch up on. These new laws on cybercrimes are largely untested in court, and thus far, merely academic.
However I do sympathise with those who got the Odex Letter in the first and second salvo back in May and August though...
Just to clarify - downloading files via Bittorrent is NOT ILLEGAL. However, downloading files that are clearly copyrighted (ie you do not own the rights) is definitely illegal. Use your common sense. If you see "Ocean's 11" for download on Bittorrent, what are the chances that it's copyrighted and hence, illegal to download? If you go ahead and continue to download it, then you deserve to get sued.
However, files that are clearly marked as Open/Free etc are legal to be downloaded via Bittorrent. For example, Linux distributions, Openoffice, and even MMORPG games such as Anarchy Online are legal. They have elected to use Bittorrent as one of their distribution channels. For sure, game demos are definitely LEGAL. After all, the developers of these games would like you to get the demo and hope you like it enough to splash some money on the full product, no?
10:20 by FoxTwo
Odex to get ISPs to issue online warnings
HAH! Finally.
They shoulda done that in the first place. Then, Odex would have avoided all the online hate-campaign. Their reputation would still be largely intact (including the famed/infamous low-quality VCD releases).
And, if the initial warnings are ignored, and then Odex decides to send those demand letters (aka "Odex Letters"), I bet nobody would even raise a ruckus.
As they say, hindsight is 20/20. At least they learnt. A little too late, but they learnt.
Now, all they gotta do is buck up on their QC.
Oh by the way... I'm not even an anime fan, much less an "Otaku". I don't even watch cartoons. I'm only following the Odex Saga simply because it touches on some "modern crimes" that the Singapore Law is desperately trying to catch up on. These new laws on cybercrimes are largely untested in court, and thus far, merely academic.
However I do sympathise with those who got the Odex Letter in the first and second salvo back in May and August though...
Just to clarify - downloading files via Bittorrent is NOT ILLEGAL. However, downloading files that are clearly copyrighted (ie you do not own the rights) is definitely illegal. Use your common sense. If you see "Ocean's 11" for download on Bittorrent, what are the chances that it's copyrighted and hence, illegal to download? If you go ahead and continue to download it, then you deserve to get sued.
However, files that are clearly marked as Open/Free etc are legal to be downloaded via Bittorrent. For example, Linux distributions, Openoffice, and even MMORPG games such as Anarchy Online are legal. They have elected to use Bittorrent as one of their distribution channels. For sure, game demos are definitely LEGAL. After all, the developers of these games would like you to get the demo and hope you like it enough to splash some money on the full product, no?
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Labels: anime, bittorrent, movies, Odex
