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[quote name='Fusion X. Denver' timestamp='1327023417' post='5771962']
So do-
Wait
Hulu only has subbed Durarara?
...
Fudge.
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It's called Cartoon Network | Saturdays | 1:00 AM

[quote name='Ryūku' timestamp='1327023382' post='5771961']
Sorry I like to hear things in a language I speak. [i]Really, can you forgive me?[/i]
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Do you see me screaming and then silencing?

Thought not.

...Yes, I forgive you.

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What?

No...

It's impossible...

Now, I have to buy animes...from a store...with money...like the companies intended...so they have money to make more anime...and pay their employees who work long hours animated the anime?

No...

NO!

HOW DARE THEY GET RID OF A SITE WHERE ANIME FANS GET ANIME FOR FREE! WE ANIME FANS ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE ANIME FOR FREE BECAUSE SHUT UP! THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE ANIME TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND THE GREEDY COMPANIES WHO RELEASE THEM ON DVD FOR A PROFIT CAN GO TO HELL! SCREW YOU GOVERNMENT! THOSE ANIMALS! THOSE HEATHENS! THOSE QUEERS! THOSE SODOMITES! THOSE BACK-STABBING, BONER-NOSED JEWS! I HATE THEM! BIG, GREEDY COMPANIES ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH! BIG, GREEDY COMPANIES ARE DESTROYING THE ANIME COMMUNITY! WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A STORE AND SHOVEL OUT $17 FOR AN ANIME DVD! THAT'S GAY!

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[quote name='~King Crouton~' timestamp='1327023951' post='5771970']
What?

No...

It's impossible...

Now, I have to buy animes...from a store...with money...like the companies intended...so they have money to make more anime...and pay their employees who work long hours animated the anime?

No...

NO!

HOW DARE THEY GET RID OF A SITE WHERE ANIME FANS GET ANIME FOR FREE! WE ANIME FANS ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE ANIME FOR FREE BECAUSE SHUT UP! THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE ANIME TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND THE GREEDY COMPANIES WHO RELEASE THEM ON DVD FOR A PROFIT CAN GO TO HELL! SCREW YOU GOVERNMENT! THOSE ANIMALS! THOSE HEATHENS! THOSE QUEERS! THOSE SODOMITES! THOSE BACK-STABBING, BONER-NOSED JEWS! I HATE THEM! BIG, GREEDY COMPANIES ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH! BIG, GREEDY COMPANIES ARE DESTROYING THE ANIME COMMUNITY! WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A STORE AND SHOVEL OUT $17 FOR AN ANIME DVD! THAT'S GAY!
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In the defense of companies that allowed free views of anime, it [i]did [/i]allow some people to try out an episode or two of the anime before deciding to buy it. Then again, most people would just continue watch the freeview. Though that could also just be used as a business tactic for anime companies- release an episode or two for free on a website somewhere and all that.

I get what you're saying, though.

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[quote name='Ryūku' timestamp='1327024223' post='5771973']
In the defense of companies that allowed free views of anime, it [i]did [/i]allow some people to try out an episode or two of the anime before deciding to buy it. Then again, most people would just continue watch the freeview. Though that could also just be used as a business tactic for anime companies- release an episode or two for free on a website somewhere and all that.

I get what you're saying, though.
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Interesting enough, some companies release the entire series after the DVDs go out of print.

Marvel uploaded the entire X-Men Evolution series.

Bandai uploaded all of Zeta Gundam and Code Geass.

WEP uploaded Voltron and Golion.

Manga uploaded some old movies.

Funimation uploads some anime too.

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I left home at 6:55, this was made at 6:57. You guys are mean, leaving me out of this.
BehindtheMask is my favorite idiot on this forum right now. Good job. You completely ruined my hopes for the muggles.
Anyways, Megaupload is actually the start of SOPA's power, in which they are destroying what is held up with more piracy and crap. Which, it seems like a good idea in their eyes because the US government cannot kill every download that is under copyright and people can just upload the crap again. Killing the website was the best option for them.

But not for us :/

[quote name='ΕλιμινατΕΗΡΝ' timestamp='1327024852' post='5771982']
I love how the US is trying to become a internet dictatorship.

f*** censorship and f*** the government.
[/quote]Someone had to do it. :P

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[quote name='Ɽarity' timestamp='1327024913' post='5771983']
BehindtheMask is my favorite idiot on this forum right now. Good job. You completely ruined my hopes for the muggles.
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Right, because I have my own opinion about something, it makes me an idiot. Because if I'm an idiot, then any thing I say automatically makes anything I say wrong. That's why when I say things like "gravity exists" and "red is a color" it is actually the opposite...oh wait. Calling me an idiot doesn't hurt my argument. It just makes you look butthurt.

Here is a anti-SOPA TED Talk. I liked it, it was informative, but I disagree with it.

[url="http://www.ted.com/talks/defend_our_freedom_to_share_or_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea.html"]http://www.ted.com/t...a_bad_idea.html[/url]

Here is the argument I have against it(it makes sense to watch the video first)

"He mentions that there is a loss of creativity, due to massive social networks no longer being able to support the people easily being able to share what is on their mind. However, by introducing more opportunity costs (i.e. the hassle of creating your own website, learning to code, etc), this will raise the quality by reducing the amount of people who do not spend time/effort into their own productions. Youtube promotes people mindless "spam" videos that include a re-hash of "top" stories found on OTHER SITES and conclude by saying "rate/comment/subscribe" and "post to facebook, g+, twitter, etc." along offer prizes for doing so, because the ad money from said videos outweigh the cost of the prizes. This allows for subpar, decent content to be produced, because as long as you are popular, people will still watch your videos.

Another thing he mentions is that the law itself is badly written. He mentions that the loopholes and “side effects” will cause an erosion of civil liberties. However, piracy itself is an erosion of the civil liberties of the producer. Why should people be allowed to take your own thoughts, ideas, and personal time and effort, and redistribute, either for free, or for money? (The redistribution for free is preferable to the profit, however, whether or not this should happen is a relevant side discussion, since I am only talking about laws that exists currently).

As for his other points, he does make good ones. Should the government be allowed to police the internet? I do not think they should. For one, freedom of speech is one of the most talked about, discussed, and defended rights we as Americans have. This means that the government shouldn’t censor anything. However, this isn’t such a clear cut case. By not protecting the producers of the content, you ignore their freedom as well. They have a right to use their own words, thoughts, expressions, etc and charge what they want for it (There are more economics involved here than I want to get into/know about). Let’s say and artist, A, produces an album, B. A pirate, C, sees B online, and instead of paying for A’s work spent on B, illegally downloads it for themselves. They’ve taken A’s intellectual property, and have used it for their own purpose. This infringes on A’s right to be rewarded for making B. This has economic impacts, because you are taking away motivation from artists, etc to make said product. "



EDIT: Also, here is a link containing information about the Megaupload "scandal" with relevant info quoted from the article below it:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399116,00.asp

"Earlier today, the [url="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399105,00.asp"]DOJ announced the shutdown[/url] of file-sharing site Megaupload. Seven individuals and two corporations were indicted for copyright infringement and could face up to 50 years in prison. Megaupload earned approximately $750 million for its exploits and incurred about $1 billion in damages, the agency alleged.

In its statement, the DOJ said the takedown was "among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States."
How does Universal Music play into this? Megaupload's CEO is Kasseem Dean, better known as hip hop producer Swizz Beatz and husband of Alicia Keys. As [url="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/music_stars_in_upload_of_trouble_cpoHrLbEe7gr3Od5XcF9BL"]reported[/url] by the [i]New York Post[/i], Beatz asked high-profile friends like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kanye West, and Will.i.am to participate in a video promoting Megaupload, which did not sit too well with the artists' label, Universal Music Group. Last month, Universal had YouTube [url="http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-to-universal-youve-got-some-explaining-to-do-111228/"]pull[/url] "Mega Song," prompting a lawsuit from Megaupload, according to TorrentFreak."

"In a statement issued this afternoon, the MPAA championed the Megaupload takedown. "This criminal case, more than two years in development, shows that law enforcement can take strong action to protect American intellectual property stolen through sites housed in the United States," said Chris Dodd, MPAA chairman and CEO."

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[quote name='GreigaBeastDS' timestamp='1327026785' post='5772013']
f***ing double post

YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT ANONYMOUS.
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Delete it and edit your first one.

But why are we calling people idiots here? So they're opinions differ from yours, so what? That doesn't mean they're idiots. =_=

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Latest anonnymous message!!!!!!!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aFN5Pnu7960
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World War III will take place on the greatest battleground of all. The Internet.

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Omegle chats are FBI monitored. Shouting FBI and posting the like to the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFN5Pnu7960&feature=youtube_gdata_player)actually has a chance to have them reply. Then congrats, you are now talking directly to an FBI member/sub-member and you can complain about SOPA all you want.

The wrench in the plan? Your partner might quit.

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From what I've read, it seems that the site's founder was using his website to "intentionally" make a profit off copyrighted material. So yeah, it should be taken down if that was the site's goal. Correct me if I'm wrong.

"the Mega Conspiracy, a worldwide criminal organization whose members engaged in criminal copyright infringement and money laundering on a massive scale."

Are we its "members"?

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I was just a few episodes off the end of Ranma 1/2. It's not like the government has anyone capable of thought anyway. Everyone in there is an idiot. Those old farts that think they're doing good have to be replaced by someone closer to our generation who knows about what stupid bills like these will do. This has gone beyond congress sucking the companies' dicks for money, now they're deep throating them.

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[quote name='Legend Zero' timestamp='1327031337' post='5772066']
From what I've read, it seems that the site's founder was using his website to "intentionally" make a profit off copyrighted material. So yeah, it should be taken down if that was the site's goal. Correct me if I'm wrong.

"the [b]Mega Conspiracy[/b], a worldwide criminal organization whose members engaged in criminal copyright infringement and money laundering on a massive scale."

Are we its "members"?
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The whole SOPA thing, I just want it to die, get buried 6 feet underground and never be an issue again. :/

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Yes, Little Jimmy.
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All of my money, take it.

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