subbing and selling and buying
Nov. 23rd, 2010 08:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
karenedHere's the view of someone who had been on both sides. Likely to be over-sympathetic, as I'm built that way.
Back when I was still a new fan, I never downloaded anything and had dependedfully on streaming clips. Reasons for that include:
Fear of virus
Lack of knowledge todownlodfrom clubbox (the most common/popular download source back then)
Slow Internet speed
Lack of hardrive space
Fear of being caught by authorities
Lack of proficiency in Japanese, hence can only watch subbed videos, which required me to join certain communities
Lack of knowledge of different video players/codecs required to play videos
But now that I've progressed in various ways and, most importantly, learnt the hard work that goes into subbing a video, I see the other side of the picture. The unspoken rules of fandom. I'm still sympathetic towards fans who buy those dvds (I think it's precisely because there's a demand that there's a supply), but I cannot accept it.
Do I sound confused? Yeah, kind of.
Anyway, Ohno's birthday celebration in advance on Thursday! I can't wait!
Ok, Freeter just started! Ja ne.
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Date: 2010-11-23 02:44 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:09 pm (UTC)I have never seen pirated Arashi stuff here either, except for a pirated copy of last year's Kouhaku, according to my friends XD
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:11 pm (UTC)I hope everything's calmed down a little already!
Oh, I'm FINALLY watching KwP.
KAWAII. <3
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:16 pm (UTC)last thing we know is that the person who is doing this either locked that forum thread of hers or deleted it because we can't access it anymore.
GOOD!!! KwP is one of the best dramas ever! GO MOMO! I tell you, Jun can never get cuter than this <333
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:22 pm (UTC)YES, Jun can get cuter than that....
And the evidence is right in that icon of yours!
Juntoshi is forever my love.
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:23 pm (UTC)THIS IS THEIR WEDDING CAKE: http://pics.livejournal.com/hyuuchiha_miki/pic/0000eyp5/
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:25 pm (UTC)raburabu!
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-23 03:29 pm (UTC)But I agree.
Jun's the wife, fussing over the wedding, while Ohno the husband just lets the wife decide on everything according to her wishes. <3
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:36 pm (UTC)second last one and my personal fave!no subject
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:02 pm (UTC)Do they exist in Singapore, those sellers?
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