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This article is from the misc anime FAQ, by nikkou with numerous contributions by others.
First things first: Fansubs are illegal. Next important note: You shouldn't have to pay for them.
Long, long ago, there were privileged beings who received tapes of anime from friends in Japan. When these times are mentioned, nostalgia wells up amongst the reverend generation and they'll admonish the ingrates who complain of the quality of present anime media, talk about watching nth gen tapes of raw anime with someone reading from a script and proclaim how much they liked it, amidst much florishing and thumping of their walking sticks.
Dedicated groups of people began transcribing scripts and translating them. Not content to just read them out at anime viewings, they began to sub tapes with the translations. Subbing a copy for personal use is apparently all right, but these tapes were copied and circulated which made them illegal. Some of the people who did such naughty things can still be found in raa.misc ..you have been warned! ;)
Nowadays amongst the wealth of English subbed and dubbed anime releases, we still have deluded heros or vigilantes who continue fansubbing, and distros who make copies of the tapes and send them out. The honourable way of obtaining fansubs was to trade tape for tape, or send a self-addressed envelope and the needed numbers of blank tape to the people who offer fansubs. Some will ask for a contribution for their time, etc. (Some have a long list of 'etcs') It's up to you how much you want to be suckered out of your money.
If you see a shop selling fansubs, let the owner know they are illegal. If they persist in selling fansubs of series that have been licensed in your country, by all means let the licence holder know.
Avatar wrote an FAQ on the ethics and legalities of fansubs, which sadly he now cannot maintain anymore, but copies might be found online...
For more on fansubs: http://www.fansubs.net/
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.misc Subject: Re: How much is a reasonable price for fansubs? From: Gilles Poitras Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 06:45:03 -0700
In article <3b1a671c$1@post.newsfeeds.com>, "garfangle" wrote:
> I would like your opinion on how much should be a reasonable price > that one should pay for fansubs.
SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
This protects the distro from accusations of being a profiteering scum.
It also removes the time, labor and cost needed to buy and stock blank tapes.
As for the cost of wear on equipment and time spent duplicating tapes fansubbing should be a hobbist activity. If you are distribution so many tapes it hurts your VCR and reduces the quality of personal life I suggest a different hobby.
Not that many years ago distributors would only provide tapes to clubs which greatly reduced the time spent duplicating tapes and at the same time placed tapes in many fans hands. It also provided a great incentive to attend club meetings to watch lots of fansubbed anime with others and then borrow tapes from the club library.
-- Gilles Poitras Obsession: Anime Profession: Librarian
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