Son of a b*...! (bootleg CB soundtrack)

[tattoi nobori]

Well, I was reading through [url=http://www.digital.anime.org.uk/piratefaq.html#acd]AD[/url]'s anime FAQ tonight, and found to my dismay that all three of my Cowboy Bebop soundtracks (Music for Freelance, O.S.T. Future Blues, and CD-Box) are all bootlegs. What's really surprising to me is the quality of the packaging, especially the CD-Box! It's in the same type of die-cut, pressure-formed cardboard sleeve that the "real" CD-Box is shipped in, and even includes the 50-odd page booklet... dammit! I thought I had purchased legitimate copies that were actually helping the artists, but instead I've invested roughly a hundred bucks in a Chinese bootlegging operation.

This got me thinking... I know that a *lot* of people have no problem whatever buying (or downloading) bootleg audio... And I'm certainly not one to point a finger, as I used to run an extremely popluar MP3 server. What do you guys and gals think about this? Is there a way to pick out the bootlegs from the legitimate releases, besides just having a preternatural instinct for pirate CD's and DVD's?

A question for all the P2P'ers on the boards... (ahoy, me hearties! ?_?) Is there anything that would make you stop swapping bootlegs? e.g., would an across-the-board drop in CD/DVD prices convince you to purchase music, if you knew the money was actually going to make it to the artist? Or perhaps, a reliable, secure online distribution model? (Please note, I'm not trying to take an elitist stance on this, I'm just interested in the future of rights management tech.)

Same question for the people who still buy stuff... What changes do you see in these industries, as the RIAA continues to sue it's own customers? (Possibly the silliest business model ever...) Will the next big thing in digital audio and video come from the Big Four, or (as I tend to think) will it be more of a grassroots thing? Obviously just [i]not paying[/i] for stuff isn't going to work in the long run...

Tch. This is embarassing.. And frustrating! I work hard for my money, and when I spend it on anime/manga, I want to know that it's going to the people who deserve it -- the directors, animators, composers, and etc. that produce this stuff! If I had a hundred extra dollars, I'd PayPal it to Yoko Kanno right now. ?_?

[Transtic Nerve]

Most anime albums are bootlegs. Quite simply put, if it cost you $15 it's a bootleg. Any Japanese CD will cost you more than $20 for an album guranteed.

Most anime albums sold here are sold at conventions or through websites where it's so much cheaper to just buy and sell bootleged albums because of not only the price but the quantity. Bootlegged albums usually contain a multitude of songs, several different "put together" albums from each anime, depending on their popularity, and several other "intriguing" things.

Ever Anime seems to be the biggest bootlegging company out there. You will notice their little Ever Anime logo in rainbow colors. SM Records do it to. The reason why is because these are produced in Taiwan or Hong Kong where they do not recognize any copywrite laws, therefor they can take, reproduce, and resell anything they want.

[craig8429]

I can't say i've given KAzaa up because I use it for somestuff >_<

I have alot of anime cd's and your right a bunch are bootlegs, best thing to do to get a nonbootlegged copy is order it from local music stores! ^_^