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Originally Posted by Drakkhen

I have to disagree with you. Most people that get fansubs do it for one reason and one reason only, to get free stuff. They don't care about anything but getting it for free. If they are given the choice between getting it free with fansubs(even crappy fansubs), and a legit R1 dvd release with subs... They will always pick getting it free.

I also could have sworn all of Macross got an official dvd release in the US.

If it's the case that most of the fansub market does it to get something free rather than out of "necessity"(given that a subtitled version is not available in their country), than the industry needs to adapt to that. Streaming anime is fairly cheap to produce and has been a roaring success in a lot of cases. I'd wager that with a lot of anime's, most fans aren't looking for a dub anyway. Steaming is a looking like a great way for companies to go.

I'll say with anime that I say with every other media, piracy isn't a problem it's a call to adapt. You aren't going to beat it by trying to keep your old business alive. You won't beat it by trying to appeal to the moral/legal obligations of people, most pirates don't care. The only way to beat it is by creating a better product.