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Originally Posted by SSJup81
In this case, I don't really see it as that much of a problem, especially if the episode aired say, Saturday night, and it's up to watch Sunday night with subs. Is it no different than watching it live due to how close it is? Isn't it pretty much the same as taping it and watching it later? Can't the subs act as basic closed-captioning?
I've been watching Dragon Ball Kai lately. Not downloads, though, just a live-stream when it's already airing, so for me, that's about 8:00 pm EST, Saturday night. What if I waited a day to watch it with subs because I didn't feel like keeping up with a raw for a certain episode. Would you still consider this a bad thing?
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A pay j-tv streaming site was just shut down a week or two ago. Why? The money users were paying was going to the hosts of the website, but not the actual TV stations it rebroadcast.
Fansubbers supposedly live by an edict of "we don't get paid for what we do, therefore it is OK" but the truth of the matter is it is not legal. That was my point. If you think watching unlicensed titles DLed or streamed or whatever is OK because it isn't illegal, then you are mistaken.
The moral dilemma is your own, but I don't believe in taking for free what other people pay for legally. Or more importantly, I don't believe in being part of the problem of the demise of the anime industry, and as a fan I would rather be a supporter.