>..and uhmmm... weizhi@pacific.net.sg... the VC do NOT come (sold,
>retailed) in green, blue, etc... those are hand made... and in some
>countries and region, it's copyright violation. (even if it's for
>personal viewing....) So I wouldn't scream too loud about it (one of the
>rules on the ML is, you can't support pirate publicly here.)

Do you happen to know that some companies in S.E Asia bought copyrights
from the respective anime producer to mass produce their products in VCD
format ? please bear in mind that not ALL VCD found here are pirated.

>> Kenji's point is that VCD is NOT the main source of income of the anime
>> production house or the distribution company.  Buying VHS/LD/DVD can help
>> them, but not VCD.

If they are not making money , why grant the copyright ^_^

>exactly., as CuSO4 pointed out for me, what the fans (should) care about
>is, does that money go to the ANIME CREATORS, to support their life, and
>help them make another new title in the future. No money to creators=no
>more anime from them. (simple, isn't it?)
>
>One reason why I don't buy anything from Nintendo or Konami... they seem
>to love killing off fans, and ripping them off....
>

refer to above