Shikabane Hime

[Everon]

Press Release

We'll see how Funanimation handles thier Hulu/Youtube service, but its a good sign.

[BioAlien]

I don't want to watch this in poor youtube quality.
Hulu makes Opera crash at least 1 time out of 4, and wasn't it restricted to the US only?
No idea about joost, never heard of that one before, but you need to register.


But I wonder why Funanimation went and bought the license, stopped most subbing groups from doing it, just to distribute it for free... (Or pay 2$~ on their website (With DRM or without? If without I may actually buy them))

[Buffalobiian]

But I wonder why Funanimation went and bought the license, stopped most subbing groups from doing it, just to distribute it for free... (Or pay 2$~ on their website (With DRM or without? If without I may actually buy them))

In general, to impact on the practice of "illegal" fansubbing, while at the same time, allowing Western fans to see the show in a timely manner. Just that "see the show" means watching streams. If you want good quality archives, you'll still have to buy the DVDs.

You won't completely stop fansubbing, as Gonzo's streamable shows have already got downloadable encodes. Still, it's the message sent out that's the most important.

btw, what's DRM?

[Marik]

DRM = Digital Rights Management. Pretty much an access control technology, that limits the downloaded content to your system only and can't be shared.

[Buffalobiian]

DRM = Digital Rights Management. Pretty much an access control technology, that limits the downloaded content to your system only and can't be shared.

Thanks for that. Hmm, DRM....rather aggressive.