FUNimation Files Lawsuit Against 1,337 Illegal Uploaders of One Piece

[RyougaZell]

Maybe I should switch away from Yibis... Although I doubt they would first go after downloaders from some small remote country.

You could try mIRC or megaupload for yibis.

They can't do much to someone in another country though. They are just being asses to random americans and fail at being funny choosing 1337 users.

Its funny they targeted a Yibis file, seeing as Yibis uses an encode made from Japan and uses their own translations. I would understand if they sued Horriblesubs, which steals their version and their subs... but Yibis?

I stopped buying Funimation DVDs when they blocked international access to their low-quality stream. I still buy the manga though, since Viz hasn't been an ass like Funi.

[Sentenal]

You could try mIRC or megaupload for yibis.

They can't do much to someone in another country though. They are just being asses to random americans and fail at being funny choosing 1337 users.

Its funny they targeted a Yibis file, seeing as Yibis uses an encode made from Japan and uses their own translations. I would understand if they sued Horriblesubs, which steals their version and their subs... but Yibis?

I stopped buying Funimation DVDs when they blocked international access to their low-quality stream. I still buy the manga though, since Viz hasn't been an ass like Funi.

Funimation only has the rights to One Piece for North America (or just the US? idk), so they obviously have to block international access. If Funimation was streaming stuff for people outside of their own region, they would be just as "guilty" as fansubbers.

Additionally, while it would have made sense to go after Horriblesubs too, what Yibis does is still illegal. "Stealing their version", as in the actual translation, probably doesn't matter shit, its the fact that they distribute illegal copies (via fansubbing) of One Piece in their region. In their eyes, stealing business.

Also just to note, I don't have anything against downloading Fansubs, since I get them myself. I'm just saying that what Funimation is doing here is justified, even if I chose not to care lol

[RyougaZell]

Funimation only has the rights to One Piece for North America (or just the US? idk), so they obviously have to block international access. If Funimation was streaming stuff for people outside of their own region, they would be just as "guilty" as fansubbers.

You said it. Funimation only has the rights to One Piece on North America. Yet they tried to shut down access to fansubs (and failed horribly) to all the planet when they begun streaming. Now they are starting a witch hunt within their own country.