More Odex Fun
Odex, the Singaporean anime distributor that has recently been firing a barrage lawsuits at fansub downloaders, has announced today that it plans further legal action after its recent failure to extract subscriber information from Singaporean ISP Pacific Internet (PacNet).
Unlike some Singaporean ISPs (i.e. SingTel), PacNet had taken up Odex’s legal challenge with the result being that District Judge Ernest Lau blocked Odex’s request; this stemmed from that fact that Odex did not even hold copyright, or exclusive license, to the material that was being infringed (in fact, the company only holds one exclusive license!).
In the latest move, Odex has again stated that they have the support of the real copyright holders. This has been corroborated by Gonzo Digimation and Toei Animation, the latter stating that they would send representatives to Singapore if necessary.
Gloomy days for Singaporean anime fans.
Check out some of the following Singaporean Anime blogs for regular coverage of Odex’s activity:
- Dark Mirage
- THAT Animeblog
- Riuva
- Anime Desho Desho
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here is a good site that IS in Singapore and is involved with taking odex out!
http://textfiend.net/zerohero/?p=458
Odex, if successful will kill the anime scene as we know it and many people will just stop watching because purchasing EVERY freaking cd/dvd is so DAMN expensive that only someone living in Japan could afford.
[...] would appear that Odex, the Singaporean anime distributor that we have mentioned before, are now attempting to extend their fansub crackdown [...]