I was wondering when they will chip in on the xedo saga
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Odex Feud Affects Kotex
Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007
Topic: Business
by Michael Bloombird
The regional distributor for Kotex, the womens sanitary pad, is
complaining that local anime distributor Odex is affecting their
image.
Odex has been in the news lately because it is aggressively
pursuing legal action against people who have allegedly downloaded
pirated copies of their anime titles. Downloaders, meanwhile, have
defended their actions, citing the poor quality of Odexs products,
with pixelised images, poor audio dubbing and incomprehensible
subtitles. The pirated copies of the titles are apparently
superior, coming from foreign versions of the products, or where
fans have substituted their own subtitles, a practice known as
fansubs. Fans are furious at Odexs legal actions, as they claim
it is a way for them to profit despite peddling substandard
products. In a notorious instance, Odex apparently compelled a 9
year old to pay them damages of $2,000 in instalments. Meanwhile,
the managing director of Odex has also been the subject of death
threats.
This feud has now spilled over from the anime domain into the realm
of womens sanitary products.
According to Ms. Tamporn Maxipad, the regional agent for Kotex,
The online rage being directed against Odex is affecting the
public perception of Kotex.
Ms Maxipad explained that this was not only because of the
similar-sounding names, but because many irate anime fans were
calling Odex management bloody chee byes in numerous online
forums.
As you know, bloody chee byes are Kotexs core business, said Ms
Maxipad gravely. We cannot allow this accidental link between
Odexs poor image and our core business to affect Kotexs brand
reputation. Period.
Ms Maxipad has filed a complaint about the Odex case with CASE, the
consumer protection agency, and urged Odex to tend to its poor
public image swiftly.
Currently, sales of Kotex have not been affected yet, but Ms
Maxipad says that, We have to staunch any potential flow in case
we start bleeding profits and start going into the red.
When contacted, a spokesman for Odex stated, We want dont to be
peoples sueing but downloadings can not. Else our sales going be
downly. But trying best we to mess this settle
