Well thats also another issue that they have to consider. A
system similar to iTunes allows users to download mp3s and keep
them, I don't see why Odex should only allow users to keep for only
7 days.
If they persist in that, the same story will repeat itself. Users
would prefer to download fansubs as they can keep them and archive
them themselves. So Odex or whoever is setting up this service
would be shooting themselves in the foot again.
Its not a matter of whether Odex deserves a 2nd chance. Its a
matter of anime lovers doing the right thing. If there is a
regional licensed distributor who is coming up with good quality
subbed anime and reasonably fast, we should honor them, and the law
as well.
With broadband access, high speed connections, the world has
changed and moved faster. Licensed distributors have to keep up
with the times and move equally fast or lose out to fan subbers who
do. They cannot expect to be competitive if they keep releasing
subs so slowly and expect anime lovers to wait.
Match the fansub with quality and speed, and who ever who runs this
video on demand service, Odex or not, would not just win lawsuits
against copyright infringers, but also the hearts and minds of the
anime fans as well.
Another interesting phenomenon is the DRM thing as well. The view
of what intellectual property is, is slowly taking a broadly
recognised shape. Since IP always belongs its owner, consumers
would no longer have rights to have a copy of the IP, but rather,
rights to access it only.
Hence, accessing the IP outside any assigned time or contract,
would result in a breach of IP laws. Or at least that is what I
foresee how IP laws would probably evolve.
