Yes, i have neglected my blog once again. I've said before i'm not the blogging type, but well, since this little bastard of circumstances has already been made, why not use it, huh?

If you all haven't already figured out what i'm about to talk about, then god bless you and your half-drunk observation skills. The infamous Odex saga has been running for at least 3 weeks now, and it's ruffling the feathers of so many anime fans in Singapore that their company could not only burst into flames and burn up, they'll drown right after in the sheer number of flames going around both online and offline. Things like
"Odex sux!"
"Go screw yourselves for your own sucky subs Odex!"
"Stop resorting to cheap tactics to earn a quick buck morons!"
and the ever popular "You can kiss my wank!" are being thrown left, right, center & right at the doorsteps of a certain director of a certain said company. People are screaming about them going to court and sueing various unwary individuals for downloading anime, and quite a few have gone up in arms against them while wearing anti-Odex headbands. Of course, in every controversal situation there are tons of people discussing about the rights and wrongs of every single detail. Regardless of whether it was said with an open embrace to both sides or a gleaming +5 Vorpal Chopper of [insert evil god], forums and blogs have gone ablaze overnight. And i have decided to join the ranks... of the amused.

Yes, I am very amused. What is this, some kind of jealousy match? Have the guys at Odex gone mad? Obviously so, since they have embarked on a journey of self-destruction. Now lemme just highlight to you the situation right now. Odex, an anime distributor in Singapore is forcing internet service providers to cough up lists of people who have downloaded anime in the past few YEARS and then sueing them about $3000 for getting online, free, what they love watching at a far superior quality then the company can offer.

See the first point of doubt? Now, for all i know they might think themselves a decent bunch of subbers, but if the community says you suck, you suck. Theres no questioning them. Its like a king being attacked by a horde of unarmed commoners, and getting prodded to death. So, to any company with an advisor possessing at least decent IQ, the next course of action would be to fix the problem, a.k.a. unsuck yourself. But it seems to me that Odex has a different way of doing things.

"Unsuck ourselves? pfft. We're going in for the quick one two, then come up with a big fat court order to force you to lace our pockets with cash!"
Pure genius.

Now not only have they given themselves a reputation for trying to sell shit-quality anime, they've stabbed their sides willingly with the knifes of those few potential customers that MIGHT have actually picked up one of their decaying products. I dont know what kind of drug could give these people such grand ideas, but they have dealt a final strike to their own coffers. Why sue the people you are trying to sell stuff to? What, you think they LIKE being hit with a letter saying 'you need to cough up a few thousand as you downloaded 1 of our licensed animes TWO YEARS BACK'? No, i dont think so m'lads. No sense at all, seriously.

And really, what do they gain out of this? Lots of money? Yeah, sure, enough to pay off maybe 2 months worth of bills and paychecks. Not counting all the court, lawyer, and other fees, they dont have a very bright future without a market to live on. Now, i've already run out of enough interest to endure typing anymore of this ground-breaking phenomenon. The next time i come back, we visit the antics of the mastermind behind the masterpiece: Stephen Sing.

Firo, out, for now.

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