I was lurking through the internet like a proud Malaysian should do and I found a blog by a Singaporean. Seems that his blog was blocked because it featured titles of animes that are deemed licence in Singapore.
http://animedesho.animeblogger.net/?p=2539
Oh how I love being a Malaysian
Full Version: Singapore censoring animu?
He already took down the post, but summary still there.
You got it on cache, linkin?
You got it on cache, linkin?
lol sucks to be singaporean.
Oh ho, and many people here talked about wanting to move to Singapore for a 'better' life. Indeed they'll get their better life in Singapore, in exchange for so many things that we Malaysians enjoy on the Internet: Torrents and free porn.
wow, the Singaporeans are really quick to hunt down blog posts.
just to show how much freedom of speech they have over there. It's a good thing that we can rely on our government to be ignorant and incompetent.
have i told you recently how much i love you Malaysia? I think right about now is a good time.
*hugs a Malaysian flag*
just to show how much freedom of speech they have over there. It's a good thing that we can rely on our government to be ignorant and incompetent.
have i told you recently how much i love you Malaysia? I think right about now is a good time.
*hugs a Malaysian flag*
Saya anak Malaysia!!
Saya boleh download torrent!!
Saya boleh download torrent!!
Malaysia Boleh... Singapore ada apa?
Ah.... the problems of being such a small country. Very easy to cover the whole country with high-tech infrastructure (unlike Malaysia), but, so easy to be monitored by the Gahmen.
o my.. that's like sucking out my life
wonder how i am going to live when studying there...
4 years without anime... eeeks!
do they check on hard disks or dvds i bring when going through immigration checkpoint? :-S
wonder how i am going to live when studying there...
4 years without anime... eeeks!
do they check on hard disks or dvds i bring when going through immigration checkpoint? :-S
It's quite an old news. Singapore blogs can't contain things with illegal copyrights issue.
well if they release cheap R3 then it shouldnt be that bad..
QUOTE([KY] @ May 20 2007, 12:04 AM)
It's quite an old news. Singapore blogs can't contain things with illegal copyrights issue.
yes, but c'mon man. They are just blogging on what they watch, not like they are saying "download this Pirated stuff!!" or anythin
@wolfx: I don't, but move along down the comments and I think a Malaysian posted the same thing on his blog. the best thing was he posted that in singapore, using a Deutche IP, thus the list of series that not supposed to be seen can be accessed XD
read it here
Wow....so singapore has so much stuff licensed liow eh.
Oh well....gg.
Oh well....gg.
QUOTE(wellenstan @ May 19 2007, 11:01 PM)
o my.. that's like sucking out my life
wonder how i am going to live when studying there...
4 years without anime... eeeks!
do they check on hard disks or dvds i bring when going through immigration checkpoint? :-S
wonder how i am going to live when studying there...
4 years without anime... eeeks!
do they check on hard disks or dvds i bring when going through immigration checkpoint? :-S
Nah, they don't check the contents of the hard disks...
They usually just scan through your luggages.
And I'm still watching bucketloads of anime despite studying in Singapore.
Oh well, blasphemy.
If taking screenshots of the anime you watch opens you to potential lawsuits and copyright infringement... i wonder what they do there.
QUOTE(Aoshi_88 @ May 20 2007, 09:12 PM)
If taking screenshots of the anime you watch opens you to potential lawsuits and copyright infringement... i wonder what they do there.
what else can you do in a socially opressed country? watch illigally imported porn on you kick ass LCD screen
anime is much better than watching p*rn...
I got an idea. Bring an external 500gb hdd full of anime to Singapore.. And when Kastam ask what it is ?? You just say... oh.. school project , (School project for anime) hahha
QUOTE(Tsukasa @ May 26 2007, 02:54 PM)
I got an idea. Bring an external 500gb hdd full of anime to Singapore.. And when Kastam ask what it is ?? You just say... oh.. school project , (School project for anime) hahha
For all you know, they might plug the damn thing in and check. Then arrest you for Causeway piracy
QUOTE(Aoshi_88 @ May 26 2007, 05:35 PM)
For all you know, they might plug the damn thing in and check. Then arrest you for Causeway piracy
Encryption FTW!!! Rawr.
Heck..who knows... Customs might have military grade decryption software. 
how about zero-filling the hdd
load in anime, then format.
when you get there, just recover the content (carry the recovery software in your phone's miniSD card?)
btw this requires another hdd with the same or larger capacity
not to say that they won't possible be aware of this method, but...will they spare hours just on a 250GB ?
load in anime, then format.
when you get there, just recover the content (carry the recovery software in your phone's miniSD card?)
btw this requires another hdd with the same or larger capacity
not to say that they won't possible be aware of this method, but...will they spare hours just on a 250GB ?
QUOTE(Hangmen @ May 19 2007, 07:24 PM)
Oh ho, and many people here talked about wanting to move to Singapore for a 'better' life. Indeed they'll get their better life in Singapore, in exchange for so many things that we Malaysians enjoy on the Internet: Torrents and free porn.
in this case MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!!!!!!!! XD
Is tmnuts still throttling? Its not much torrents and free porn if we're still throttled to the max.
QUOTE(Tsukasa @ May 26 2007, 02:54 PM)
I got an idea. Bring an external 500gb hdd full of anime to Singapore.. And when Kastam ask what it is ?? You just say... oh.. school project , (School project for anime) hahha
You going to bring in for?
Now theres one of the few reason I still love Malaysia
New info on singapore banning free animu and animu blogging! Looks like they are really serious.
http://www.riuva.com/?p=628
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/05/29/a-...ging-very-soon/
http://www.riuva.com/?p=628
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/05/29/a-...ging-very-soon/
Lol...more chances of them coming here, downloading and taking an external HDD back to SG now.
QUOTE(wolfx @ May 30 2007, 12:56 PM)
New info on singapore banning free animu and animu blogging! Looks like they are really serious.
http://www.riuva.com/?p=628
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/05/29/a-...ging-very-soon/
http://www.riuva.com/?p=628
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/05/29/a-...ging-very-soon/
The idiot deserves the maximum fines. Just look at what he downloads, loving Bleach and Inuyasha, ONLY those two.
QUOTE(infested_ysy @ May 30 2007, 03:09 PM)
The idiot deserves the maximum fines. Just look at what he downloads, loving Bleach and Inuyasha, ONLY those two.
I suggest trial by fire.
who's odex?
Sound's like the dog from Garfield.
QUOTE(Klesk @ May 30 2007, 08:01 PM)
who's odex?
ITT, we're illiterate.
why the s'porean ppl dont buy the animu original dvd/cd? no shops selling it? btw, the currency with us(malaysia) higher than us, so i guess its more cheaper.
p/s: i'm not just lucky to be here in Malaysia, I born here. ahak~
proud to be Malaysian.
p/s: i'm not just lucky to be here in Malaysia, I born here. ahak~
proud to be Malaysian.
QUOTE(thenobodies @ May 31 2007, 03:23 PM)
why the s'porean ppl dont buy the animu original dvd/cd?
"Buy"?
What is this... "buy"?
buy is somhing in internet download world we call SHI-
This is the second time i am feeling slightly proud that i am a Malaysian equipped with Screamyx.
Advancement of technology is a scary thing. Luckily we Malaysians still live on trees.
Advancement of technology is a scary thing. Luckily we Malaysians still live on trees.
QUOTE(IntegraTypeR @ May 31 2007, 05:40 PM)
Luckily we Malaysians still live on trees.
But I live underground, constantly digging holes and walls to fancy this old fat fag who's the village's leader :/
Did you found a glowing key and a face? chances are you might feature in the next episode of Gurren Lagann
Screw the glowing key and face. I want a bikini-clad, hot-pants-wearing-chick-with-a-big-gun who squashes her mammaries on my face without feeling uncomfortable.
QUOTE(wolfx @ May 31 2007, 10:10 PM)
Screw the glowing key and face. I want a bikini-top, leather-skirt-wearing-chick-with-spectacles who squashes her mammaries on my face without feeling uncomfortable.
FIX'D
QUOTE(wolfx @ May 31 2007, 10:10 PM)
Screw the glowing key and face. I want a bikini-clad, hot-pants-wearing-chick-with-a-big-gun who squashes her mammaries on my face without feeling uncomfortable.
LIES!! UR A LOLITARD!! U HAET BREAST!
QUOTE(linkinstreet @ Jun 2 2007, 10:41 AM)
LIES!! UR A LOLITARD!! U HAET BREAST!
All lolis will grow up eventually whurt...and look at my idol, Irie Saaya....mune-mune.....*nosebleed*
QUOTE(wolfx @ Jun 2 2007, 06:28 AM)
More articles from singapore....hoho.
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/06/01/it...ement-of-anime/
http://anime.tedfox.com/2007/others/news/n...nime-downloads/
http://animedesho.animeblogger.net/?p=2543
http://that.animeblogger.net/2007/06/01/it...ement-of-anime/
http://anime.tedfox.com/2007/others/news/n...nime-downloads/
http://animedesho.animeblogger.net/?p=2543
I doubt that people will think twice of obeying the law, since not all lows are meant to be followed. Oh the paranonia....
...which is why I'm thankful to God for being a Malaysian.
Article from Straits Times.
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LENGTH: 418 words
HEADLINE: Getting anime illegally online? Beware;
Japanese animated cartoons distributor sending letters to culprits warning of legal action
BYLINE: Chua Hian Hou
BODY:
PRICES of anime DVDs here are the world's lowest, but fans of these Japanese animated cartoons prefer to get them online - for free.
Now they may land in the soup because a crackdown has been launched, and they are the targets for downloading these English-subtitled cartoons through file-sharing networks.
Local anime distributor Odex, which brings in the DVDs from Japan, has sent out letters to culprits it has identified as having downloaded these 'fansubs' using the Internet and peer-to-peer systems like BitTorrent.
'Fansubs' are the works subtitled by bilingual fans of anime as a service to the community of non-Japanese-speaking anime fans.
Odex spokesman Stephen Sing would not say how many legal letters have been issued.
A copy of one such letter obtained by The Straits Times announced that Odex would take legal action against the alleged downloader unless he settled the issue. Odex did not say what constituted a settlement.
The letter to this particular alleged downloader - a SingNet subscriber - came attached with a three-page listing of alleged downloads.
Mr Sing said that Odex, together with the Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore, had no choice but to take legal action, because 'pirates' here download more anime files than any other country except the United States, which was 'ridiculous, considering our population'.
Anime fansubs, around since the 1980s, used to come in video cassettes, but the Internet and BitTorrent have made it cheap and easy to get hold of the cartoons.
An anime fan here, who declined to be named, said the community was downloading fansubs because original anime works were of poor quality and overpriced.
Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'
Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.
Mr Sing added that on a per-DVD basis, prices here were the world's lowest, and that even when Odex bundled three DVDs for a $9.90 trial offer, fans did not bite.
In the US, the price of a two-DVD set costs between US$15 and US$20, depending on the anime title.
The anime fan was dismissive of the crackdown and said it would not stop fansub piracy. The community is tech-savvy and will find ways to continue downloading without getting caught, he said.
Under Singapore's Copyright Act, users found guilty of 'wilful' and 'significant' downloads face fines of up to $20,000 and up to six months behind bars.
The Act does not specify what constitutes a significant number of downloads.
HEADLINE: Getting anime illegally online? Beware;
Japanese animated cartoons distributor sending letters to culprits warning of legal action
BYLINE: Chua Hian Hou
BODY:
PRICES of anime DVDs here are the world's lowest, but fans of these Japanese animated cartoons prefer to get them online - for free.
Now they may land in the soup because a crackdown has been launched, and they are the targets for downloading these English-subtitled cartoons through file-sharing networks.
Local anime distributor Odex, which brings in the DVDs from Japan, has sent out letters to culprits it has identified as having downloaded these 'fansubs' using the Internet and peer-to-peer systems like BitTorrent.
'Fansubs' are the works subtitled by bilingual fans of anime as a service to the community of non-Japanese-speaking anime fans.
Odex spokesman Stephen Sing would not say how many legal letters have been issued.
A copy of one such letter obtained by The Straits Times announced that Odex would take legal action against the alleged downloader unless he settled the issue. Odex did not say what constituted a settlement.
The letter to this particular alleged downloader - a SingNet subscriber - came attached with a three-page listing of alleged downloads.
Mr Sing said that Odex, together with the Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore, had no choice but to take legal action, because 'pirates' here download more anime files than any other country except the United States, which was 'ridiculous, considering our population'.
Anime fansubs, around since the 1980s, used to come in video cassettes, but the Internet and BitTorrent have made it cheap and easy to get hold of the cartoons.
An anime fan here, who declined to be named, said the community was downloading fansubs because original anime works were of poor quality and overpriced.
Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'
Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.
Mr Sing added that on a per-DVD basis, prices here were the world's lowest, and that even when Odex bundled three DVDs for a $9.90 trial offer, fans did not bite.
In the US, the price of a two-DVD set costs between US$15 and US$20, depending on the anime title.
The anime fan was dismissive of the crackdown and said it would not stop fansub piracy. The community is tech-savvy and will find ways to continue downloading without getting caught, he said.
Under Singapore's Copyright Act, users found guilty of 'wilful' and 'significant' downloads face fines of up to $20,000 and up to six months behind bars.
The Act does not specify what constitutes a significant number of downloads.
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An anime fan here, who declined to be named, said the community was downloading fansubs because original anime works were of poor quality and overpriced.
Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'
Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.
Mr Sing's counter: 'Perception problem.'
Focus groups, he said, have been unable to differentiate fansubs from its DVDs when played back on a 42-inch TV set.
Second counter : 'not perception problem' Fans are more concern about the quality of subs not the quality of the picture!
If they think it's bad quality, obviously they haven't tried AnimeTech in Malaysia!
QUOTE(Aoshi_88 @ Jun 2 2007, 08:09 PM)
If they think it's bad quality, obviously they haven't tried AnimeTech in Malaysia!
And those crapped up Naruto from SunComics.
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