Hardware Zone forumers expose Odex director?
It looks like the "Odex vs Singapore anime fans" saga has taken a new twist. Reader Sailesh (some handsome photos of him here proudly showing off his new Action Ladfigure Inc T-shirt courtesy of San Street) writes to me in an email:
They would have made some easy money from the people that they have sued so far but in the long run, I think they've dug their own grave. I've said it before in my previous post about Odex that the anime community in Singapore is a small and very closely knit one. To piss them off is as good as killing all your customers.
Update: Odex wins suit against Starhub and stands to win millions from anime fans.
Previously: Odex vs Singapore Anime Fans
Do you remember the news about this anime distributor called Odex fining people for downloading anime? Even a 9-year-old got caught!Wow! Great work by those people at the Hardware Zone forums - just like CSI aye. Anyway, even if the allegations above aren't true, I think the whole thing has already become a huge public relations disaster for the people at Odex.
So anyway, some guys at HardwareZone found out that the Odex director, Stephen Sing has actually been bragging and laughing about catching downloaders! A description is here.
And we've pretty much confirmed that xysing is Stephen Sing himself. Such unethical behavior, don't you think? Imagine a police officer catching a criminal and then taunting and laughing at the criminal after that!
The local anime community at HWZ is shocked and angry at his remarks. Those who were called up by Odex said that Mr Sing mentioned that he had 'no choice' when it came to persecuting the downloaders. But from Mr Sing's posts, he actually appears to be enjoying it! We at HWZ are outraged enough to want to spread the word about his remarks.
More proof here. And the HWZ thread is here.
They would have made some easy money from the people that they have sued so far but in the long run, I think they've dug their own grave. I've said it before in my previous post about Odex that the anime community in Singapore is a small and very closely knit one. To piss them off is as good as killing all your customers.
Update: Odex wins suit against Starhub and stands to win millions from anime fans.
Previously: Odex vs Singapore Anime Fans
Comments
pen mightier than the sword...now it's the net.
If they don't sue, people will keep downloading and not buy their vcds.
If they sue, people will find other ways to continue to watch anime for free and still not buy their vcds.
:oP
If they produce good quality product (image, sound and subtitle) at a reasonable price, fans will buy.
As far as I have heard, at the prices they are charging, their product is of horribly low quality.
When you download stuff without paying, you are stealing. Stealing is a crime. You get caught, you go jail.
A fine or a warning is just kindness and benovelance (spelling).
Imagine if you are the one selling the anime (anything for that matter, shoes, bags...) and people do not buy from you cos they can get it for free elsewhere. Wun you be mad?
I bought Odex anime before and I find their quality to be up there. Not the best, but still acceptable. I love their low prices and their selection.
Bottom line, people who support downloading stuff for free are thieves and should be thrown in jail. Stealing is a crime! (If I were in charge, I would chop off the hands of thieves, even 9 year olds!)
You want stuff, buy them or create them yourself.
You guys are the pits...
When you download stuff without paying, you are stealing. Stealing is a crime. You get caught, you go jail.
A fine or a warning is just kindness and benovelance (spelling).
Imagine if you are the one selling the anime (anything for that matter, shoes, bags...) and people do not buy from you cos they can get it for free elsewhere. Wun you be mad?
I bought Odex anime before and I find their quality to be up there. Not the best, but still acceptable. I love their low prices and their selection.
Bottom line, people who support downloading stuff for free are thieves and should be thrown in jail. Stealing is a crime! (If I were in charge, I would chop off the hands of thieves, even 9 year olds!)
You want stuff, buy them or create them yourself."
please do not try 2 act righteous or wad. if Odex was really going to "educate the young and create public awarness on priacy" they wud had request the offenders to erase all anime from their possesions, and note them down so to charge them heavily if they offend again.
they WOULD NOT had sued them for money. and u think their pricing is reasonable? hmmm lets see, theres the chance dat u work for Odex, another is that u belong to the richest 5% in Singapore.
Bottom Line, the Odex saga is bad enuff, some one who trys 2 shoot crap around and act righteous is the worst of all.
they WOULD NOT had sued them for money. and u think their pricing is reasonable? hmmm lets see, theres the chance dat u work for Odex, another is that u belong to the richest 5% in Singapore.
Bottom Line, the Odex saga is bad enuff, some one who trys 2 shoot crap around and act righteous is the worst of all."
- Quoted from above.
I wish I was one of the 5% richest people in singapore! But regardless, being poor or rich does not give anyone the right to steal.
Bottom line, I can be righteous as I want (I always buy what I want from stores) cos that's nothing compared to theives who steal other people's work for free.
BTW, being righteous is not a crime, stealing is.
"I wish I was one of the 5% richest people in singapore! But regardless, being poor or rich does not give anyone the right to steal.
Bottom line, I can be righteous as I want (I always buy what I want from stores) cos that's nothing compared to theives who steal other people's work for free.
BTW, being righteous is not a crime, stealing is."
Are you one of those losers from Odex? Or are you some retard that broke out of the mental hospital? If you're neither, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! Is your existance as low as bowing down to those big losers who would even fine a 9 year old kid?
If you've compared the quality and the cost behind those anime being distributed by Odex and the anime being released by fansub groups, you'll understand why. By the way, downloading from fansub group isn't stealing, since downloading from fansub group is NOT downloading the anime RAW from Japan.
Get your facts right before even babbling any nonsense. This also applies to you Odex losers out there. SEE THIS AND GET THIS INTO YOUR PEA-SIZED BRAIN.
Besides, access to animes is NOT a RIGHT. It's a luxury. You get it if you can afford it, and you only have yourself to blame if you can't. It is as simple as, if you don't like/can't afford what we are selling, don't buy it, let alone steal it.
Eg, if you think Odex's quality sucks, then don't buy it. Instead, import it. If you can't (price, payment options, etc), then it is not for you. Just because you can't afford something doesn't give you the right to steal it.
Having said that, I still think Odex is a lousy company. Shitty quality, and unethical practices.