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Anime distributor says piracy crackdown a 'PR disaster'
Mr Sing who runs anime distribution firm Odex, has no regrets over his crackdown on those who allegedly downloaded pirated anime from the Internet. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN CS
ONLINE hate target Stephen Sing admits he has made some mistakes by antagonising local fans of anime - animated Japanese cartoons.
But Mr Sing, 35, who runs anime distribution firm Odex, has no regrets over his crackdown on those who allegedly downloaded pirated anime from the Internet.
Hundreds of anime fans face financial claims of up to $5,000, after Odex obtained a court order to get Internet providers to hand over details of anime downloaders.
This action has led to a bitter online campaign against Mr Sing, by anime fans - including death threats that he has reported to police.
It had been a 'PR disaster', Mr Sing told The Straits Times, and he had been 'very wrong'' to make dismissive remarks online.
Find out more in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times
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Remember this face!!!!!!
Do you think he will get away with this act?
Even if he does, the company with involved with him will not survied through the long term ordel.....
I can guess that all anime fans will boycott from buying animes from local firms and thus making no business income....its his mistakes not doing like musics industry......as they inform earlier so ppl wont download and will buy from stores...And if the download still exists they will suffer la....
See the difference...its a mistake not to warn but to kill everone at one shot.....
Even fans threatens him.....if he has support from the governemnt thats different....
Looks like anime sales will drop further from my view....
Drop Drop ......drop till you drop and will not pick up.....