08-26-2002, 02:18 PM
Nope. Seriously though, think about it, they won't lose money at all. It really doesn't cost that much to make them, nor does it take much to sell them. They sell themselves. True the AS rips might be cheaper, but not that much and quality can be lost in the rip. Also MAC will need time to rip their sets. In that time FX can make considerable money from their releases. The big American companies should worry more. $180 for Cowboy Bebop DVDs or $35 for the entire series from FX. A lot of people who don't have the money for such luxuries, will rather buy some HK DVD sets. In all honesty I'd be more afraid of a big American company finally laying the copyright laws down on FX. It's the worst kind of copyright infringment. They are copying someone else's work and selling it for a profit. I think FX releases rock, however honestly how much is put into them, translate into chinese, or slap some english subs on them. Easier said than done, but FX doesn't do the dub for their rip releases nor do they do the english subtitles. They also do relatively little mastering, if any.