Avex pictures enforces export ban on Blu-rays, DVD, and CDs

[Silverhawk33 1435]

This is completely idiotic. Shame on them. 

[CAT5 9075]

@Avex

 

[Euthanasia 333]

.... I am broken hearted, but I am not surprised. This company have doing shady stuff before, especially regarding their treatment of their artists. 

 

I wonder if it affects iTunes. Or like someone mentioned – closetchild and other similar shops. 

[Komorebi 2193]

I guess since it's foreign people who upload illegally that way they stop piracy...

[herpes 1597]

everything's still available on spotify so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

[Komorebi 2193]

Some of us don't want to use spotify, and some of us want the physical copy of the damn CD

[Pretsy 1343]

2 minutes ago, herpes said:

everything's still available on spotify so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

You are implying that Japanese are going to assess/embrace usual music streaming/playing/purchasing channels (incl. iTunes) to the very extent?

 

We are talking about the *lone* country of massive, "conservative" physical CD markets here, not some sort of digital downloading and/or streaming paradise like *almost any country in our western civilization*

[Tokage 5930]

spotify is objectively better than physical media btw because it doesn't suffer from rotational velocidensity

 

but yeah, talk about shooting yourself in the fucking foot here, thirsty weebs willing to shell out like €50 eur or more for a 3 episode anime dvd undoubtedly must've at least provided SOME useful extra income

Edited February 14, 2017 by Tokage

[BrenGun 2261]

What I wonder, which proxy websites will follow. are they actually allowed to still help out? or do we need private proxies from now on?

 

 

 

anyway, then maybe this was the reason why Acid Black Cherry music as suddenly available at spotify...

 

 

Anyway,

What will be next, that if you visit Japan that you aren't allowed to buy a freaking CD of AVEX anymore? that Tower records etc won't let you purchase a CD anymore because you are a freaking GAIJIN? if it comes so far, it would be totally discrimination.

 

Also I wonder if this is already AGAINST the law, because it's already discrimination.

Edited February 14, 2017 by BrenGun

[Dudemanguy 122]

24 minutes ago, Komorebi said:

I guess since it's foreign people who upload illegally that way they stop piracy...

 

Surely there can't be that many pirating in Japan. I mean you can get jailtime there. It still doesn't make sense. Okay, so now some people who never paid for your products anyway still won't pay for them.... What's the point? It just hurts the few people overseas that actually do buy your shit.

 

Even if their North American distribution thing works perfectly and I can magically get everything on Avex from there, it's still going to hurt me anyway since I shop from your usual Japanese websites (HMV or whatever). I don't need a middleman and realistically the CDs are going to be much lower in quality (in terms of packaging and everything).

Edited February 14, 2017 by Dudemanguy

[saishuu 3220]

33 minutes ago, Komorebi said:

Some of us don't want to use spotify, and some of us want the physical copy of the damn CD

 

sure, keep crying about not being able to give money to a company who clearly doesn't want it.

 

@ the subject: it's honestly their loss. domestic sales keep declining and as much as overseas purchases might not have given them much, it's still a shitty thing to do. your move, Sony!

[Komorebi 2193]

24 minutes ago, DarkWater said:

What I wonder, which proxy websites will follow. are they actually allowed to still help out? or do we need private proxies from now on?

 

 

 

anyway, then maybe this was the reason why Acid Black Cherry music as suddenly available at spotify...

 

 

Anyway,

What will be next, that if you visit Japan that you aren't allowed to buy a freaking CD of AVEX anymore? that Tower records etc won't let you purchase a CD anymore because you are a freaking GAIJIN? if it comes so far, it would be totally discrimination.

 

Also I wonder if this is already AGAINST the law, because it's already discrimination.

Actually a friend of mine is already wondering if customs will go though his luggage to ensure he's not taking anything Avex from Japan. 

[Nyasagi 259]

I don't listen to their bands and I'm not interested in anime, but if I were, I would pirate everything even more, lmao.

[BrenGun 2261]

1 minute ago, Komorebi said:

Actually a friend of mine is already wondering if customs will go though his luggage to ensure he's not taking anything Avex from Japan. 

 

Hopefully not, but we will see.

[Komorebi 2193]

Saishuu, it's not about who gets my money, it's about my collection being physically incomplete and now having to pay a proxy for my CDs. 

[Dudemanguy 122]

3 minutes ago, Komorebi said:

Actually a friend of mine is already wondering if customs will go though his luggage to ensure he's not taking anything Avex from Japan. 

 

It's not like it's a law or anything that forbids you from taking CDs outside of Japan. It's just Avex refusing to sell their products overseas which is stupid.

 

I guess it's all a conspiracy theory between forwarding services and record companies.

[Komorebi 2193]

1 hour ago, Dudemanguy said:

It's not like it's a law or anything that forbids you from taking CDs outside of Japan. It's just Avex refusing to sell their products overseas which is stupid.

I know, it would still be hilarious if they were THAT adamant about it.

[BrenGun 2261]

But I really wonder what fromjapan en tensho will do, who knows they also cut off the plug of avex products.

 

however 2nd hand stuff.. I wonder.. would that still be allowed.

I can't wait until Closet Child etc will give a voice. I guess we will get one tomorrow.

[Komorebi 2193]

I don't think they'll have a say in second hand products... not like there's much Avex in there.

[Pretsy 1343]

I copied this joke from JPS (oops) but gotta showcase it for the sake of fitting humor:

 

 

Avex might be pretty much this with their "Japan only!"-policy, snickers.

[itsukoii 1300]

13 minutes ago, saishuu said:

sure, keep crying about not being able to give money to a company who clearly doesn't want it.

 

artists still make money when their songs are streamed on spotify (and i assume the labels do too) so if avex did end up forcing their foreign fans to convert to spotify, they'd still be making money. not a lot, but it'd be there. though why the hell would they choose spotify over physical copies when physical copies bring in so much more money? i doubt it's a manufacturing financial issue

[Komorebi 2193]

White pig go home? XDDD

 

Avex is sure taking racism and xenophobia to the next level.

 

3 minutes ago, itsukoii said:

artists still make money when their songs are streamed on spotify (and i assume the labels do too) so if avex did end up forcing their foreign fans to convert to spotify, they'd still be making money. not a lot, but it'd be there. though why the hell would they choose spotify over physical copies when physical copies bring in so much more money? i doubt it's a manufacturing financial issue

Torampu-sama took over Avex LOL

[Dudemanguy 122]

6 minutes ago, Carmelzors said:

I copied this joke from JPS (oops) but gotta showcase it for the sake of fitting humor:

 

 

Avex might be pretty much this with their "Japan only!"-policy, snickers.

 

Man, I don't even care. Just let me buy your shit lol.

[saishuu 3220]

6 minutes ago, itsukoii said:

 

artists still make money when their songs are streamed on spotify (and i assume the labels do too) so if avex did end up forcing their foreign fans to convert to spotify, they'd still be making money. not a lot, but it'd be there. though why the hell would they choose spotify over physical copies when physical copies bring in so much more money? i doubt it's a manufacturing financial issue

 

release the pirates and the socialists! don't support capitalism!

[BrenGun 2261]

But hey,

 

They do this because of anime...

 

But... lots of anime gets recorded form the TV and then translated, just like Dragon Ball Super....

And those you can download too, so no wonder why nobody want to freaking DVD or Blu-ray.

 

but AVEX really should cut down this crap, it won't work.