How to Spot an Anime Bootleg! (6/29/10)

Remember, the vending of bootlegs is an illegal act. If you see a bootleg at a used store of any kind report it to the store manager. I did that at HPBs once and the manager took it VERY seriously

Links Yo!

More detailed clues can be found at these websites!
http://reviews.ebay.com/How-to-spot-bootleg-anime_W0QQugidZ10000000000969242

http://www.jazzmess.com/merch/bootlegfaq.html

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• How to Spot an Anime Bootleg
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• FUNimation

[majidekurizu]

This is why I only by anime from rightstuf/amazon

[agactinggirl]

@majidekurizu That's good, now if you get them from the Amazon Marketplace (used or from individual users) you have to be careful. I've gotten bootlegs from there...two of the ones I showed were from the Amazon Marketplace

[disneyfanjilly1]

What if the DVDs and BluRays say only "NTSC" and no "Region 1" is that considered a fake, even though I buy em like in Walmart or Target?

[agactinggirl]

@disneyfanjilly1 If you get them from a department store, they SHOULD be legit

[Creepynazgul]

Just out of curiousity, I bought 2 dvd box sets for really cheap price ($6 each) today at a local used dvd, books, cd store. And I didnt realize they were bootleg until I looked it up, is it illegal that I bought them when I didn't know that they were bootlegs?

[agactinggirl]

@Creepynazgul It is illegal to sell bootlegs. To own a bootleg is TECHNICALLY not illegal...like taping something onto a VHS or a DVD is creating a bootleg...and that's perfectly legal...it's the distribution of bootlegs that's illegal. I would bring it up to the store you bought it from, they have to make it right or they COULD be in A LOT of trouble if you chose to call the police

[majidekurizu]

I should of said I only buy new. I never use the marketplace. Too fishy. Rather buy legit new releases than used sets. I only buy used at retailers like fye and thats a rare occasion if i do.

[Creepynazgul]

@agactinggirl Ok thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

[PaigeChan130]

@agactinggirl I get what your saying. I've grown up in Asia but I'm born American lol. So, I don't mind bootlegs as long as they are good. The reason I want the real DVDs though are for collector reasons, I never really had originals before, support, and because I have the money at the time lol.