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Singapore's Odex Directors Speak as Protests Continue
posted on by Egan Loo
A Sunday article in the Malaysia Star newspaper has quoted letters to alleged illegal anime ers in Singapore. In the article, the two described the Odex's origins and the video-on-demand plans that led to the campaign against illegal anime s. They acknowledged mistakes in the recent campaign, but said that they "promised [they] would be committed to protecting the studios, to bring piracy rates under control."
Sing had posted on Odex's web forum on Monday that he apologized for what he described as "a flippant remark" against ers. He included a press statement that reads: "We will invite or engage a reputable auditor to audit our s pertaining to the collection and costs of this exercise. If […] there is any profit, we will donate all of them to a charitable cause." He further wrote that Odex will not take action against s if they "stop illegal file-sharing now."
On the same day, the company Toei Animation, and other Japanese copyright holders.
Protestors against the campaign had planned a "People's Action Figures Party" gathering with anti-Odex placards and anime-related figurines on August 25, but said they had encountered four buses of riot police when they arrived at the park site. SGCafe, a popular forum for Singapore Internet s, has a forum dedicated to what it calls "The ODEX Saga."
