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Crunchyroll CEO Responds to Calls To Pay Japanese Anime Companies More Money for Overseas Distribution

Crunchyroll CEO Responds to Calls To Pay Japanese Anime Companies More Money for Overseas Distribution - Anime Corner

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Wait, the companies holding all the rights have nicely asked Crunchyroll to pay more for overseas distribution?
My brothers in Anime Jesus, you are actively selling those rights. Just increase the price.
Interesting. This isn't the "'no' with lots of words LOL" that I expected from a/their CEO, and does more to highlight the problems with Netflix's model.
- I really wish someone would just set up "GOG for anime seasons" and let me buy and download MP4 files (or whatever) so I can have an offline collection legally.
  
  Whilst I agree, there's (currently) nothing stopping you from buying the DVDs? Many of the shows I've wanted own for repeat watching are released that way.
  Though it's probably a time-limited thing, given that physical media is getting rarer and everything is now all about rent-seeking, where you'll own nothing, have nothing to hold, and be thankful to be able to pay monthly for it.

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