tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post5733221830777544948..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: You Can't Download This In AsiaNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-53156739996413901062011-01-17T20:09:05.185-08:002011-01-17T20:09:05.185-08:00Maybe, Max, but then they're really screwing u...Maybe, Max, but then they're really screwing up with Singapore, which is basically Japan (on a GDP per capita basis).Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-56647559511547905432011-01-17T17:00:59.363-08:002011-01-17T17:00:59.363-08:00Maybe it is because they are ad driven, and advert...Maybe it is because they are ad driven, and advertisers don't want to pay to show ads to people in poorer countries?<br /><br />I think some free email services do the same thing.Max Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180025497712399204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-75904979811816263312011-01-17T12:31:31.887-08:002011-01-17T12:31:31.887-08:00Dan, such a post may be coming...Dan, such a post may be coming...Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-30829171934675847562011-01-16T11:56:40.964-08:002011-01-16T11:56:40.964-08:00I've been following a related area, the develo...I've been following a related area, the development of online distribution of anime and manga, and legit online distribution of anime is plagued by the same problems.<br /><br />For example, Crunchyroll got the rights to stream 10 new series in the winter 2011 (Jan-Mar) anime season (9 broadcast, one direct to DVD release):<br /><br />US & Canada: all 10 (they only pick up a series if they can get US&Canada)<br /><br />UK&Ireland: 10, but 2 only for subscribing members<br /><br />Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Porugal and Brazil: 8<br /><br />Australia&New Zealand: 6 (half of the 8 Clog/Viking/Samba group, plus the two that they don't get)<br /><br />Spanish America: 4<br /><br />Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Middle East, Africa: 3<br /><br />Rest of Europe and Rest of Asia: 1<br /><br />And to add insult to injury, the one new series that the Rest of Europe and Rest of Asia get is the only one getting universally bad reviews (1/5 to 2/5) from the anime previewers at Anime News Network.<br /><br />Its hard to see this as anything but the "past bound" nature of economic institutions that the American Institutionalists tell us of. After all, the alternative is not that the people in the countries without access have to wait: the alternative is that they view the series with subtitles either ripped from legit streaming sites or created by bootleg subtitling groups via leech streaming sites or via torrent download.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-63951317758006003912011-01-16T06:35:19.659-08:002011-01-16T06:35:19.659-08:00You should absolutely do a post about obscure Scot...You should absolutely do a post about obscure Scottish and Irish folk music, I need some new recommendations!Dan Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-63222900203634444662011-01-16T05:48:27.354-08:002011-01-16T05:48:27.354-08:00The music publishers simply make different deals i...The music publishers simply make different deals in different countries. <br /><br />It's much easier to be a pirate. Rrrrrrr!Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.com