Are Westerners taking advantage of Japanese content creators? Fan Translations = piracy

[naruball]

Mnementh said:

naruball said:

It seems like you're missing the point. Yes, thanks to fansubs many anime became popular in the first place, but, contrary to what you stated, creators are losing money because of fansubs. I don't know if you read my entire post and I hate repeating myself, but I'll mention it one last time shortly. By the time Naruto and similar anime get dubbed or officially subbed and dsitributed in dvd or bluray format, people have already watched them because of the fansubs and only few have any interest in rewatching them or buying the dvds/blurays.

As for Dragonball you're definitely wrong. It became popular thanks to dubs. In other words, the creators were making a lot of money from each country that aired DB dubbed.

You're missing my point. Dragonball and Naruto wouldn't reach Westerners, if fansubs of Animes before them haven't built a fanbase for Anime.

Jesus Christ, dude. Do you listen to youself? Do you realise when DragonBall aired? That was when hardly anyone even used the internet. And I addressed the point that anime like Naruto reached the west thanks to fansubs. Are you even reading anything?