Anime Distributor Seeks To Legalize Fansubbing" By Licensing Animation Titles For Internet Sale
International Anime Distribution (or IAD") announces its intent to become the worlds largest Internet-only distributor of licensed animation titles, with the grand opening of its web portal, message board, and weblog. This grand opening marks the start of what the company claims is the first large-scale attempt to legalize the sale of fansubs," fan-produced subtitled translations of popular animation titles, by licensing the titles and subsequent translations for Internet sale.
Niceville, FL (PRWEB) August 23, 2005 -- International Anime Distribution (or IAD") announces its intent to become the worlds largest Internet-only distributor of licensed animation titles, with the grand opening of its web portal, message board, and weblog. This grand opening marks the start of what the company claims is the first large-scale attempt to legalize the sale of fansubs," fan-produced subtitled translations of popular animation titles, by licensing the titles and subsequent translations for Internet sale.
Animation producers have long had an inherent dislike of fansubbing as it represents a revenue stream that is lost to online piracy. However, combating that specific form of piracy comes at the high price of having to attack your potential customers, who tend to also be repeat purchasers of licensed animation and related merchandise. IAD seeks to create a solution for this problem that satisfies both the producers and consumers of the intellectual properties by contracting fansub creators and licensing the sale of their translations.
To that end, IAD is constructing the infrastructure required to sell animation titles online. IADs infrastructure includes a complete sales portal, fansubbing group management, the capability to sell a title immediately after its first airing, an affiliate system to tie fan-operated websites into IADs network, advertising and cross-promotion capabilities, and a complete video-on-demand delivery system using the latest developments in online content protection.
IAD has also built two means of social interaction into their website: a message board to foster a community of fans and the fansubbers that provide translations for them, and a weblog for IAD staff to discuss the personal side of their efforts. These are now publicly accessible.
IAD is now seeking distribution licensing with a number of animation producers and distributors, fansubbing" groups interested in translating professionally, affiliates interested in advertising and promoting animation-related merchandise, and of course animation fans.
For more information, or to join one or more of IADs programs, please visit IADs main website at http://www.animedist.com/ or IADs sales portal at http://www.subs4sale.com/.
Contact Information
International Anime Distribution
13740 Hwy. 20
Niceville, FL 32578-8316
Contact via E-mail only please.
IADs Website: http://www.animedist.com/
Sales Portal: http://www.subs4sale.com/
Message Board: http://www.subs4sale.com/forum
Weblog: http://www.subs4sale.com/blog
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