Comments on: Copyright Infringement Continues To Pay: $4 million For Crunchyroll http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2465883 John Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:16:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2465883 Looks like GDH acquired a 2-mil stake on CR http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-11/gonzo-gdh-gets-capital-reveals-crunchyroll-investment Looks like GDH acquired a 2-mil stake on CR

http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.....investment

]]> By: Na Na http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2051236 Na Na Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:28:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2051236 I love Crunchyroll it has alot of things stupid sites like Youtube doesn't... It has videos of alot of foreign movies, foreign anime bit it also has a Myspace feel to it where you can meet people and comment, mail, forums, groups,chatroom also has Manga, It has alot of uses... So all of you who hate CR you're all STFU's !!!!!!! Yes it's wrong to use things without the permission of the creator but give me a break 99% of Youtube videos are uploaded without concent either. I love Crunchyroll it has alot of things stupid sites like Youtube doesn’t… It has videos of alot of foreign movies, foreign anime bit it also has a Myspace feel to it where you can meet people and comment, mail, forums, groups,chatroom also has Manga, It has alot of uses… So all of you who hate CR you’re all STFU’s !!!!!!! Yes it’s wrong to use things without the permission of the creator but give me a break 99% of Youtube videos are uploaded without concent either.

]]> By: Too Many Spammers on TechCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2011241 Too Many Spammers on TechCrunch Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:33:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2011241 First people were all over funding social networks. Successes: Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, ClubPenguin, Orkut, and maybe 15 other sites including a few niche/international ones. Failures: everyone else Then it was all about video sites. Successes: YouTube, random sites like Snapper or whatever dumb site Sony acquired, platforms purchased by Yahoo, etc. Failures: everyone else Then Facebook apps. Successes: None Failures: Everyone I guess stupidity is a vicious cycle. First people were all over funding social networks.
Successes: Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, ClubPenguin, Orkut, and maybe 15 other sites including a few niche/international ones.

Failures: everyone else

Then it was all about video sites.

Successes: YouTube, random sites like Snapper or whatever dumb site Sony acquired, platforms purchased by Yahoo, etc.

Failures: everyone else

Then Facebook apps.

Successes: None

Failures: Everyone

I guess stupidity is a vicious cycle.

]]> By: Sabas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2010592 Sabas Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:35:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2010592 CrunchyRoll can drop dead. The people paying for "higher quality" are tools. CrunchyRoll can drop dead. The people paying for “higher quality” are tools.

]]> By: CanCar http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009580 CanCar Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:55:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009580 Last month I found great site that host many anime movies. That is why I called it Youtube for Anime: CrunchyRoll. As I mentioned in my previous post that to download a high quality movie needs to donate in order to keep the site bandwidth. Last month I found great site that host many anime movies. That is why I called it Youtube for Anime: CrunchyRoll. As I mentioned in my previous post that to download a high quality movie needs to donate in order to keep the site bandwidth.

]]> By: masahiro http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009378 masahiro Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:54:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009378 Dammit! How come such an illegal site got million $ and rich although most of anime creaters in Japan are so poor. How come such amount of money goes to illegal people, not the creators! something is very very wrong... Dammit! How come such an illegal site got million $ and rich although most of anime creaters in Japan are so poor. How come such amount of money goes to illegal people, not the creators! something is very very wrong…

]]> By: Get it right http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009373 Get it right Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:44:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009373 It's James Hong and Jim Young. Too many Asians in one post for you? It’s James Hong and Jim Young. Too many Asians in one post for you?

]]> By: drew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009275 drew Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:32:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009275 Crunchyroll fucking rules. Stop hating the player, Arrington, and start hating the game. The internet is tired of you and duncan riley cloggin' the intertubes. p.s. your mom. Crunchyroll fucking rules. Stop hating the player, Arrington, and start hating the game. The internet is tired of you and duncan riley cloggin’ the intertubes.

p.s. your mom.

]]> By: Bob Ngu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009205 Bob Ngu Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:30:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009205 I concur, as much as UGC content is supposedly big these days, it's still the copyright stuff that rules. Just check out my site and you will see that the view count for shows like House and Heroes is way higher than UGC videos. I concur, as much as UGC content is supposedly big these days, it’s still the copyright stuff that rules. Just check out my site and you will see that the view count for shows like House and Heroes is way higher than UGC videos.

]]> By: allen stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009169 allen stern Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:30:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009169 #7 - isn't that how youtube grew and was acquired? :) #7 - isn’t that how youtube grew and was acquired? :)

]]> By: Xinil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009134 Xinil Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:57:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009134 The reason Crunchyroll gets users is because they KEEP copyrighted content on their site. Youtube removes a TON of anime, especially licensed anime. Crunchyroll on the other hand does not remove shows unless requested specifically by the distributor/licensor. The reason Crunchyroll gets users is because they KEEP copyrighted content on their site. Youtube removes a TON of anime, especially licensed anime. Crunchyroll on the other hand does not remove shows unless requested specifically by the distributor/licensor.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009131 Tony Hung Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:55:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009131 @Danny -- its easy to browse their huge index to find a lot of good stuff (if that kind of stuff is what you're into), the clips are long as well, as I've found ones up to 1/2h in length as well. As for the VC's -- well, they must have balls that are as big and brassy as I've ever seen. Cheers t @ dji @Danny — its easy to browse their huge index to find a lot of good stuff (if that kind of stuff is what you’re into), the clips are long as well, as I’ve found ones up to 1/2h in length as well.

As for the VC’s — well, they must have balls that are as big and brassy as I’ve ever seen.

Cheers
t @ dji

]]> By: danny http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009121 danny Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:40:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009121 Why would I flock to this site when YouTube has all the content I will ever need? Hmm.....another one for the deadpool.. For the record....I'm Asian.... Why would I flock to this site when YouTube has all the content I will ever need? Hmm…..another one for the deadpool..

For the record….I’m Asian….

]]> By: allen stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009105 allen stern Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:25:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009105 #2 - they have premium membership - basically badges for donations. #2 - they have premium membership - basically badges for donations.

]]> By: allen stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009104 allen stern Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:24:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009104 Here's my take on the funding announcement from this morning: http://www.centernetworks.com/crunchyroll-video-sharing-vc Good points from you and Tony as well on the copyright issues. I think the badge idea could/does work well for a site like this, just like it does on Flickr. $4 million is a lot of cash. Here’s my take on the funding announcement from this morning:
http://www.centernetworks.com/.....sharing-vc

Good points from you and Tony as well on the copyright issues. I think the badge idea could/does work well for a site like this, just like it does on Flickr.

$4 million is a lot of cash.

]]> By: yongfook http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009096 yongfook Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:17:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009096 so.......no ads and no premium membership. they are going to monetise this how? I hear google already bought a video sharing site. so…….no ads and no premium membership.

they are going to monetise this how? I hear google already bought a video sharing site.

]]> By: Peyton http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009092 Peyton Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:12:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/copyright-infringement-continues-to-pay-4-million-for-crunchyroll/#comment-2009092 But still...how do they differentiate themselves from sites like youtube by being just a niche content provider. Being a subset of a bigger business model is just like fattening the animal before the sacrifice. Peyton http://www.techbanyan.com But still…how do they differentiate themselves from sites like youtube by being just a niche content provider. Being a subset of a bigger business model is just like fattening the animal before the sacrifice.

Peyton
http://www.techbanyan.com

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