Malaysian Multimedia Commission Starts Trolling, Blocks File Sharing Sites
Either empty promises, lame excuses or pure laziness, Malaysian Ministry sure have nothing better to do. The Ministry has promised before they will not censor our internet, and now they use the excuse of combating piracy with a lazy method – block file sharing sites. Yes, this issue has surfaced more than a week ago online, and also in Facebook. I already knew about this and made some preparation. It seems the worst fears of Anime fans here came true.
In USA, illegal files online are tracked down one by one and removed. If the uploader did it in a large scale he/she would be prosecuted. Malaysia chose to be the next China by adapting internet filters and requesting ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to block websites. Malaysia is already notoriously famous in screwing with torrents. Now, there are 2 questions here.
First, what happens to those who pays big bucks and subscribe to premium services in file sharing sites to store non-illegal files?
Second, how to solve this internet blocking issue? The best way is to invest in a VPN server which falsifies your IP Address to enable you to access blocked websites and even download files. Unlike proxy servers which only allows access but not downloads, due to disabled javascripts, VPN can be used for downloads. A premium account can cost as low as USD $10-15 per month.
I DO NOT recommend buying “original anime DVDs”. Why? We are simply feeding our government with tax money and get no quality in return.
Well, as you can see, the “original anime DVDs” in Malaysia are “legally licensed” pirate DVDs. These pirate anime DVDs are imported from Hong Kong and/or China, and the distributor gets the license for sale and pays tax for their import, and they get the “originality certification hologram stickers” (notice the hologram sticker on left bottom corner in the pic below, above the title ) to “prove it is original”.
And, yes, I do have evidence to back up my accusations above. I have a stack of “original DVDs” here I used to buy in the past. Let’s watch this Gundam Seed Destiny DVD (pic above), shall we? Take note of the pathetic subtitles.
You are welcome to laugh at the grammar.
Apparently a fruit "knows" what is good and bad. Wow.
They call Gundams and Mobile Suits helicopters for reasons i don't even know.
Once again, they call mothership a plane. I guess they are going to hide in some asteriods when attacking?
(P.S. It is actually condition red instead of "hiding mode". =.=;)
Grammar problems again, and "Shimsagi organisation" never existed in anyGundam series. =.=
It's "He migrated from Orb".
For who didn't watch this series, correction: "This is the strength of the pilots who survived the Battle of Jachin Due".
It is presumably the English subs are lazily translated from Mandarin/Japanese with Google Translator, which explains why these “original” DVDs are so cheap (RM 13-RM 30, or USD $ 4.50 – USD $10) and have screwed up subtitles. They are simply cost-cutting methods to earn fast money. In fact, video quality is also poor for a DVD.
You see, truly original DVDs cost over 5000yen per set (RM 180), some skyrocketing to 8000 yen (RM 300), which not everyone can afford. So, the real fans like me will go online and buy original products, just like my PVC Figures and Gundam Model kits which also have pirate versions. The problem with buying from overseas? The customs captures our parcels and slap down a hefty tax – 10% of the merchandise value and 5% of the shipping cost – and we often don’t receive receipts for the transaction for this tax – The money may have went into the custom’s bank accounts.
So, instead of truly combating piracy, it seems like what the government wants is just our tax money. And some of them are used to feed their corrupt officials unknowingly to the government... I thought free access to internet is a form of human rights which should not be violated?