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Good point, DrmChrs0. That would be so cruel a trap indeed. Lies, rumors… spread to ensnare more 9 year olds thinking they were safe. Would they be so dreadful as to do something like that…? Could be.

I’m just glad I don’t like in Singapore.

It may seem that someone is holding out the olive branch, but watch out for that pit that just opened up below you.

Don’t trust anything until it has been put in black and white, signed, and proofread by an army of lawyers.

Oh wait, wrong topic.

I guess that’s a good thing for Singaporeans… how Odex will stop with the “Inquisition.” The siege has been lifted so they can enjoy their fix now.

Especially when there

*Are

“If you spend all your time worrying about these folks, you end up underserving the other 99% of the population.”

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/07/the-honor-syste.html

*Other

“Any copy protection system, in my opinion, should be focused on trying to increase sales–not stop piracy. The two aren’t the same.”

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/galacticcivilizations2/news.html?sid=6145864

*Options

“Give to your friends: We encourage you to give 3 copies of any music you buy to your friends”

http://www.magnatune.com/info/whynotevil

I note as well that it is not an official statement, but I am sure that with the forum post of him “caught downloaders o_o” has taught him well that evidence can be found anywhere, and he has done an excellent PR move in this. I am not sure if it has any repercussions for the nation in terms of being too loose on piracy in general too.

@Malachi: On the flipside, if they have done just this, will many people listen to them? I don’t think so I guess this is just a thought at the end of this saga. Hopefully it ends now.

@abao: Every business has its weak spot. ODEX is weak at PR, but i will give them the benefit of the doubt for now. They deserve one chance, and they are trying to simply earn some money now from VoD.

@Kokanaden: LOL. i hope not.

AVPAS action instead? Technically speaking, that makes alot of sense.

hooga hooga.

@Abao: It’s logical that a commercial film, no matter how dubious, will want to protect its own profit. I do not think that it should be seen in an extremely negative light, since you go into a business not to be a charity, but to be a profit taker. A commercial and harsh point of view, but possibly logical if you are really a businessman.

Nevertheless, anyone deserves a chance. With your logic, we should really hang all criminals, since they do not deserve a second chance considering how dubious they are

@Rollchan: They are, but at least they are trying. I give them that.

Hmmm, I have been thinking about this and the motivations behind it.

Sing seems to be in damage-control mode here, in order to stem the bad rep that Odex has beeen getting, and to stop people from resuming their downloading.

In light of the pacnet victory, some of the people who stopped downloading had decided that a conclusive victory had been brought against Odex, and hence resumed downloading thought BT. Perhaps this is Sing’s way of trying to persuade more people from resuming their downloading. Or it could also be a way to look good, -it sounds as if Odex is trying to turn over a new leaf(compared to it’s heavy-handed sudden shock-tactics). Either way, we can see through this sleigh of hand if there is a definite conclusion. IF Odex has a winnable case in court against D/lers, then this seems to be a nicey offer. However, I am firmly believe that Odex has no case against D/Lers. This appears be nothing more than a way of preventing an en-masse resumption of BTing.

I do, however, note that this is made by Sing, and not an official statement. In other words, we have no confirmation that this decision has been approved by the company Odex, just by Sing alone. I find it reasonable to give him the benefit of the doubt, since he seems to have learned the consequences of making rash coments.

Anyway instead of focusing on enforcement Odex instead should be devoting their effort to improving their products so fans will actually buy it and not resort to downloading to get good quality subs