> A fansub is a fan-produced translated, subtitled version of an anime program.
>  Fansubs are a tradition that began with the first anime clubs in the 1980s,
>  although with the advent of cheap computer software and subbing equipment, 
> they really took off in the mid 1990s. Nearly all fansubs are produced by 
> anime fans for fans, and are distributed free (or at the very most, for 
> reimbursement of incidental costs such as blank tape for the particular copy, 
> postage, etc.) Those who do charge money for fansubs are frowned upon as bootleggers. 
> Fansubs are distributed through local anime clubs, trading through the mail or 
> now through file-sharing services on the Internet. Although technically illegal 
> -- Japanese copyrights are honored in the US and other Berne Convention countries 
> and vice versa -- some anime licensors look the other way on fansubs as 
> "free advertising" since people who see a fansub are likely to buy the release 
> on DVD if they enjoy it. Fansubbers also follow a code of honor of sorts, and halt 
> all work on a title once it has been licensed in the US.

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参考：2004/03/10(水)05時04分39秒