Ota07 Rumor: Dattebayo Fansubbers (Probably Not) Arrested
Yes, folks, I’m calling this a RUMOR. Between the flippant comments about cellmates and sore rears in Dattebayo’s press release, the fact that none of the big sites covering the con - ANN, Japanator, Anime on DVD, etc. - have mentioned any such arrest, and that all of the blogs I’m finding seem to only parrot information from the aforementioned press release - in other words, no one seems to be claiming to have actually BEEN there. Not to mention Dattebayo has pulled pranks before.
That said, according to the release, five members of the Dattebayo were arrested a mere three minutes before their panel on fansubbing was supposed to occur on Saturday. According to DB’s website, they were due to be arraigned Tuesday but it got rescheduled to today (*cough*), and the staff pled not guilty to charges only described as having “stemmed from the illegal reproduction of copyrighted works.”
So yeah. PROBABLY not true, in my opinion.
Tags: dattebayo, fansubs, ota07, otakon
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I kinda hope it is..not a fan of their low-mid quality subs
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Oh yes, when I mentioned this on my LJ I was like “I do not believe this, but oh god it would be lovely.”
Any fansub group who has the chutzpah to issue press releases deserves some unwanted attention from their cellmates. And I’m admittedly hooked on fansubbing. (Not that I don’t buy more anime than I can possibly watch! I need more viewing buddies. And, to steal your term, a cute anime watching waifu. :P
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Zing!
It’s a joke. No one in lock up is called Spikes. As an organized criminal, I’m calling BS.
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Haha. Kyaa, we ALL need a cute anime-watching waifu ;)
*eyes Slim* Are you part of organized crime? Or are you just a thief with a dayplanner? ;D
July 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
lol! I’m more of an Outlaw / Treo combo.
… I’m a loner, a rebel. X3
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:42 pm
If you highlight the news report you might also notice that at the bottom of the message it’s signed “YHBT”.. you can’t see it unless you highlight it…
“You Have Been Tricked” ne?
July 24th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Haha, oh, very trick! Yeah, YHBT = “you have been tricked” or “you have been trolled.” :)