▲ 118 ▼ Crunchyroll the Former Pirate Site Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared (kotaku.com) submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://web.archive.org/web/20070809011630/http://www.crunchyroll.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090210023901/http://crunchyroll.com/
[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) Didn't realize crunchyroll is a pirate site. Don't they charge for membership or something? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 5 points 2 weeks ago They are a former pirate site, they went legal around 2008: On January 8, Crunchyroll will stop accepting user-submitted videos and other content from individuals, and only host videos approved by copyright holders. Gonzo and Toei Animation are two other major Japanese copyright holders of anime that decided to stream on Crunchyroll. ANN interviewed Crunchyroll founder Vu Nguyen in March. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-tokyo-to-also-stream-naruto-through-crunchyroll permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 5 points 2 weeks ago They are a former pirate site, they went legal around 2008: On January 8, Crunchyroll will stop accepting user-submitted videos and other content from individuals, and only host videos approved by copyright holders. Gonzo and Toei Animation are two other major Japanese copyright holders of anime that decided to stream on Crunchyroll. ANN interviewed Crunchyroll founder Vu Nguyen in March. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-tokyo-to-also-stream-naruto-through-crunchyroll permalink fedilink source parent
