ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Unlicensed doesn't mean it's not copyrighted.  Unlicensed anime is still copyrighted in Japan, and copyrights are recognized internationally.  So technically, distributing unlicensed anime _is_ illegal, despite what those fansubbers say...

I have told everybody this a million times. IT. IS. TRUE. Because it's unlicensed the companies will never go
after you for downloading it (e.g. they're not losing any money). They sure as hell they go after the sites
that host it, though, and would be perfectly within their rights to prosecute you as well. This problem occured for
fourzerofour and resulted in him losing a server in the US.