I actually got the info about the VCDs from a 
friend, and refrained from buying any anime VCDs 
while I was in Hong Kong because I just KNEW there 
was something fishy. Very fishy. You just can't 
get all of Rurouni Kenshin legally for $20, even 
if it does have Chinese subtitles. Though still it 
bothers me to know for sure (thanks to you) that 
they send NO royalties. I'll discourage the people 
I know from buying them even more now! (I drive my 
more 'legally liberal' anime pals nuts). I did not 
know that Ever Anime and SM CDs were "legal" in 
HK. Not to mention that even though I LOVED the 
city and would go back in a second, there's a 
number of things that are legal in Hong Kong that 
aren't most places . . . ^.^

Yeah, it's probably time that the Japanese studios 
tried doing a crackdown on the illegal stuff out 
there. At least sending the message is very 
important, even if you can't stop it. 

Ayaka

P.S. - It is a RELIEF to know that there are anime 
fans out there with genuine respect for the 
creators of the shows and films after my endless 
arguments with others about why it's bad to steal 
others' creative property, being a writer, 
filmmaker and artist mysel