I am not bashing AL or Rick. If you read 
paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of my last post you can 
see that.

I understand legal notices. Warnings can be 
helpful if worded correctly. But as it stands it 
is a "us verses them" argument. But who are they?

You say:

"Also, it's 
asinine and completely unrealistic for AL to 
expend time and money to hunt down thieves within 
foreign studios and other participants in stolen 
VHD property. "

AL says:


"Please uphold the law by refusing to buy any 
unofficial or stolen D cels. We are currently 
taking legal action in the courts and do not want 
any of our customers and fans to be hurt or 
affected in any way! "


Since when is going to court and hiring attorneys 
free? Are they filing actions against their own 
suppliers? The production company? No? Then let 
me ask you since you seem very informed on the 
matter, who are they (AL) hunting down? Or is it 
just one big bluff to inform people from 
purchasing non-labeled VHD cels in the USA and 
Europe? Although, they had to be 
originally "stolen" in Japan.

Also, the whole issue with branding things 
as "stolen" is not a good thing. "Lost" would be 
much more appropriate in this instance, since the 
product was being released from the very 
producers or creators of the product. But, if 
indeed the product is stolen, then "hon" who are 
the thieves?

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