Legal One Piece Streaming Canceled Indefinitely due to leak (update: uncancelled)

[Innocent Demon]

Only this change changes nothing in the show what so ever. It's not even a change of the show.

[Nat]

I'm not pissed at the guy leaked it, I'm more pissed at Toei for having a hissy fit and ruining it for everyone.

[funky fresh man]

This.... is absolutely terrible. Normally, you'd be getting a long essay-esque analysis on the ramifications and consequences this has for Funi and the waning US popularity of anime, but this is very hard to put into sentences that don't have curses.

Funi, you're to blame for your security being as sturdy as a few pipecleaners,

Toei, you're to blame for making a mountain out of a molehill.

Fanboy, you're to blame for acting recklessly and without thought. People's jobs and the future of both eastern and western animation hang in the balance of the tempest you've created.

This could result in anywhere on the spectrum from

1. Streaming resuming next week with more security
2.Funi gets the rights pulled by Toei, no more simulcast or Voyages,causing Toei to put the Japanese version on hiatus while a deal is worked out.

A single grain of rice can tip the scales. And this grain may have been one too many.

Thoughts?
Tomato

[laced.lips]

Now if only we could get these streams on Xbox Live or something...

Without PlayOn or some other type of cheat gadget.

[Candy M]

Why the heck is Funi's security so pathetic in the first place?!? They're an official dub company and they've got the internet security of a fansite.

[Miss Strawberry]

ANN article.

Furthermore, it's the Funimation English-subtitled version of the episode. This really has to be an erabarassment for them. I also hope it doesn't hurt their relationship with Fuji TV and Toei.

I understand that there have been leaked TV episodes before, but this is completely different. It was supposed to be a near simulcast of a current Japanese episode of a Japanese TV show airing on Japanese TV...imported directly from Japan. For this reason, this changes all the rules. IMHO, this could lead to potential ramifications, especially if this happens again.

Comments, anyone?

[hondafmxfan]

I will be surprise if this doesn't ruin FUNimation's deal with Fuji and Toei but I REEEEEAALLY hope it doesn't.

And might I add this probably wouldn't come to anyone's attention before the Sunday broadcast if no one reported it. So way to go snitch.

[jerey]

And it's up to us to show them it's a product that can make them money. It may have been the advertisers who took issue because they were sold brand-new content that leaked. Which is why I wouldn't mind getting the show on iTunes if that's what it came down to- just as I pay close to $30 a month to get He-Man figures instead of none at all. Now, part of onepieceofficial.com seems to be to sell merchandise (Forbidden Planet in NYC carries Chopper patches with the OPC url on back) using the episodes as both advertising, a source of ad revenue and a loss leader.

[James S godzilla]

Navarre is going to get on them if this happens and FUNi will face a possible liquidation (Chapter 7) if the japanese companies takes the licences of all the shows listed on the site away.

[Alfuewi]

I hope Funi and Toei work together to punish the jackass(es) who did this and then they can start the siumlcast. Really, tis could help One piece and cut down on some of the subbing.