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Originally posted by Spectator Beholder:
... Proxy? O_o
You can input a proxy in your web browser, that makes it look like you IP address is another one (i.e. one from Japan). That or use a router if you have the resources.
Great stuff. It's how I play games that don't allow foreigners (like the Korean Ragnarok Online).
Kinda on the grey side I suppose, but I'm not stealing anything. I pay for the services or products.
Meh... whatever works...
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Originally posted by Unicorn:
Plus they might not be too thrilled _IF_ someone took images from their website and put them into his own reviews without asking for their permission...
Hell, I do that all the time. [img]http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
As the shadowy world of Internet laws go, if ya post free images in a public place, its fair game to me. Besides, 99.9% of fanbase/customers do it anyways. [img]http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/tongue.gif[/img]
If they make the IP exclusive to Japan, it takes no real work to find a Japanese proxy gateway and do the alteration in Firefox or IE to get there. Really stupid if you ask me, but hey, I'm not the man in charge.
Still, the last time I checked, word-of-mouth is one of the best sellers in the world. Doing something like this kills a butt ton of potential customers outside of Japan. Granted, it probably doesn't number more than a few thousand... maybe a few hundred, but a buyer is a buyer.
Bah... doesn't stop me from find their products, nor does it prevent me from seeing their site (once I knew of the problem).
Annoying. That's my word for it.
[This message has been edited by Nargrakhan (edited 04-18-2006).]