Why whine about it at all? The way I see it, these people who sell/rent 
fansubs for money is doing us a favor, by making the anime easier to get. 
Perhaps someone can't find someone to trade with for a certain anime, the 
bootleggers may be just what they need. Besides, $15 for 4 episodes isn't 
bad if you look at the price Viz Video charges (something like $25 for 2 
episodes). That's 3 times cheaper. If you don't like the bootleggers, 
don't buy things from them, but let them sell to other people if they 
want. They just make it easier to get anime sometimes.

On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Moeru wrote:

Second, why post this to the FFML? I'm an anime otaku and most of my
friends are fansubbers. But, it shouldn't go here with the fanfics. If a
group is doing bootlegs, don't whine about it.Just spread the word and hurt
them where it counts, their pocketbook. They have no morals so don't
attempt to "make them see the light".