Talk:Controversy Concerns/@comment-173.101.105.159-20150102081135/@comment-5051846-20150102085708

It can have a negative effect on sales. VY2 has been Pocaloided thousands of times, if only half of those would have otherwise bought him, it would have had a significant effect on how successful Yahama viewed his voicebank. This might prevent further updates or marketing in the future. Their is often the view in the Japanese fandom that every Western producer Pocaloids, affecting their popularity and audience, as pirating is much more heavily stigmatised in Japan.