Talk:VOCALOID Piracy/@comment-141.0.9.26-20120511060144/@comment-53539-20121226184503

We understand that pocaloids main purpose originally is said to have been to make Yamaha fix some bugs in that software, however, the damage has been done by now.

As complex as UTAU is, is it not better to use something that in doing so supports a community, then to use something illegal that hurts another? And if you understand UTAU, then Voclaoid is a walk in the park. Bugs can also only be fixed if someone is prepared to figure out what those bugs are to begin with. Even most Vocaloid communities support UTAU, because its better for both communities then Pocaloid is.

No matter the intention, Pocaloid and stuff that Team Ass are producing will have negative effects, there willa always be a few folks that will NOT use Vocaloid even if they can afford it, so long as a freebie version existences. Ilegal or not illegal. We also here on the wikia encourage use of UTAU. And, you shoudl not be making money from the illegal software, you need to own the original FIRST before you can do the music. If you are found out, before you can earn money, then it hurts your reputation. Circus-P still gets hassle, despite now going legal, because he owned illegal versions first.

Understand, that the ones hurt most is not Yamaha itself, but studios like PowerFX, like VocaNext, the small studios whose sales (if Ring is ever released that is for Vocanext) count for everything. These are the studios who need to make money the most. Meanwhile, with 60,000+ sales on Miku and earning more everyday via mercandise, though it doesn't alway hurt Crypton, they keep investing in certain areas because they can't rely always on software selling, because Miku is the safest to rely on for sales. So the purchases of vocaloids can determine which vocaloids studios who've made it invest in. :-/

The wikia cannot support Team Ass, but we can't ignore pocaloid, so even though it doesn't help byu letting others exist, the difference is we try and tell people the problems with it. If we did not cover pocaloid, we'd make matters worst, not better and be fools for pretending that illegal software doesn't exist. Plus, everyone we convince to be honest, by vocaloid or use UTAU, supports both communties. And hoenstly... I don't think much of UTAU myself in terms of quality, but I'd rather support as a alternative thats safe for vocaloid fans and help UTAU then anything else.