Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25577599-20150125223704/@comment-25577599-20150226224217

Angel Emfrbl wrote: I'm not going to put down illegal software as I support One Piece only because of Scans and I now buy the manga.... Its the same for other things like Flint the Time Detective, etc, etc. So illegal software CAN help sell sales. But this isn't happening right now with Vocaloid, because even if illegal sales are the problem, the illegal download of copyright material - which helps encorage Producers, is another problem. Illegal music downloads hurt producers using vocaloids, even with half the sales coming in from america there is still plenty of copyright material being handed out. So every front Vocaloid sells to is attacked by the pirate parties.

One can argue in favor of merch all the time, but between studios unable to afford to do this, or not having the capabilities to do so, this is not always a seller. This is why Miku is the focus of CFM's merch, because as well as being a sell out vocaloid she sells merch te best of all vocaloids. :-/

Also in addition to all this... Take note; UTAU. Its free. Its got a great community. Sure the results are LQ; but if you can't afford Vocaloid then you can't afford quality anyway. Its as simple as that. There is NOTHING wrong with using it. :-/ I guess the only issue I'd have with UTAUloid making would be that some people don't have the ability to record their own UTAU voices. But it could be the same situation with actually buying VOCALOID software. If you really want it, then you figure out a way to get it. And you'll find it's not that difficult, half the time. >_>