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    welp............. when we all grow old and die it wont matter much so
    here are my thoughts on that.

    i can see if they are trying to get too much loot out of you for a pirate game music cd, thats one thing.
    But if you were making them for friends or something i dont have problems with that...

    I mean technically, if you bought the game, you already bought the music.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PC Kwajalein
    The seller confirmed that Giga was in fact the publisher. Of the pirate companies I've seen listed (SonMay, EverAnime, Alion, Archer Records, or Golden Diamond Music) Giga wasn't listed.
    While this is months late, GIGA is a Japanese game company. TGL is a part of GIGA. GIGA has made soundtrack cds but not sure if it ever sold them outright. Don't really know enough about that part. I know they've had some of their game soundtracks released via other cd distribution companies and released other soundtracks as pack-ins with their own products.
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    I'd strongly recommend downloading some songs and burning your own disc over buying a bootleg. Sure, it's still illegal and hurts the business of the real companies, but it's the lesser of two evils. At least you're not funding the groups that are killing the game music industry, and you're not putting money in the pockets of people who are most likely a part of organized crime. It really doesn't sit well with me the thought that my money could be going to someone selling drugs or murdering people or who knows what... I personally don't download entire albums, though. I want to support the composers I love, so I take the effort to get official copies of the soundtracks I want. Granted, half of the albums I buy are used and thus no longer bring profit to the companies or composer... :/

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    Exactly. Most of the Sonmay/Everanime stuff I've gotten is used, so they don't bring any profits in to the pirates. Just avoid buying the stuff sealed from resellers on eBay and the net and you'll be fine. Basically, those of us outside of Japan can't really support out favorite game composers in any noticeable way, considering how unbelievably hard it is to get new game soundtracks when they come out. 99% of ALL my soundtracks were bought used, from friends, or on clearance somewhere. They're almost impossible to find new. I try to get originals as much as possible, but it's VERY difficult. My best recommendation is to try to avoid buying pirates if you can, but ultimately, get the music and enjoy it, and that's as much of a tribute to the composers as any of us can REALLY make.
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    I know a lot of online stores that sell official albums brand new, but my problem is that I'm not interested in most brand new soundtracks. I'm a fan of mostly older game music.

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    Expect to pay a LOT more for the older soundtracks....they're even harder to get!
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    Yahoo! Japan is a great resource for older game soundtracks, if you have someone who can bid for you. Even with the added fees this usually entails, it is not uncommon for you to play less through this method than you would on ebay when it comes to the rarer stuff.

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    Yup, that's what I do when there are no other options. It's a pain because I usually have to pay $30-$40 more than the bare winning bid, but it's worth it for some albums.

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    Ugh. I checked both of my Ocarina of Time soundtracks (Hyrule Symphony and Remix) and they are both Everanime pirates. So is one of my Pokemon albums.
    Oh well. I bought them years ago, no sense crying over it now. At least they sound good and the packaging is actually good quality.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxlords
    Exactly. Most of the Sonmay/Everanime stuff I've gotten is used, so they don't bring any profits in to the pirates. Just avoid buying the stuff sealed from resellers on eBay and the net and you'll be fine. Basically, those of us outside of Japan can't really support out favorite game composers in any noticeable way, considering how unbelievably hard it is to get new game soundtracks when they come out. 99% of ALL my soundtracks were bought used, from friends, or on clearance somewhere. They're almost impossible to find new. I try to get originals as much as possible, but it's VERY difficult. My best recommendation is to try to avoid buying pirates if you can, but ultimately, get the music and enjoy it, and that's as much of a tribute to the composers as any of us can REALLY make.
    These retailers sell legit products:

    www.cocoebiz.com
    www.otaku.com
    www.gamemusic.com(they still have a handful of taiwanese boots, but mostly are legit business now)
    www.cdjapan.co.jp
    www.amazon.co.jp
    http://jungle-scs.co.jp/en

    you can get legit ones on ebay but only if the seller is saying "this is not a bootleg, this is authentic"

    and yahoo japan sells only genuine cds, although there are a few fan subs out there(some of them are actually quite good) but they are pretty easy to spot(doujin)

    I dont know how vendors like cartoon passion(they are in my town of los angeles) can get away with selling bootlegs over the counter. It would be the same as spending counterfeit money for something, those bootlegs arent worth 10 cents much less 10 dollars.
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    Grr. Recently I wanted to pick up the Biohazard OSTs...I could see the ones on eBay were all Sonmay pirates. Damn them. Just gotta keep looking till one shows up that's expensive

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    Ugh...I passed up 3 variant Biohazard soundtracks back in the day when EB was stocking import soundtracks. All legit too and $5 each. *sniff* I didn't know!
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    Hey, I have a factory sealed copy of the soundtrack for Kyukyoku Tiger II, published by Pony Canyon Inc., Japan. It appears to be 100% original and legit. Any ideas what it's worth? Anybody wanna make me an offer for it?
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    i recieved the gitaroo-man soundtrack last week through ebay.

    it was a bootleg and the label was mica/miya if you want to add it to the list.

    great post by the way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by butchass
    i recieved the gitaroo-man soundtrack last week through ebay.

    it was a bootleg and the label was mica/miya if you want to add it to the list.

    great post by the way!
    http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KECH-1190

    there is where you can get an authentic gitaroo man soundtrack, they are still in production, so it would be a good idea to get it now before it goes out of print.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B
    I'd strongly recommend downloading some songs and burning your own disc over buying a bootleg. Sure, it's still illegal and hurts the business of the real companies, but it's the lesser of two evils. ... :/
    just curious, but if you download and burn an out of print cd, then how are you hurting the industry? It isnt like the cd is still being printed and sold anywhere legally, so how are the original composers losing any money at all?
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    Here's a list of bootleg sellers on ebay to watch out for too:
    http://www.chudahs-corner.com/refere...otleggers.html
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    I think I found another bootleg brand not mentioned, it's SM Records. I have some Virtua Fighter cd's from them, but there is no sign of copyright and the cd's we're released by an other company in Japan.

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