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Is downloading Naruto, Bleach illegal?

April 26, 2017anime bleach downloading illegal Naruto

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Is downloading Naruto, Bleach illegal?

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Sally Cathy Posted

You can now watch Naruto live streamed (actually, as of January 2009) on www.cruncyroll.com. Downloading is not something you can be arrested for, but you could potentially be sued for (ie: Pirate Bay lawsuit)

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Generally speaking, yes. Downloading fansubs, regardless of their license status is illegal in United States and various other countries. United States Code Title 17 does not allow distribution of copyrighted work by anyone except the copyright owner, and while others may claim that subtitling and distributing anime for entertainment purposes fits under the “fair use” exception, it most certainly does not.