Thus spake David Shadoff (xxxxxx@interlog.com):
> I've also seen some older stuff re-released on Taiwanese labels like SM. I
> usually prefer the original Japanese release, but if it's all you can
> get.... I recently got a Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 2-CD set (one from anime,
> one from PC Engine game) in this format on the SM label.
The one big problem with the SM label is that the CD releases are not
authorized. That is, they tend to republish music without an official
license to do so. Many are not aware of SM's questionable legal status.
SM CDs are, in general, banned from sale at such events as major anime
conventions due to this issue.
Personally, I strongly recommend against buying SM label CDs because of
this. I can understand how some may feel that buying an illegal CD in
the absence of new, legitimate CDs is acceptable. However, I feel the
same way about this that I do about copying PC Engine/Turbo games:
don't do it, or if you do it, don't tell me about it. And /certainly/
don't try to make money by selling me an illegal copy!
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