This has been long enough. There are a LOT, and I mean a LOT, of ‘ethics’ debate that have been raging for a long time between anime fans, and this debate will continue on and on for a long, long time.

Is it ethical for us anime fans to download anime free, such as fansubs, on the internet?

Obviously, it is deemed as non-ethical because what the “free downloaders” are doing is basically using the pirated products of the author’s and workers’ work. They are denying the authors and the people who made the royalties that they deserve.