Ah, that's the problem, isn't it? I am a regular Dr. Grip user, but I agree with the ink problem. What I do is I refill it with ink from a Zebra Sarasa (http://www.zebrapen.com/gel-sarasa.html) which not only fits perfectly, but is probably the smoothest ink I've ever used. But that's only for the Dr. Grip gel pens. The regular Dr. Grips are just loaded with awful ink that clumps up and leaves strands behind (I used to have notes where every page had a superfine strand of ink at some point on the page, attached to a small ink clump at one end---terrible...)

I for one don't think you can hold fansubs responsible for "killing the industry." Even if you download fansubs for free, you don't even have the option of legally purchasing your favourite anime until it does in fact get exported. The money that production companies aren't making from fansubs doesn't constitute much loss of potential profit, because it's not a market that can buy the anime anyway - so it's not money that could be made to begin with.

Like Scott in the article, I'd like to think that I would buy series like Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien if they ever get released here - but the chances of that happening are slim to none as the series hasn't even been licensed and likely never will be. Plus, seeing as how I don't speak fluent Japanese, buying Region 2 DVD's and an all-region DVD player isn't much of an option for me. (I'm pretty sure I can do that in Candada - but isn't that illegal in the US?)

The last lockdown on Concordia seems to have succeeded. The copy place no longer sells last time I checked, and neither do the backup places I knew. However, though things are looking down, a lot of these places have phone numbers you can call behind the counter of people who sell books, if you ask properly.

Good luck with your pirating.