3rd July 2005, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth
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Um... these ARE bootlegs.
The bootleggers tried to cover their tracks by copying the real artwork so the avex logo & stock number are still there in many cases, but look at the distribution companies. Only What's Music distributes avex releases in Taiwan, and Avex Asia distributes them in Hong Kong.
Avex never adds that much extra chinese writing to their CDS, her name in chinese is only ever on the obi, not the cover. And they'd never change how the cd itself looked to nearly the degree these bootleggers have changed Duty and LOVEppears. Those discs are harder to reproduce cuz they're shiny, while the I am... and No way to say discs were matte finish to begin with... a scanner can pick up detail on those more easily.
The circle-shaped sticker is the only 100% definite giveaway besides the distribution companies. And the SCD stock number on No way to say. Avex NEVER has an "SCD "stock number, all their stock numbers start with AV.
I'm sorry, these AREN'T licensed by avex. 
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