Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore

Up to date, the AVPAS is known to have created a website which features the Odex Clarification Article on their homepage, has images of bootlegged anime and Japanese video CDs and contains a list of authorised titles. According to the "Odex Clarification Article" on the AVPAS website, the AVPAS has also been said to have authorised Odex to carry out demands of money from anime downloaders. ==Controversy==

The title "AVPAS" may mislead people into believing that AVPAS is a government organization or an organization registered with the Registry of Societies (ROS). The AVPAS is also not a commercial entity by itself (not registered with ACRA) but is registered by NETROASIA PTE LTD, the "technical admin" for ODEX. Netizens virtually unanimously agree that they did not even know about the existence of AVPAS before the Odex Saga. The domain name for the AVPAS website was registered in April 2007, three months before Odex started the saga in July to September 2007. About its sudden prominence in mid-2007, which coincided with Odex's rise to notoriety among Netizens, there have been concerns raised regarding the legitimacy and purpose of AVPAS, especially since its main committee is dominated by the Odex directors. The AVPAS website appears to have ceased from being updated since 31 August 2007. Despite being self-dubbed the Anti Video Piracy Association of Singapore, the AVPAS does not seem to be interested in monitoring or combating the copyright violation of non-anime or non-Japanese films. == References ==