A sad day for all Death "hello, I'm shamelessly copy pasted from a 30 years old manga" Note, as VIZ Media sent a cease and desist letter to all the dudes and dudettes out there who were working their asses to get the fansubs going. This is coming right before the final episodes of the show, so for those of you who don't understand Japanese (obviously, considering that the fan groups will respect VIZ Media's demands), this is like... Miu-chan stopping a good old blow job just before you blow off.
Here you can see a copy of the said letter, which I will try to resume in a few words:
"HAI FANSUBBERS LOL! It has come to our attention that you, geeks, are illegally translating our crappy show, making it more famous than it should be. This means we lose money. And we like money. So here is a nice warning, stop bitching around, or we will perform anal rape upon you. With a spiked club. Your friendly VIZ Media bunch of people.
P.S. If Death Note will ever become more popular than The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, you'll have yourselves to blame for the idiocy of future generations."