Nate (post: 1411429) wrote:It won't affect sales. It's a lose-lose situation for everyone.
If sales go up, they say "Ah ha! See, scanlation DID hurt our sales!" This is the scenario that won't happen, because scanlations are not hurting sales.
If sales go down or stay the same, they say "BAAAAAAAAWWWWWW! There's still torrenting and underground scan sites that are hurting our profits!"
Like I said, lose-lose. There is no good side to this. Fans get screwed either way.
Yamamaya (post: 1411432) wrote:
The proper response IMHO is to improve your own product's quality or make it easier to acquire.
It is a lose lose really.
Nate (post: 1411435) wrote:To be honest I'm fine with them taking down scanlators and uploaders...MOSTLY. I mean there is a series I read that will never be released in America so scans are the only way for me to read it. So if they crack down on that, I'll be really upset.
However, the fact is they're not going after scanners and uploaders. They're going to go after the people viewing it, which isn't right at all. :\
blkmage (post: 1411441) wrote:What, how are they going after the people viewing it? This isn't an RIAA situation.
They aren't going after scanlators, presumably because it's not cost effective and it does serve a function for the community.
Instead, they are going after the largest source of people most likely not to buy anything anyway and people who are making money off of their properties.
LadyRushia (post: 1411437) wrote:There could easily be a legal manga hosting site. The same people translating scans illegally would probably translate for a site like that, so fans would be able to keep up with Japan without piracy being an issue.
blkmage wrote:It's a fairly simple concept and is actually a lot lighter on costs than a video streaming site like Crunchyroll. The big barrier is the Japanese corporate/publisher mistrust of the Internet. You can see that in the beginnings of Crunchyroll too. The only reason Crunchyroll gained the momentum it needed was because Studio Gonzo was in dire straits financially and was desperate for anything that might give them a boost, so they put all their shows on Crunchyroll. Until you see large publishers jumping on board, a legal manga will likely only serve extremely niche titles.
Cloud500 (post: 1411456) wrote:
I know the economy isn't great, but that doesn't make it okay to steal things.
Yamamaya (post: 1411457) wrote:Scanlations are copy right violations hence they fall under civil law. It's not considered criminal law.
If some kid stole several books from a book store that would be considered stealing.
However let's say that same kid bought a bike and then made 15 copies of the bike and lent them to his friends. That would be copy right violation but not the same as stealing the bike from the store.
/definition rant over
blkmage (post: 1411466) wrote:In defense of Yen Press, they did change their cover scheme for Spice and Wolf volume 2 and onward. And the translation is far better than the one that was at Baka-Tsuki. So at the very least, they are open and responsive to change, even when they don't need to be, and for that, I was quite willing to buy it even with the awful cover (although I did get one with the animu-looking dust cover by surprise). So yeah, I really like Yen Press, even if they made a mistake.
blkmage (post: 1411466) wrote:Other than paranoia towards new technologies, the other thing that Japanese companies like to do with digital distribution is ridiculous pricing schemes (LOL XAM'D).
mechana2015 (post: 1411480) wrote:I honestly wonder if this is a sort of advanced strike before they start handling manga through their own sites (and maybe Squenix jumped the gun a bit).
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