A manga window of Himura Kenshin from the series Rurouni Kenshin.The War on Scanlations
If you are a diehard fan of anime and manga, you probably know that publishers are waging war against online scanlations. What are these things I speak of? scanlations are scans of manga pages which are taken and edited, often translated, for online distribution. I have never actually heard a manga-ka's stance on the issue, but we have clearly heard a voice from publishers: the war is on.
With folks heading online to view manga instead of purchasing it, publishers have claimed that they have seen large losses in revenue. They feel that scanlations are illegal and it is amount to piracy. There are a few things that need to be analyzed: one, the effect of piracy, and two, whether distribution without the intent of profit is justifiable. Would prompt releases and promises to deliver for fans hinder online manga viewing? Or are people really just lazy or don't want to pay?
Whether you feel pirated manga is right or wrong, recently "One Manga" was shut down by publishers of paper manga. Right or wrong, I agree with one statement: you will only drive privacy underground.
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