International Manga Publisher Coalition Unites To Fight Scanlations

Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly has a crackling good article here about a united front being presented by a group of Japanese and U.S. manga publishers to combat scanlation sites -- sites that post translated versions of manga that many smart people seem to believe have had a devastating effect on overall manga sales in the US and other places.

What's interesting about the article to me is that the coalition is pressing the morality of their issue by stressing the development of scanlation culture from the flowering of certain fan impulses to a savvy and pernicious business presence that can be seen to outright compete with legitimate copy holders. Me, I always think of these things in terms of creators rights and try to avoid justifying any such move by bringing up bottom-line costs.

You might pay attention to Chris Butcher for more commentary.
 
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