Comments on: Manganovel and Toshiba pact for scanlations http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/03/manganovel-and-toshiba-pact-for-scanlations/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Rivkah http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/03/manganovel-and-toshiba-pact-for-scanlations/#comment-446591 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:33:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/03/manganovel-and-toshiba-pact-for-scanlations/#comment-446591 This is an incredible idea; I can already think of a slew of manga I've wanted to read that'd never in a billion years be translated and distributed over here, and the fact that this actually buys the manga and puts money back into the hands of the people who made it--instead of illegally downloading it for free--is what makes me want to use it more; I've always been wary of scanlations because of the break of copyright, but this is something I'd use in a heartbeat. I'm curious to see where this goes and how (and if) this'll effect the current licensing industry in the US. This is an incredible idea; I can already think of a slew of manga I’ve wanted to read that’d never in a billion years be translated and distributed over here, and the fact that this actually buys the manga and puts money back into the hands of the people who made it–instead of illegally downloading it for free–is what makes me want to use it more; I’ve always been wary of scanlations because of the break of copyright, but this is something I’d use in a heartbeat.

I’m curious to see where this goes and how (and if) this’ll effect the current licensing industry in the US.

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