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bleachnessI'm not sure what this means exactly but Raw Paradise has taken everything down. WSJ has issued an announcement regarding illegal scans (click to enlarge)
The translation is:
To all our readers
There are now many people unjustly posting copies of manga on the internet. These unjust copies are inconsistent with mangakas' feelings. They are also distorting the authors' intentions of "I want the work to be read this way". The actions of posting these unjust copies on the net, into which the mangakas have poured their hearts, are not only hurting mangakas in real life but are also against the law, even if done in a light-hearted manner. Every time we discover such "unjust copies", we talk to the mangaka and consider every possible countermeasure. But the number of inconsiderate people is great, and at present we cannot deal with all of them. We have a request for all our readers. The unjust internet copies are deeply hurting the manga culture, mangakas' rights, and even mangakas' souls. Please understand once again that all of that is against the law. Also, the mangakas and Shueisha will severely deal with any unjust copies found on the internet. We ask that our readers please continue to support us.
~Weekly Shounen Jump editorial department
This morning people were tweeting Kubo congrats on this 400th chapter when the chapter hasn't even been released in Japan. Smart, guys. Really smart.
The translation is:
To all our readers
There are now many people unjustly posting copies of manga on the internet. These unjust copies are inconsistent with mangakas' feelings. They are also distorting the authors' intentions of "I want the work to be read this way". The actions of posting these unjust copies on the net, into which the mangakas have poured their hearts, are not only hurting mangakas in real life but are also against the law, even if done in a light-hearted manner. Every time we discover such "unjust copies", we talk to the mangaka and consider every possible countermeasure. But the number of inconsiderate people is great, and at present we cannot deal with all of them. We have a request for all our readers. The unjust internet copies are deeply hurting the manga culture, mangakas' rights, and even mangakas' souls. Please understand once again that all of that is against the law. Also, the mangakas and Shueisha will severely deal with any unjust copies found on the internet. We ask that our readers please continue to support us.
~Weekly Shounen Jump editorial department
This morning people were tweeting Kubo congrats on this 400th chapter when the chapter hasn't even been released in Japan. Smart, guys. Really smart.
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Date: 2010-04-16 02:20 pm (UTC)Nice one. No wonder they say common sense isn't so common after all.
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Date: 2010-04-16 02:25 pm (UTC)I believe the worst that can happen (I pray that the worst that can happen) is that we'll lose our week early spoilers.
I can live with that. But Bleach and other manga will lose a big chunk of its overseas merchandising sales and potential buyers if it slams down on scanlations (there is no way conceivably to do that), and from what I understand, WSJ has made these sorts of statements before to no avail. You can't really stop the scanlators.
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Date: 2010-04-16 02:27 pm (UTC)But still, you should think about you're saying before opening your mouth...well in this case, before typing. XD
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Date: 2010-04-16 02:31 pm (UTC)After a week or so of panic and confusion the magazine scans begin to be released after the issues go on sale.
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Date: 2010-04-16 02:40 pm (UTC)The only way they would ever slam down on scanlations is if they were releasing it in English themselves on the internet for a price without an excessive delay (say, the months and months that it is now), and that will happen... oh, you know. After Bleach is over.
and you know when I think THAT'S happening.