@iota-09 there is no """gray area""", that's just bs scanlators make up to feel like they aren't doing anything wrong. Most scanlation that isn't approved by the author is illegal.
I'm fine with VIZ sending take-downs for series they simulpub like OP & KNY and so on, they have their own free and up-to-date version. Gokushufudou on the other hand, isn't simulpubbed, and is even free to read in the original Japanese version that's published online. Yes, it's VIZ's right to take down the series on aggregators whenever they see fit, but that doesn't mean readers have to be fine with it when they don't provide a viable alternative to go alongside the Japanese bi-weekly release.
The analogy you made makes absolutely no sense either.
I'm fine with VIZ sending take-downs for series they simulpub like OP & KNY and so on, they have their own free and up-to-date version. Gokushufudou on the other hand, isn't simulpubbed, and is even free to read in the original Japanese version that's published online. Yes, it's VIZ's right to take down the series on aggregators whenever they see fit, but that doesn't mean readers have to be fine with it when they don't provide a viable alternative to go alongside the Japanese bi-weekly release.
The analogy you made makes absolutely no sense either.