how do u guys feel about chapters getting taken off by scanlator group when the manga get licensed?

[gooberthefish]

like seriously i need to know this

 

[solstice258]

I hate it, especially when the licensors don't even release the manga to completion.

They sometimes contact the scanlators to take the chapters down, and well, since scanlation isn't the most legal thing, I can't argue with it.

 

[Manko-sensei]

Freedom is a scary thing to practice. I feel like nyaa is more necessary than ever.

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

It's good, it help the licensed manga to sell. And if i can't pay for the manga or don't want, i just have to wait until the licence run off to see the licensed scans pop off somewhere. That's how i've read the english version of Hokuto No Ken here before buying the French paper tomes, same for some lezhin stuff. It's a good compromise between reader and published's interests.

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

I dont like it.

 

[Angry_Panda]

I'm not a fan of 'erasing' a bunch of work on the part of a scanlation group when a title gets licensed, but given scanlation is by legal definition copyright infringement, I understand why it happens - having a summons for a court appearance show up at your door doesn't sound like fun. Depending on the who the original publisher of a work is, being proactive about this isn't a bad idea on the part of the scanlation group.

 

[Edo4169]

Why not, and I can find the official translation on other site

 

[RogueKitsune]

It's annoying but it's their choice.

I will add that I am way more likely to purchase officials of series that I can pirate than ones I cannot.

 

[Trobilobada]

Nonsensical. It's a mix of virtue signaling and fear of getting sued. Removing "pirate" content has never helped to increase sales and publishers don't sue individual scannies, they at worst send a scary cease and desist letter.

 

[Trodsen]

honestly, I feel like stopping the translation when a license comes out is completely understandable(aka not wanting to have any legal issues) but removing stuff that's already done and released prior to the licensing is a bit weird imo. That said, it's a scanlator's choice to do whatever with their stuff.

 

[sterven]

a tale as old as time honestly i just stopped caring when they do that after all its not like i pay for it so why kick up a fuss

 

[Greenfrost]

Two thoughts here. F digital distribution, and F (some) localizers.

Um, F them in the butt, or something. I don't know.

 

[gooberthefish]

tbh sum ppl here hate them but uh the translation quality in vietnam is trash and cringe as shit and also 300k VND for a random ass book is insane so uh i agree with the ppl who hate them