Mangadex gets hit by DMCA - more than 25% of chapters gone | staff FAQ update

[RARKNAZ]

To be fair, I'm not angry, just sad, and I know reading manga for free it's "bad" but PLEASE! for the love of manga god, at least let us know which chapter we were reading!!!

 

[HaikenEdge]

Reason Mangadex is hit more aggressively is because they became too big and popular

The reason Mangadex is hit more aggressively is because they want to go legit despite basically offering an illegal service. What MD should do is is as you say: move servers to a country that ignores DMCA and/or copyright laws, like Malaysia. They won't do that though, because that puts them in a hardened stance against publishers, which they've worked by giving publishers "Official Publisher" tags and allowing them to violate the sites own rules of linking out of MD with the excuse of "They're official publishers", even though most readers don't want to go use the sites of official publishers because they were reading on MD in the first place.

 

[Archimedes5000]

The reason Mangadex is hit more aggressively is because they want to go legit despite basically offering an illegal service. What MD should do is is as you say: move servers to a country that ignores DMCA and/or copyright laws, like Malaysia. They won't do that though, because that puts them in a hardened stance against publishers, which they've worked by giving publishers "Official Publisher" tags and allowing them to violate the sites own rules of linking out of MD with the excuse of "They're official publishers", even though most readers don't want to go use the sites of official publishers because they were reading on MD in the first place.

The Crunchyroll gambit
...now that I think of it, maybe we should make sure MangaDex goes down as soon as possible...

 

[T-sama]

The reason Mangadex is hit more aggressively is because they want to go legit despite basically offering an illegal service. What MD should do is is as you say: move servers to a country that ignores DMCA and/or copyright laws, like Malaysia. They won't do that though, because that puts them in a hardened stance against publishers, which they've worked by giving publishers "Official Publisher" tags and allowing them to violate the sites own rules of linking out of MD with the excuse of "They're official publishers", even though most readers don't want to go use the sites of official publishers because they were reading on MD in the first place.

You make some good points, though I do think at this point they couldn't move servers even if they wanted, as you said they decided to go legit, that means somebody name is on everything, so even if server changes place someone can still get in legal trouble.

The Crunchyroll gambit
...now that I think of it, maybe we should make sure MangaDex goes down as soon as possible...

Mangadex will never become the next Crunchyroll or Fakku, I honestly just don't see it happening.

Which now makes me hope NamiComi doesn't go down with Mangadex cause then the original creators uploading there will get fucked.

 

[Archimedes5000]

You make some good points, though I do think at this point they couldn't move servers even if they wanted, as you said they decided to go legit, that means somebody name is on everything, so even if server changes place someone can still get in legal trouble.

Mangadex will never become the next Crunchyroll or Fakku, I honestly just don't see it happening.

Which now makes me hope NamiComi doesn't go down with Mangadex cause then the original creators uploading there will get fucked.

I mean the situation is very similar to Crunchyroll, I'm not sure how I didn't notice before - after being "bought" the site attempts to secure legal licenses while continuing to serve unlicensed content, which brings unwanted attention and causes them to be forced to take down all illegal content.

In 2008, Crunchyroll secured a capital investment of $4.05 million from the venture capital firm Venrock. The investment drew criticism from anime distributors and licensors Bandai Entertainment and Funimation as the site continued to allow users to upload unlicensed copies of copyrighted titles.

Crunchyroll eventually began securing legal distribution agreements with companies, including Gonzo, for a growing list of titles. On January 8, 2009, after announcing a deal with TV Tokyo to host episodes of Naruto Shippuden, Crunchyroll stated that it was committed to removing all copyright-infringing material from its site and to only hosting content to which it had legitimate distribution rights.

 

[Manko-sensei]

The actual rebranding of MangaDex is becoming an AI bot training site as the hordes of advertising bots have proven the last months, you could catch a dozen of them on a single afternoon. That's why they need a large fed-kun army, so there's unlimited material to use and even in a future with no manga this website can become an investment scheme for the finest bot shitposters in all the net.

 

[BakedBanana]

The actual rebranding of MangaDex is becoming an AI bot training site as the hordes of advertising bots have proven the last months, you could catch a dozen of them on a single afternoon. That's why they need a large fed-kun army, so there's unlimited material to use and even in a future with no manga this website can become an investment scheme for the finest bot shitposters in all the net.

I knew that April Fools ad was onto something!!

 

[Manko-sensei]

I knew that April Fools ad was onto something!!

In fact, this is what they meant for "making a better place for user creators", pretty shameful!:

 

[Robinisback]

In fact, this is what they meant for "making a better place for user creators", pretty shameful!:
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I kept clicking on the "click here to read" but it didn't take me anywhere, the site is finally dying, guys.

 

[kn4ll]

Publishers forcing groups out of Mangadex so they'll upload on other piracy sites with pirated official releases.

Is this what you wanted?
Is this what you had in mind?
Is this what you wanted?
'Cause this is what you're getting.
I hope, I hope, I hope you choke!

 

[midknight83]

I stopped counting after I reached 40 things I was following having no chapters. If I can’t read what I want here, I’ll have to read it somewhere else.

MD: It doesn’t matter how slick and fancy your site is if I can’t trust it to not rip the pages out of my hands in the middle of a story.

Publishers: If you folks want your work seen, it needs to be available. You want to hide it away in a locked vault when you have no intention of making it available out here in the rest of the world officially, free OR paid, then why even create it in the first place? Art longs to be seen. Stories must be told in order to exist. Hoarding them and preventing anyone from getting access is counter to the whole point.

To the DMCA source specifically: MD and other fanlation sites give you a way to move forward on collecting revenue from a broader worldwide audience, and you instead spit on the offered opportunities and tear up the content. This does not endear you to the people; no, it makes us more willing to turn our backs on you and delve deeper into the dark web to get what we want without giving you a single damn penny. And the artists you take advantage of in order to build your false empire? I pity the fools stuck in a contract with a shortsighted and protectionist trash outfit like you, that grinds opportunities to grow under your foot into the mud rather than seizing them.