Scanslations
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 9:58 am
hey guys! What are your views on manga scanslations? Are they legal? Is downloading them wrong and un-Christian? 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 9:58 am
It's no worse than a fansub, I guess.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:19 am
Well, my view is this on both of them: I'll buy fansubs or download scanslations of a series that is not available yet in the US. When it does become available, I'll buy the real thing. For instance, I have some Zelda Doujinshi* that is absolutely gorgeous, but it's never been officially translated (and never will be) into English. In this case, I downloaded the scanslations.
But if the series is available to buy, I don't like the idea of downloading scans of it. Maybe you want to find out what the series is like before buying it ... um, I'd check the library first, or read half of it in the bookstore (I'm convinced that Borders put the chair in the manga section just for me
) before using a scanslation site.
If unreleased scanslations gets you hooked on a good series, that's great. But I hope it get's you hooked enough to buy the real deal when it becomes available.
*Doujinshi is almost always associated with hentai. Just clearing up that "doujinshi" means a manga written, drawn, and published by fans. I do not have hentai Zelda scanslations, I have a perfectly clean Zelda manga made by fans. It's really good too! Here's a sample of the art:
But if the series is available to buy, I don't like the idea of downloading scans of it. Maybe you want to find out what the series is like before buying it ... um, I'd check the library first, or read half of it in the bookstore (I'm convinced that Borders put the chair in the manga section just for me
) before using a scanslation site.
If unreleased scanslations gets you hooked on a good series, that's great. But I hope it get's you hooked enough to buy the real deal when it becomes available.
*Doujinshi is almost always associated with hentai. Just clearing up that "doujinshi" means a manga written, drawn, and published by fans. I do not have hentai Zelda scanslations, I have a perfectly clean Zelda manga made by fans. It's really good too! Here's a sample of the art:
PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:42 am
doujinshi is normally free on net via fans unless marked for sale at place like mandarak.co.jp fans also sell them and stuff. I see nothing wrong as long as its unlicensed in usa i will dl and stuff. if its licensed I get from library,borrow or buy
PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:17 am
Well, technically,
I dont thinks so...but thats just my view
PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 4:39 am
Technically they aren't illegal to download, seeing as the author hasn't licenced there manga with any kind of company yet and only being sold in Japan the artists work isn't protected by international copyright law but japanese copyright law.
Most Scanlation groups stop scanning IF a manga has become licenced, or if they have scaned the whole series and then it becomes licenced they take it down from their site. The only problem is that some FSERVES on IRC channels dont! and they keep leaching manga to warez kiddiez.
Eden
Most Scanlation groups stop scanning IF a manga has become licenced, or if they have scaned the whole series and then it becomes licenced they take it down from their site. The only problem is that some FSERVES on IRC channels dont! and they keep leaching manga to warez kiddiez.
Eden