Forum - View topicNEWS: Tokyopop's Manga Pilot Pact Signs Away Legal Rights
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Hon'ya-chan Posts: 905 |
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When the operation is run by some mid-life crisis DJ wannabe chasing some Crack Whore's skirt, you know it hits the fan. What surprises me even more is that TOKYOPOP hasn't gone under a good year or so ago. Aside from the OEL debacle and their QC issues, such stuff like that would've killed companies months ago. |
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Fiction Alchemist Posts: 416 Location: Florida, USA, North America, Earth, Milky Way, Universe Twelve |
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| I'm generally anti self-publishing, but Tokyopop is the kind of garbage in the publishing industry that could make someone turn to self-publishing in a second. Tokyopop's contract sounds like something you'd expect to find in China.
Image Comics, on the other hand, sounds very good. I've always wanted to try my hand at comics, but never have because I'm crap at drawing, despite the vivid images in my head (I only do novels as a result). |
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DPX Posts: 100 |
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| Tokyopop sucking, how is this news again... | |||
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| Hon'ya-chan Posts: 905 |
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They figured out a new way of shooting themselves in the foot....again. |
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kirbyboy102 Posts: 156 |
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| Hmm... And this is why I don't try to enter RSOM. I agree, at least go with a company that gives you moral rights. I mean, if you don't even get CREDITED, why do it? | |||
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ikillchicken Subscriber Posts: 2509 Location: Vancouver - Go Canucks Go! |
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$$$ I completely agree that you shouldn't give up your moral rights but there are certainly other reasons to pursue a career as a manga artist. It beats many of the other crap jobs out there. There is also something to be said for just getting your work out there for people to enjoy. |
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The Xenos Posts: 1102 Location: Boston |
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Of course that one word is the issue here. Your work is now owned and controlled by TokyoPop and they can do whatever they want to it like the good trained whore your work has become. That's a good OEL manga. Now just lie back, close your eyes, and think of Japan. |
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| ikillchickenSubscriber Posts: 2509 Location: Vancouver - Go Canucks Go! |
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| Hey, I'm just saying that there is more reason to work as a manga artist that just credit.
I'm not defending Tokyopop. After all with this contract in addition to potentially getting no credit, you receive very little money and as you said your work may be changed beyond recognition. That kinda makes it 0 for 3. |
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| Aaron White Old Regular Posts: 1365 Location: Birmingham, Alabama |
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| http://comics212.net/ An interesting look at the situation... |
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| Aaron White Old Regular Posts: 1365 Location: Birmingham, Alabama |
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ikillchicken wrote
But $20 a page is a shockingly low amount. |
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| ikillchickenSubscriber Posts: 2509 Location: Vancouver - Go Canucks Go! |
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| Aaron White:
Enough with your little vendetta already. Almost nobody is defending Tokyopop here so you can probably tone it down a bit.
Stop beating a dead horse already. |
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| linlin68 Posts: 2 |
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yeah your right ..!!If I publish I should get the same moral rights!!they same for everyone! You want to know what if your looking for a good company to publish your manga choose this down here!! 1:Del Rey Manga 2:shojo beat Manga 3:Yen plus 4  r at less viz media..there really good company's!!
5:cmx 6 r this one .Broccoli Books there actually looking for mangaka's ..  hope this helped!! But I really recommend Del Rey Manga! |
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