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NEWS: Black Butler Author Decries Illegal Videos, Downloads

It is not "overly dramatic", it is a person defending their copyrighted work. How would you like it if you patented and copyrighted a one-of-a-kind invention that people loved, but then someone leaked the blueprints and now the invention is made without your consent, and you don't receive any royalties from the subsequent creation of you said invention.

You would be pissed and outraged and would seek legal action.

It is just that once an item goes digital and gets on the net, it can be copied and downloaded to so many people and places so many times, it is practicality impossible for any legal team to seek legal action.

The only thing the creators of manga and anime can do is plead to their fans, to stop doing these illegal activities, and find a legal method.

And the point about mangaka and anime prouduces/directors dieing from scanlations and fansubs, we don't hear about that, but we do hear mangaka having longterm leave because of stress and other health related issues, and this might just be speculation, but i bet some of the stress is from knowing that they are not going to revive the royalties that they deserve but will never receive. (finical stress is one of the worst kinds of stress.

Thing is, I wound't own 26 volumes of Negima, 26 volumes of Tsuabsa, 5 volumes of MegaTokyo, 5 volumes of Future Diary, 11 volumes of Rosario + Vampire, 7 volumes of Dance In The Vampire Bund, 5 volumes of Mai Hime, 5 volumes of Nightmare Of Nuanlly and the Azumanga Daioh Omnibus if I HADN'T downloaded and read them online.

Dude, show me the news story where mangaka dies from lack of manga selling. Its called, "find another place of employment."

You're absolutely right, but what happens when all of your favourite mangaka take your advice and go into alternative employment outside of the industry?

You guys are killing me. Fans sends her a message saying "hey, I just watched your stuff without paying for it", and she doesn't have a right to say anything about it. Sure you can into another ethics argument, but at the end of the day it's still her stuff.

Thing is, I wound't own 26 volumes of Negima, 26 volumes of Tsuabsa, 5 volumes of MegaTokyo, 5 volumes of Future Diary, 11 volumes of Rosario + Vampire, 7 volumes of Dance In The Vampire Bund, 5 volumes of Mai Hime, 5 volumes of Nightmare Of Nuanlly and the Azumanga Daioh Omnibus if I HADN'T downloaded and read them online.

Exactly. She probably does know it's going and expects it. But it's the fact that fans are writing her, telling her how awesome her manga is, but they didn't pay a dime for it. Really, how dumb and insulting can you be? Just say you like it - don't mention you got it illegally!

I don't care if people do fansubs or read scanlations, as long as they buy some things (even if it's merchandise).

First of all I do not condone piracy; I think that if you like a series enough to download it or watch it on the internet then you should be prepared to support the creator and pay for it.

However; it's all well and good to suggest all of these streaming sites but most of these sites do not air for me as I live in the UK. What exactly am I supposed to do? I know there is Crunchyroll but there is something I just despise about that site.

I was about to say "when it comes to region restriction, it is a bit more understandable as to why one would steal" until you brought up the "CR is despicable." I mean, they are streaming to the UK. Probably the only legal site consistently doing so.