Yeah well, I think you've got the idea of theft mixed up here, though - like how scanlators are profiting from this 'stealing', other than maybe getting some appreciation from fans who get to read the stuff that they wouldn't be able to do so otherwise - and most of the scanlated stuff being not licensed or nor ever likely to be, it's not like these scans are eating into the author's future income. It's different from what these Mangafox and pirate are doing, is it? They are doing it blatantly for money, and them releasing inferior but speedier versions of popular, established projects that are already being released regularly by other groups just shows that they are glory hunting & out to make quick buck with cheap but fast releases, with obvious disregard for quality. One is doing it to share things with other fans in return for some words of gratitude or little donation at best, while the other is unscrupulous about taking other people's hard work and/or releasing speedy translations just to earn some more hits (not to mention that they're actually deriving big, unathorised income from all this, unlike scanlators).
You ought to distinguish the two - if not for these scanlators, you'd just be stuck with a bunch of aggregator sites releasing a small number of inaccurately translated and poorly edited manga - but beggars can't be choosers, eh?
Sorry if my first post seemed a bit sharp to you, but it always frustrates me to see a comment like yours - "they are all stealing, so what's the difference?" - when there are clearly differences, especially in the amount of effort put in and the intention.
Edited by Passerby, 27 July 2012 - 12:47 AM.
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