Summary
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Mangadex faced a massive warning to stop distribution, which affected over 700 series, which may have caused future shutdown.
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Various companies have issued a coordinated DMCA announcement in the fight against piracy, including licensed and unlicensed material.
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Despite legal debates, Mangadex still works, but may face the consequences of DMCA mass actions.
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Case of Mangadex and Online Piracy
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What happens from now on?
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MangadexOne of the largest aggregators of illegal mango content has recently suffered a big blow after more than 700 series have been removed from the website. In recent years, many Japanese publishers and manufacturing companies have tried to take action for an illegal division of mango and anime. For example, Shueisha has taken many steps to stop the piracy and leaks of her popular manga magazine, Hustle (One piece, Jujutsu kaisen).
The shared goal of stopping piracy has led many companies to join the forces to turn off the main websites – in Japan, this effort is related to CODA. However, the piracy is not easy to solve simply by turning off the website. Many associations cooperate with governments to bring people involved in the piracy to court.
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Case of Mangadex and Online Piracy
Over the past few hours, Mangadex received a huge number of digital millennium law (DMCA) Tamedown.. As a result, the site has removed chapters from many series. The news claims that Over 700 series have been influenced so farBut the actual number can be higher and can still grow in the coming hours. Fans even organized a list of all affected series on platforms such as Reddit.
The announcement came from various companies, which seemed to be a coordinated effort. According to publicly available data, KAKAO, NAVER, SQUARE ENIX, KODANSHA, MUBUNSHA and many others – apparently, obviously, COMESO, a company that offers anti-pirate services acting on behalf of several of these companiesAlthough not all notifications were issued by ComeSo. These notifications were only focused on Mangadex; However, it is probably the largest affected site. Removed names include Medical diaries, gachiacuta, fateAnd many others.
Obviously, both licensed and unlicensed names have been removed from the platform – while scanning of non -cultivated content is still technically illegal, fans tend to consider it a minor problem, because they would not otherwise have access to the range. According to the moderator, this is the first time that something has happened on the web. Many fans were surprised because Mangadex is known in the community for its “without profit” approach: the platform is without ads and is reportedly not financed by content aggregation.
This platform has even recently announced a new policy for solving scanning groups that “too benefited”. From a legal point of view, however, the unlicensed division is still illegal, although it is hosted on a platform without ads. It is questionable whether Mangadex, as an aggregator, would have any legal liability for the content published on its platform, but in any case it must comply with the DMCA notification.
What happens from now on?
The coordinated submission of a large number of DMCA announcements is likely to cause mangadex and scanning groups to fear similar events in the future. This could eventually lead to turning off the mangadex. Just as Magadex was created after the closure of the battle, Scanlators is likely to find a new platform.
Mangadex still works despite the huge number of DMCA notifications.
Source: Anime Corner
Hustle
Shonen Jump is the largest mango magazine and the home of the main hits such as Dragon Ball, one piece, Jujutsu Kaisen and my heroic academic community. The magazine, which was launched in 1968, has been published every week since then.
