Summary
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Mangadex met massive removal messages that affect over 700 series, which possibly got future suspension.
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Various companies issued coordinated DMCA messages to fight piracy, including licensed and unlicensed material.
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Despite legal debates, Mangadex still operates but can face repercussions from Mass DMCA measures.
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The case of mangadex and online piracy
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What happens from now on?
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MangadexOne of the largest aggregates of illegal manga content, recently got a major stroke after over 700 series was removed from the site. In recent years, many Japanese publishers and production companies have tried to defeat the illegal distribution of Manga and Anime. For example, Shueisha has taken many measures to stop piracy and leaks from its popular mangamas, Shonen Jump (A bitThe Jujutsu Kaisen).
The shared goal of stopping piracy has led to many companies joining together to turn off large websites – in Japan, the creation of Coda is related to this effort. However, piracy is not an easy issue to solve simply by turning off websites. Many associations have worked with governments to bring people involved in piracy to court.
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The case of mangadex and online piracy
In the last few hours, Mangadex has received a huge number of messages about removal of Copyright Act (DMCA). As a result, the site has removed chapters from many series. Reports claim that Over 700 series has so far been affectedBut the actual number can be higher and can still grow in the coming hours. Fans have even organized a list of all the series concerned on platforms such as Reddit.
The messages came from different companies, which meant that it seems to be a coordinated effort. According to publicly available data, the companies include cocoa, naver, Square Enix, Kodansha, Houbunsha and many others – apparently, apparently, Comeso, a company that offers services against piracy, acts on behalf of several of these companiesAlthough not all messages were issued by Comeso. These messages were not only aimed at Mangadex; But it is probably the largest site that is affected. The titles that are removed include The pharmacy diaries, gachiacuta, desertAnd many others.
Obviously, both licensed and unlicensed titles were taken from the platform – while scanning unlicensed content is still technically illegal, fans tend to see it as a minor issue because they would not have access to the series otherwise. According to a moderator, this is the first time one of this scale has happened to the site. Many fans were surprised because Mangadex is known in society for its “profit -free” strategy: The platform is advertising -free and it is not alleged to benefit from aggregating content.
The platform has even recently announced a new policy to manage scan groups that “earned exaggerated.” From a legal perspective, however, unlicensed distribution is still illegal, although it is worth on an ad -free platform. It can be debated whether Mangadex, as an aggregator, would have any legal responsibility for content published on their platform, but they must follow DMCA messages in any case.
What happens from now on?
The coordinated submission of a large number of DMCA messages will probably make the Mangadex administrators and scan groups afraid of similar measures in the future. This can eventually lead to Mangadex being turned off. But just as Mangadex was created after Batoto turned off, Scanlators will probably find a new platform.
Mangadex is still working despite the huge amount of DMCA messages.
Source: Anime Corner
Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump is Japan's largest manga magazine and home for big hits such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia. The magazine was launched in 1968 and has been published every week since then.
