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07-23-2009, 07:30 AM
But that's how most people get exposure to those series. They see it downloaded, otherwise, they probably wouldn't even know of their existence, 'cept for the mainstream stuff aimed at teenage boys (imo) that's shown on TV, like the Naruto and Bleach and whatever else they show on junk like Cartoon Network now.
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2. I know nothing really about business or markets beyond supply and demand. If there's a market that a company knows about and it's big enough to justify the price of shipping (and maybe getting rights) there, then it will inevitably start appearing there. So for this reason I imagine just by buying any manga in your area you can encourage it. Obviously it'd be better to buy manga from the publisher you want. What I take away from this discussion is, although it's been very positive that many people have said they will now curtail their downloading, people clearly do what they want and justify it after the fact. We all do this of course, but when it is actually causing people to suffer somewhere, we should question how 'necessary' our hobby is, and whether it may be more important to care about even the risk of someone else's livelihood, even if they're not right in front of us. |
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07-23-2009, 08:10 AM
I totally understand your problem, SS, and you're clearly thinking it through. But your argument comes down to: i want it, it's hard to get therefore...
and this would be a doable justification if we were talking about a different industry. However the whole point of this thread (I presume this was MMM's focus) was that the manga industry is sensitive to illegal downloads. Your greed doesn't beat their need (so to speak, no offense meant). It's your hobby, but their livelihood. That's what it comes down to. |
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