Talk:Re: Chapter 87/@comment-26074716-20160730164904/@comment-10733658-20160730183609

^ You're misunderstanding what I meant, Dayne. I wasn't suggesting that Ishida or anyone involved with the project is involved in the leaking.

If you will recall, Imperial Scans' provider was among several people arrested for Piracy over the leaks. It is a crime that carries a 10 year sentence in Japan, and something publishing companies are very hard on.

Ishida knows that there are leaks, and hasn't openly spoken out against them like other creators have. But his publishing company absolutely will go after anyone caught being involved in the illegal distribution of the series.

What little we know about the process of the Scanlation community is that people involved in distributing to individual stores either take or sell some of the preview copies sent to stores prior to the official release. These are scanned and distributed to scanlator groups, and from there end up on the internet for fans to read.

But again, it is illegal and Japan gives out harsh sentences for those caught. Copyright is no joke over there, which is one reason artists that do fanart are so cautious.

As I said, it's best whenever possible to support an official release. Whether it's through picking up the volumes when released in your locality, or subscribing to an official service....if you can financially manage it, it's a good thing. Because it supports the creator's work and helps show publishers that there is a market. (This is kind of how fan groups are handled in many countries. The local publishing companies use them as a gauge for interest, and many groups will cease releasing if there is an official option.)