Perhaps I'm confused. I don't follow the anime/manga licensing scene, nor do I seek out scanlations and fansubs. Don't get me wrong, I like anime and manga -- a lot.
I'd been given to understand that one of, if not the, biggest reasons why these companies are failing is because there *are* scanlations and fansubs. Granted, they're supposedly often of better quality (I don't doubt that), but that doesn't change the fact that one is free and the other is not, and given the choice, almost everyone will go for the free.
Which means the company can't stay in business. Simple math.
I'm not sure how you see it as a good thing, assuming I'm correct in my understanding. I don't see how the "good stuff" will ever make it when the creator's experience with it is that nobody buys it.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
I'd been given to understand that one of, if not the, biggest reasons why these companies are failing is because there *are* scanlations and fansubs. Granted, they're supposedly often of better quality (I don't doubt that), but that doesn't change the fact that one is free and the other is not, and given the choice, almost everyone will go for the free.
Which means the company can't stay in business. Simple math.
I'm not sure how you see it as a good thing, assuming I'm correct in my understanding. I don't see how the "good stuff" will ever make it when the creator's experience with it is that nobody buys it.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs