Ayiekie Wrote:Morganni Wrote:Assuming that they make enough from the ads to cover their hosting costs. I have my doubts.How much money they make off of illegally sharing manga is not really the issue in how morally bankrupt it is.
-Morgan.
To ignore certain things for a moment, I'd say it makes plenty difference if they are in fact *not* making money.
But I'd argue that the long-term benefit to society of illegal sharing (as long as certain strictures are observed) far outweighs the costs. Which would make it... not morally bankrupt anyway.
(And from a practical standpoint, as someone who works in retail, I feel my store is less hurt by a hundred people downloading something we sell than by one person shoving a copy in their pants.)
-Morgan.