Comments | quatrina: This is me coming out of the woodwork to complain like a bitch.

quatrina

This is me coming out of the woodwork to complain like a bitch.

Apr 09, 2010 15:21

Today's question: Do people who scan raw manga and distribute it really have the right to get their panties in a twist and slap watermarks all over it as though they own it or something? This seems to be a new trend, and while the purpose is supposedly to encourage people to buy manga rather than just reading it online, all it really does is make ( Read more... )

watermarks, i'm a bitch, wtf, rant

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onewaystair April 9 2010, 20:53:17 UTC

Haha, how stupid. IT'S MY SCAN, MIIIINE

I occasionally put watermarks on my pixel art because it's so easy to modify such tiny images, but my general feeling is that watermarks only piss people off MORE and if they're really pissed off they'll go in and try to remove it with PS which might have a detrimental effect on the way the piece looks, so I just put my signature in an unobtrusive place and let people look at the image as it was meant to be seen.

quatrina April 10 2010, 00:48:43 UTC

I'm also really lazy, and would feel like I would have to actually design a marginally attractive watermark, so screw that. XD It's not like watermarks mean anything to those who are truly determined anyway, I mean my header image used to look like this so I would know.

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quatrina April 9 2010, 21:46:04 UTC

THAT DOESN'T EVEN COUNT omg and even if there had been watermarks they would have done it anyway, I mean seriously, they had screenshots of websites that disabled right clicking. XD

WHY DO YOU KEEP BRINGING THAT UUUUP

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quatrina April 9 2010, 22:55:08 UTC

That sounds terrible. XD WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?

distorted_r April 10 2010, 00:57:41 UTC

I don't really understand it either, but then again, I've never taken the time to scan whole mangas before. However, I agree that even though, yes, time was taken out of their life to scan the images, that doesn't make it anymore theirs. Honestly, all they should want IMO is a thank you for doing that for a fandom. If they want more then that, then it just isn't going to happen. :/ I don't even understand all this "MAKE ICONS WITH THESE AND I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND KILL YOU PERSONALLY" 'tude. What's really the big deal as long as they get their credit for scanning it?

tsunayoshi April 10 2010, 18:54:45 UTC

LATE EVEN THOUGH I INSPIRED THIS SRY.

I really really hate the sense of entitlement that seems to come with the scanning community. Everything is MINE MINE MINE MINE. the thing about watermarking raw scans is that the scanners aren't even CREATING something. If you translate, you are creating something. If you draw fanart or doujin, you are creating something. When you scan something? You're not doing any of that. Yes it involves work, and yes I think scanners should credit, but I hardly think they have the right to ruin someone else's artwork which they are, might I remind everyone, effectively stealing anyways. If they're so concerned about making sure the actual artist gets paid then don't scan it at all (I have another huge rant on this. XD it might get ugly ( ... )

quatrina April 10 2010, 19:30:30 UTC

How dumb to you have to be to put a watermark over TEXT? I mean seriously, what do you think people use these raws for in the first place? I can barely make out kanji normally, I can't imagine what it's like when some douchebag slaps some stupid watermark over it.

Wow, that definitely makes them even more shitty. So by this theory, not only do they want the credit for the things they scan themselves, they want the credit for the things they found somewhere on the internet? Nice.