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“On Readers Who Read Manga for Free” This time, I would like to talk about something a little sensitive—no, in fact, something extremely sensitive. That is the issue of readers around the world who consume pirated manga(manga piracy). There are many ways we can think about the problem of “reading manga through piracy overseas.” 1. So is reading manga piracy illegal? Surprisingly, in many cases, it is not(!). But is that really so surprising? Let’s think about what “illegal” actually means for a moment. For something to be considered illegal, it must violate the laws of the country where the person resides. (Although the reality is more complex, let’s simplify it for now.) For reading pirated foreign manga to be illegal, that country must be a member of an international copyright system based on the TRIPS Agreement. After joining such an international copyright system, the country must also revise its domestic copyright laws to align with global standards. Only then does reading pirated foreign works—such as manga and webtoons from Japan and Korea—become illegal in that country. If a country has not done so, then for its citizens, reading pirated versions of foreign manga is not “illegal.” In other words, it is not a criminal act. South Korea joined the international copyright system in 1988. Before that, copying and distributing Japanese manga without authorization was legally permissible. China joined in 2004. Japan, meanwhile, joined as early as 1899. Yes—1899. Even today, there are many countries in the world that are not part of the international copyright system. For citizens of those countries, reading pirated Japanese manga is not a crime. Let me repeat this clearly: it is not illegal. And from the perspective of a creator, this is a very painful truth. However, there is no universal obligation for every country in the world to join the international copyright system. That is a matter of national sovereignty and choice. But still, we may have a better solution. At least, I have been thinking about a possible approach to this issue. For now, I will continue developing this idea a little further. To be contined.

Hard truth… I can speak freely because I’m 65 years old and my pocketful of fucks is seriously depleted. Working as a paralegal at various studios in LA for thirty years…I had the opportunity to observe studio executives closely. They’re generally a slippery and clueless bunch who shouldn’t be allowed near anything remotely creative…but the new regime at Paramount is straight up evil. I assure you. These soulless bastards have nothing but contempt for a show about grace and redemption and the struggle against fascism. ATLA is a mystery to them. They. Do. Not. Value. The. Franchise.

@coldexecutlon @unusual_whales Is it also not alarming that one country can have that kind of control on the rest of the world?

@unusual_whales And it’s only gonna keep lowering them as long as the strait stays closed. This is unsustainable.

Trump’s Iran war drains US oil supplies to lowest level since 2004, per FT

The world spent 30 years calling Japan 'behind.' Still uses cash. Still uses fax. Still has tiny shops run by one old couple. Then the world got 'ahead' — and ended up lonely, rushed, and scrolling at 2 AM. Now the same people are flying to Japan just to feel something they can't name. A meal made by hand. A street that's quiet. A stranger who's kind for no reason. Turns out Japan wasn't behind. It just refused to trade away the things that actually make a life.

They will literally ban this in the United States because some dental corporation cries to the government that it will lose money.

I don’t think you are understanding when Europeans say America has no diverse culture they are implying Native Americans don’t count as Americans. We still exist, there’s 564 tribes in America all with our own unique culture & our own imprint on those states big cities.

@navajofelon @SaycheeseDGTL It's disgusting to see people comment things like "they should stay within the means of their income". Like bro, how is having lunch supposed to bankrupt you?

@SaycheeseDGTL This same billionaire is Asking govt of Utah to give him billions of dollars for his AI data center. If tax payers didn’t have to fund his businesses they w could afford $28 dollars on lunch

Kevin O’Leary says Gen Z needs to stop spending $28 on lunch when they only make $70,000 “that is why they stay poor.”

@1UnAverageJoe @ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales So now you're just trying to justify the bad practices of big companies

@green_layer @ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales Depends on where you live/work. A lot of people DoorDash or use Uber Eats which makes it really easy to get a $28 lunch with fees and tip. The country would be healthier and save money if people knew how to cook/food prep.

Kevin O’Leary has said Gen Z stays poor because they spend $28 on lunch when they only make $70,000, per Parade Magazine.

@1UnAverageJoe @ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales How does a lunch get to be 28 dollars? At the end of the day, who benefits from that? The problem isn't the salary, it's the prices. People should learn to save money, but having to cut out on sandwiches?

@green_layer @ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales No. Average americna salary is actually a little less than that but it essentially means the average americna shouldn’t be spending over 10% of their salary on lunch.

These people are so far detached from reality it's insane

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@thollandrchives @empiremagazine This is what we wanted to see Tom Holland do as Peter. It's obvious he's a really good actor, but the writing for Spiderman has been not do generous for Tom

Tom Holland tells @empiremagazine that he didn’t want to be one more person to abandon Peter Parker in his sad state and that part of what drew him back to the role was the chance of having more creative control. “This is the first time in my tenure as Spider-Man that I was kind of welcomed into the writers’ room.”

@1UnAverageJoe @ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales What the fuck does that even mean? An average American can't have an average lunch?

@ItsPRaNiTX @unusual_whales He's using an example to simply say live within your means and realize not all salaries can afford certain things. Spending $28 a day on lunch for a 5 day work week is over $500 a month so yeah, it is the lunch versus rent only increasing $800 for the year.

"Workers are now taking home the smallest percent of America's economic output since records began in 1947," per MorePerfectUnion

@zazmic_inc @unusual_whales This is such a near sighted opinion

@unusual_whales What's actually getting automated is the predictable 80% of those jobs, not the judgment part. That analyst who just runs the model gets laid off, but the one who knows which model to run and when it's lying doesn't. Skill never stopped being important, it just moved.

"Extraordinarily high skilled jobs are being automated by agentic AI," per Citadel's Ken Griffin.

I miss when even bad movies had sauce… Now they’re just bland car commercials 😭

@DiscussingFilm @Complex Andrew is the best Spiderman, Tobey is the best Peter Parker and Tom has the best CGI

Nicolas Cage says that Andrew Garfield is his favorite Spider-Man. “In my view, the best Spider-Man of cinema.” (Source: @Complex)

Made by humans for humans.

This was done with tight resources and endless effort and imagination. Humanware!

@FrosteKing @kristanishere Like Hakari. Yes, he has virtually infinite CE but what use is it if he doesn't reinforce his CT with that? He's a clear example of potential going unrealized because he doesn't need/want to perfect his CT

@kristanishere It's so unfortunate that Gege wrote a way to show how powerful a sorcerer is without mass damage and people are too illiterate to see it. Sukuna could cut a tree and, depending on how he did it, would display unparalleled mastery of sorcery. Scale isn't the end all be all.

Niggas in the comments and quotes doing everything & anything to downplay Yuji 😂😂😂