This is from a few days ago (6/17/10) over a month ago now and might be old news to some of you, but I feel like this is important. Japanese, U.S. Manga Publishers Unite To Fight Scanlations Summary: They're shutting you down man! Japanese and American publishers are teaming up to shut down the large manga scanlation aggregation sites. The push is coming primarily from the Japanese publishers. It is entirely in their interest to do so and they have the right to regulate their material. Despite the insipid beginnings of scanlating, recent development has made it easier to distribute scanlations - there are even viewing apps for any number of smart phones - with sites like One Manga and ...