Shueisha we know is very jealous with all its licenses such as Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball, among many, to such an extent that the only legal way to read these manga digitally, is through its platform, but it went to the extreme of banning a person for taking screenshots of panels of their favorite stories.
We can paint Shueisha as the villain of the story and what an exaggeration that for a few vignettes you can be banned from the platform, but apparently the user made so many screenshots that it became suspicious and digging a little into the story it seems there was a context for this.
Shueisha against screenshots
What we are informed, is that the subject in question was an entrepreneur, because he made such captures to Shueisha’s sleeve panels to sell merchandise illegally, obviously this was investigated after the veto.
Many people reacted to such news in totally opposite ways, where believers argued that they could not ban you from Shueisha’s application for a defined amount of screenshots and that it was somewhat questionable the veracity of the story that the pseudo-entrepreneur was selling illegal merchandise with the screenshots taken.
At one point at the other end of the spectrum, people were arguing that taking screenshots should be banned or at least limited, because it prevents plagiarism of any kind or at least allows it to be reduced. An observation that I thought was wise is that the same Shueisha application should indicate how many screenshots you have left and that they should be reset every month or a certain amount of time, to avoid fear of being banned for a screenshot or at least a warning.
In the opinion of a humble servant, I think everyone is a little right, because although the copyright should be taken care of to make a convenient retribution to the original authors of the works that we love so much. There should also be the right to have a small memory of the incredible moments we lived in manga, obviously, without trying to profit from such opportunities.
Finally, the situation of the “catcher” is that he cannot re-enter the platform and that if they find evidence of his merchandise business with panels that are property of Shueisha, they will proceed legally and who knows, how the authorities can solve this case. And tell us in the comments: Was the veto right or was it just an exaggeration of the company?
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