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South Korea has passed a major Copyright Act Amendment cracking down on manga and manhwa piracy.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63271165

Feb 7 at 9:21amWeb
Show threadstate_electricianFeb 7
Fuuuck copyright.
Show threadNostraDavidFeb 7

Note: if we throw out copyright, it’s OK for LLM companies to just steal any and all data under the sun. Example: Anthropic buys books, and just digitizes them, then uses that data to train their LLMs

It’s a nasty side effect.

On the other hand: No company can claim anything you’ve generated from their LLMs.

Show threadSkaudottirFeb 7
You need a Google, Apple or Facebook account to sign up for Manta. Even if you want to pay, it’ll cost you more than money.
Show threadHarkMahlbergFeb 7
Wait what, they don't run their own accounts?
Show threadSkaudottirFeb 7
I used Manta with the android app and deleted my account, hoping to make a new account not connected to Google and pay that way. But I couldn’t log in with anything other than Google, Apple or Facebook. Figured it was an app thing and opened Manta in a browser. However the same thing showed up when I wanted to sign up. So if you ever find a way, let me know.
Show threadHarkMahlbergFeb 7

I've never heard of the site until now. But indeed, there is no such "Register new account" page, it all goes to the stupid "Sign in with the Big 3" modal. What a fucking joke.

It doesn't help that I learned this site operates on a "gem" economy, and I just do not fucking understand why commercial manga sites do this. Steam charges you cash for games, Amazon and Netflix charge cash for movies and series, even the Google Play Store just uses USD (or whatever local currency). Why do manga sites operate like a fucking pachinko parlor? I

Show threadSkaudottirFeb 7

Yeah, it didn’t do that years ago. You do get some series, if you just sign up for the base subscription. I don’t know if these are made with the site and the rest are licensed, which is why you need to pay extra to read them? But the enshittification is real. People lose the sense of how mu h money they spend, when you have to buy tokens to pay. And you can never buy the correct amount, so you end up having to pay more for enough tokens to get what you want. It’s shit and I just took this as a sign, to not participate anymore. I won’t be sailing the seas, but I absolutely get the people who do.

Edit for grammar

Show threadHarkMahlbergFeb 7
Well you said it best, "it costs more than money."
Show threadkirk781Feb 7

When million dollar AI companies pirate everything in the world

Silence

When one single person pirates something

Jail time

Show threadLemmchenFeb 7
Rules for thee and not for me.