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Originally Posted by evanny
illegal downloading has only affected music business. and even that by a little %. still all of the big stars make up for it with live shows.
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Illegal downloading affects all media industries. The nice thing about the music business is that bands can go on the road and play live. What can a comic book artist do?
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Originally Posted by evanny
lets say torentleech. one of the worlds largest torrent sites. just checked giants in their respected fields - on average 300 downloads for "Bleach". some Lady gaga song - 11 000 + DC++ where music is transferred in millions, but not anime. and movie Avatar - combined downloads 50 000 yet it made 2 billion dollars.
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You are comparing apples and oranges. People who steal manga don't usually go to the major torrent sites, but go to sites specializing in manga.
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Originally Posted by evanny
so it's not that.
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Yes. A lot of it is that.
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Originally Posted by evanny
simply loss of interest and digital distribution which is much cheaper for manga and as mentioned - licensing costs.
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Tell me what you know about licensing costs and how that has debilitated the manga industry.