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   Dave Watson to dumpster4@hotmail.com   
   Re: Shogakukan Bans Fan Art   
   28 Mar 11 18:16:33   
   
   ba06013e   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: dwbeingupfront@fuspamma.gmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:32:32 -0700 (PDT), dumpster4@hotmail.com wrote:   
      
   > "Top manga publisher Shogakukan has banned   
   > almost all online fan activity pertaining to its works,   
   > most notably any form of artwork or doujinshi   
   > based on its characters."   
   >   
   > See:   
   > http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/03/29/shogakukan-bans-fan-art/   
      
   Not digging people putting up scans of their manga is one thing, but the   
   rest?  Shogakukan is so fucked now.  Alienating your fans is bad business.   
   Expect desperate face-saving measures on their part in the future.   
      
   Watson.   
      
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