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How do people set up sites like mangareader.net and mangafox.me? Aren't they
illegal?


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How do people set up sites like MangaReader and MangaFox? Aren't they illegal?


**_Just because it's illegal doesn't mean you can't do it._**

(You'll probably have a lot of legal headaches and risk going to jail etc -
but you can still do it - killing people is also illegal, yet people do it)

Just as how the [PirateBay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay) is
still around, despite many copyright claimers' objections - these site use
loopholes in the law to get around legal restrictions.

  * **Ignoring take-down notices**

Usually blatant copyright infringement will have relevant parties emailing
[take-down notices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down), but
many of these sites will ignore these. The next step for interested parties is
to file a law-suit - which many smaller groups do not have the funds to pay
for.

  * **Selectively applying takedown notices**

Some sites simply take down the particular series that have been claimed
against - and no more. Seeing as English companies are the most interested in
preventing English copyright infringement, series that haven't been licensed
usually get ignored in take-down lists.

  * **Complying with take-down notices, but restarting under a new alias**

There are several sites that close down after legal pressure, but then start
right back up again under a new alias - this means legal pursuers have to
start the process all over again, for presumably the same result.

  * **Hosting tricks**

Sometimes these sites will get around copyright laws by hosting their website
in a country that has a copyright policy that makes this website legal. I
don't know of many examples but I do know the Pirate Bay tried to buy the
[micronation Sealand](https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-to-buy-
sealand/).

  * **Not actually Hosting the content**

Manga readers sometimes don't actually store the content on their servers -
they are simply an interface to someone elses' server and consequently, they
try to blame that group if anything is contested. Some countries have enforced
[ISP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider)-level blockages
on some piracy sites to stop infringements in their country.

* * *

There are some other tricks they use to avoid getting caught, mostly to do
with international differences & ambuguity in law.

**I do not recommend you try to set one up yourself.** Firstly for your own
wellbeing, secondly because in doing so you are taking away from manga
artists, who [already don't make much money as it
is.](http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/manga-artist-salaries.html)


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