> English manga publishers frequently won't license a series if it's been scanlated because they think nobody will buy it. How is it that companies cam fail so

> English manga publishers frequently won't license a series if it's been scanlated because they think nobody will buy it. How is it that companies cam fail so hard at understanding their customers. So many fans would love to throw cash into their passion, support the people doing truly quality work, and encourage the production of more of the same. Honestly, plenty of fans just love their favorite franchises so much they'll buy stuff of pretty terrible quality too just to be able to put it on a shelf. I really don't understand japan's take on copyright either, it seems lax in some ways and extreme in others, but people in japan seem to have little issue getting around it and are still putting out all kinds of infringing content for themselves and the rest of the world to enjoy so maybe it's a good balance.