Comments on: Backlash over Marvel, DC legal action vs Zcult http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38610 Dave Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:24:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38610 I too am an older, and sad to say now portly, boy/man who's returned to comics because of the scans. But I like to own. That's the thing about comics, you like to read, but you WANT to have it too. And that's not going to go away. As for the Marvel/DC action I see it as the battle of old media format vs. new format. I've <a href="http://welcomebackrosenthal.com/they-bullied-comic-book-tracker-zcult-into-closing/" rel="nofollow">been writing it</a> I too am an older, and sad to say now portly, boy/man who’s returned to comics because of the scans. But I like to own. That’s the thing about comics, you like to read, but you WANT to have it too. And that’s not going to go away.

As for the Marvel/DC action I see it as the battle of old media format vs. new format. I’ve been writing it

]]> By: forum http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38574 forum Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:47:11 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38574 :( :(

]]> By: virtuadept http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38572 virtuadept Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:56:19 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38572 DC and Marvel are in the right here. These scans are illegal, plain and simple. Also if you check it out, Marvel and DC are both working toward their own plans for offering digital comics online and the illegal scans are hindering that. DC and Marvel have a legal obligation to protect their copyrighted material or they risk losing their rights to it. While they probably do not go after every source of digital comics on the web, it makes sense for them to bring down the more public offenders. You want to read comics? Buy the books, cheap asses. This boycott is a joke. I guarantee you that 90+% of the jokers claiming to boycott weren't paying customers to begin with. I spend roughly $500 a month on comics, and I have no plans to boycott over something like this. DC and Marvel are in the right here. These scans are illegal, plain and simple. Also if you check it out, Marvel and DC are both working toward their own plans for offering digital comics online and the illegal scans are hindering that. DC and Marvel have a legal obligation to protect their copyrighted material or they risk losing their rights to it. While they probably do not go after every source of digital comics on the web, it makes sense for them to bring down the more public offenders. You want to read comics? Buy the books, cheap asses. This boycott is a joke. I guarantee you that 90+% of the jokers claiming to boycott weren’t paying customers to begin with. I spend roughly $500 a month on comics, and I have no plans to boycott over something like this.

]]> By: downloader http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38553 downloader Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:51:57 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38553 I buy around $50 a month worth of Marvel titles at my LCS in DE. I read comics as a kid and got back into it at 32 because I found Zcult on the web downloaded some of my old favorite titles and started collecting again. There were some titles I found on Zcult, liked and started buying and other titles (probably less than 3) that I just read the downloaded version. Regardless, now at 35 I don't feel the need to spend more than I am spending to stay involved in comics. I'll probably hang it up until I can pay a subscription like $10 a month for unlimited access to new and old Marvel titles. The caveat to this is if there are enough guys like me out there who withdraw thier fiscal support over this, Marvel (and DC for that matter) won't have the capitol to develop their online catalog. This is a bad move on thier part, and I think it's going to hurt them. I see the need for a more legitimate online solution but they shouldn't have dinged their supporters like this until they had it ready. I buy around $50 a month worth of Marvel titles at my LCS in DE. I read comics as a kid and got back into it at 32 because I found Zcult on the web downloaded some of my old favorite titles and started collecting again. There were some titles I found on Zcult, liked and started buying and other titles (probably less than 3) that I just read the downloaded version. Regardless, now at 35 I don’t feel the need to spend more than I am spending to stay involved in comics. I’ll probably hang it up until I can pay a subscription like $10 a month for unlimited access to new and old Marvel titles. The caveat to this is if there are enough guys like me out there who withdraw thier fiscal support over this, Marvel (and DC for that matter) won’t have the capitol to develop their online catalog. This is a bad move on thier part, and I think it’s going to hurt them. I see the need for a more legitimate online solution but they shouldn’t have dinged their supporters like this until they had it ready.

]]> By: Mel http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38551 Mel Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:14:41 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38551 Yes, because these people who read scanned comics also go out and buy those same comics at their favorite comic shops. I suggest you read the comments posted in the other blog post on Zcult. Yes, because these people who read scanned comics also go out and buy those same comics at their favorite comic shops. I suggest you read the comments posted in the other blog post on Zcult.

]]> By: Reggie http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult/comment-page-1/#comment-38550 Reggie Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:48:51 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/comics/backlash_over_marvel_dc_legal_action_vs_zcult.php#comment-38550 So let me get this straight.. the people that usually read the majority of their comics in scanned form are now going to boycot Marvel by not buying comics? So let me get this straight.. the people that usually read the majority of their comics in scanned form are now going to boycot Marvel by not buying comics?

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