Russian platforms with Asian comics are under pressure: on the one hand, South Korean regulators accuse them of violating intellectual rights, on the other hand, Russian regulators also have questions. Kommersant found out about this.
South Korea’s state creative content agency (KOCCA), together with the Moi Comics platform, is preparing a lawsuit against the Russian-language publisher ReManga for violation of intellectual rights. In 2022, KOCCA sent letters to various platforms asking them to remove unlicensed comics, but ReManga continues to ignore the letter.
Previously, Roskomnadzor blocked the MangaHub platform for LGBT propaganda. The department explained that materials “containing propaganda for non-traditional relationships or sexual preferences” were identified on the portal. MangaHub said it would launch a new site because “the old one will remain blocked forever.”
Participants in the book market point out that most of the content in this segment is still pirated. Platforms remove content at the request of copyright holders, but it immediately appears on new platforms. At the same time, comics are often loaded not by resource managers, but by users.
- At the end of July it became known that Eksmo intends to invest in the development of African comics and stories. The company promised not to influence editorial policy. The publisher intends to search for authors on amateur forums among those who have already formed their own audience.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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