Too Long; Didn't Read
Publishers have pressured a range of sites, hoping to shut down or at least make life more difficult for 'scanlation' sites. Sites offer scanned and translated manga publications to an audience underserved by publishers offering restricted foreign language output. Server administrator for several sites gives us additional insight into these anti-piracy efforts. MangaDex recently revealed that legal pressures had, among things, restricted its ability to receive donations from users. The sites process around three million requests per day from copyright holders. In fact, all the scanlation community really wants is to improve the chances of manga titles arriving in the West.