Mangaka to Combat Digital Piracy

Manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Negima, Love Hina) has announced plans to launch a digital manga distribution website named “J-Comi” that will provide free access to DRM-free digital copies of out-of-print manga from a number of participating manga artists. The downloads will be ad supported; revenue will be split among all of the participating artists. Akamatsu cites one of the reasons for the development of the distribution platform as a means to combat unauthorized digital manga distribution. A beta version of the site will launch on November 26 with 14 volumes of Akamatsu’s Love Hina manga. The site will formally launch on January 10, 2011.

Source: Anime News Network