>>1488922>The only reason to be mad about is cos they eliminate the free-ones.If there is a reason why the great majority of private sites are invitation-only and don't even let their names be known, it is people like Peter Payne are always after them. It's also why no one that is a member of hoarding, archival, or distro recommend someone they don't personally know. I went thru that too, but was fortunate enough to have been active in fansubbing, ripping, and uploading to be recognized and get into a few very private sites. We're also careful to never find out any personal info about other members. It's so that if one of gets turned in a plea deal or is seized by court order, then the other members will know as soon as the account starts trying to find out info about the other users.
If the whole world had zero hoarders, zero distro, and zero media pirates, then JLIST and JAST would be able to sell regular manga, hentai items, and games to them.
In my opinion J-LIST and JAST fight dirty. They rewarded people who backstab and turn in information on the private sites before the lawsuit is filed. That includes making an account and then handing the account over so that they can use it to develop as big a list of the other users as possible so that they can be sued (more profit). In the 1990's, that included applying to the courts for an anti-defamation order to keep the convicted defendants quiet about telling others to beware of JLIST. It seems that Peter's kids running the ccompany haven't changed stripes and are still lawsuit minded as ever. Munching away site after site.
