honestly this was bound to happen, and i can't say the authors' anger isn't justified. most of them rely on the income to pay rent, they don't just draw as a hobby. although it's true that these translations do give the work more exposure, who are we kidding, 99% of readers don't go and buy the raws after reading the translation. one illegal activity doesn't justify another (in this case, the author's doxxing) but like... uploading your own face on the same account you admit to committing unauthorized distribution on is a pretty dumb move. anyways, i don't think the authors can sue individual translators or uploaders because they don't distribute the work for profit. however, mangago is a different story because they have ad revenue from a site that hosts illegal works. if they go ahead with the lawsuit it will probably be years until it goes through because it's an international case.
honestly this was bound to happen, and i can't say the authors' anger isn't justified. most of them rely on the income to pay rent, they don't just draw as a hobby. although it's true that these translations do give the work more exposure, who are we kidding, 99% of readers don't go and buy the raws after reading the translation. one illegal activity doesn't justify another (in this case, the author's doxxing) but like... uploading your own face on the same account you admit to committing unauthorized distribution on is a pretty dumb move.
anyways, i don't think the authors can sue individual translators or uploaders because they don't distribute the work for profit. however, mangago is a different story because they have ad revenue from a site that hosts illegal works. if they go ahead with the lawsuit it will probably be years until it goes through because it's an international case.