No. We didn't get Scans_Daily shut down

[puppetmaker]

And I want to state that here in the open. If you read Peter’s Blog about what happened, you can see that we did nothing to past what was stated in the thread.

But this being the Internet has not stopped people from ranting and accusing Peter of all kinds of horrible things because someone posted a link to Scans_Daily on a number of the major comic books websites where publishers pay attention to what is being said. I am just clearing my mail box of some of the hate mail I am getting that is rather rank.

Do I think anyone is going to learn anything from this? May be a couple of people who hadn’t really thought about copyright that way or how you treat people on the Internet should be close to the way you would talk to them in person, but those who have a serious hate on for us right now are not going to learn a thing. They will continue to play the injured party in all this and never see their part in what happened as anything but the best of intentions.

What I am taking out of this is that I yet again need to be very careful about what I say on the Internet. I need to state when I am posting something that I liken to going to a pub with a bunch of friends and blowing off some steam to something that I would say on a panel at a convention in public. In some ways I am a public figure or at least a public figure by association which makes this sort of thing a little harder to navigate.

I’m not mad at anyone or annoyed at anyone over this. A little tired maybe but I knew the job was dangerous when I took it.

I am grateful for the support I have been given by people I know and those I don’t who have my back in this mess.

Comments

[kitsunekaboom.livejournal.com]

Scans daily is why I bought some of your husbands work actually, before the shut down mind you. I was rather fond of his X-Factor run overall. There were a great many comics I would not have learned about otherwise except by scans daily, and I know a great number of people were in the same boat.

Now, I won't hear about as much new and old, due to that community being gone. I also won't be purchasing your husband's work any longer. So by all means, protect the precious copyrights. They're obviously more important than the customers.

[tru2myart.livejournal.com]

So you're saying that the only comic info you had was a copyright infringement website?

That's rather pitiful. There are several websites that don't impinge on an artist's work and if you were a TRUE supporter of the arts those would be the ones you'd be supporting. This isn't about not caring about the customers, this is about someone working very hard to create something and having it stolen.

Tell you what, how about if I come over to your house and copy all of the files from your computer, take your credit cards and checkbook and steal your family portraits. You shouldn't have a problem with that right? After all, you care about your customers.

Seriously man, get a clue.

[kitsunekaboom.livejournal.com]

Most of your comment is ad hominem at best, therefore not particularly interesting. (Here's a hint, being insulting toward someone is a rather poor way of getting them to see your point of view).

You have no idea the rich environment that scans daily provided for discussion of the comic medium. Heck, we had several authors, including Warren Ellis and Gail Simmone (and the writer or artist of Phonogram, I forget which) who occasionally posted and were rather supportive of the community. Now that's gone, and I have nowhere nearly as interesting to get this sort of thing.

The last comment makes very little sense. You are comparing something akin to apples and oranges I'm afraid. (For one thing, copyright law, and breaking into someone's computer are two vastly different crimes, the latter having much larger consequences).

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

These arguments are happening all over; please respect the woman by not having it repeated here.

[kitsunekaboom.livejournal.com]

Not really arguing, just responding. I said my peace and I have better things to do with my time than argue on the internet. (There's an appropriate macro for it but can't be arsed to find it honestly).

[wonderbink.livejournal.com]

Go say your "peace" somewhere else. This is her personal journal and her marriage to Peter does not make it a public fan-debate space.

[(Anonymous)]

Why on earth would you make a comment like this? It would just continue the conversation further, and if it were a more hostile person responding it would start a very nice flame war I'm sure. I had already said my peace, so it's a bit late to "say my peace elsewhere". I'm missing the point here.

[wonderbink.livejournal.com]

My point is that you are being rude and presumptuous in my sister's journal. You have your own journal to pontificate about the matter in. Leave her out of it.