Question Why did WebNovel start working on Super Dimensional Wizard?

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  1. TotesMyGoats

    TotesMyGoats yeetle the teetle

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    Let us know when Qidian stops being Chinese
     
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    replay ★Milk and Honey smelling Merchant★

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    that's why there are warnings when you do Qi's titles. . .
    never gather large readers and be well known!!!
     
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    Crazyh3 Well-Known Member

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    Even in Europe, the translator will lose.

    It's a multimillion dollar company owned by a multibillion dollar company vs someone who's translating stuff.

    It's a worthwhile investment for them to win every case that's brought against them.
     
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    Anon Ymous Well-Known Member

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    don't forget that
    the translator took it from the author, so it's already a crime
    and if the translator could get easy without being charged for thief it's already good
     
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    Westeller Smokin' Sexy Style!! Staff Member

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    As far as I can tell, the only "crime" committed here is poaching another translator's project... and considering that's A) not a crime, and B) the poacher in this example is the legitimate license holder.... err... yeah. I'd agree with you 10000% if they were using @sumtlman's translations without his permission, which would be illegal.. in most countries... and which they have done to other translators before. But a quick comparison shows that Webnovel is retranslating the novel from scratch. Nothing is being stolen from the translator, and he was translating the novel illegally to begin with.
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Hahaha, there is a reason why Europe is reft of tech startups. I am talking about US laws by the way.
    I am corrupted? Now, that's a laugh. I am simply not ignorant of how publishing works and how the laws work.
    It takes just one click for Webnovel to report the website for DMCA and since I am guessing that its a free website on Wordpress as someone said, it will get taken down.
    Even WW could not win against them. If you choose to ignore reality and recent history just so that you can feel good about yourself
    then sure suit yourself:blobpopcorn_cool::blobpopcorn:
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    Anon Ymous Well-Known Member

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    you are totally right but i still want to punch you
    especially bcs of that emote
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Reality sucks, I have tried to have perfect situation where the author earns money, translators earn money and maybe I earn something too but it doesn't work. so I went for the next best thing.
    Also, the thread starter is a hypocrite, he claims to have high morals but he did not refuse to consume commercial content illegally for free due to his said morals.
    At the end of the day, it is simply the free argument. People do not want to pay for content that is why authors get exploited.
    I did the math, these platforms like munpia, webnovel are not profitable. It is all about soft power.
    They are owned by large companies and/or government who use them for propaganda

    eg
    Lezhin Comics launched in 2013 as part of an effort to increase the global presence of webtoons. To do this, the start-up secured government support to help with funding, searching for new talent, obtaining office space, and developing platforms to distribute their titles overseas.
    https://www.comicsmnt.com/?p=659
     
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    Anon Ymous Well-Known Member

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    don't worry i know about reality
    but i wanted to punch you, 100% bcs of that damn emote
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Well it is from wechat which is owned by Tencent who own Webnovel.com
    So will you punch them instead? Pretty please.. :sweating_profusely:

    Flying Lines is translating Qidian titles maybe the translator can join them. There are also a registered Chinese company with a mobile app and everything

    https://www.novelupdates.com/group/flying-lines/
     
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    TianKrea 『Novice』

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    Honestly it doesn't matter whether it's Europe or China. In issues like this generally big corporations are seen right no matter what.
     
  12. Ner0

    Ner0 Well-Known Member

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    The practice still disgusts me. Webnovel takes and abandons projects without announcing anything. As if on a whim.
    They just leave the readers to figure out things on their own.
    Awaiting an announcement from Sumtlman to see whether they contacted him and what he's going to do about it.
     
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    TheDefend Public Dental Support

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    oh god... the lezhin situation is still ongoing? daaamn
     
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    TianKrea 『Novice』

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    Yeah, I am not a fan either. Probably Sumtlman got cease & desist order like in the Solo Leveling situation. He has no say in this matter likely.
     
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    Hey SumTLMan here,

    I’m surprised that webnovel is now translating Super Dimensional Wizard.
    Was hoping they would take it up sooner.

    Hopefully they won’t abandon it, and fix the names. This is one of my favorite novels. I have a larger list of other novels that I can try translating if I get a cease and desist notice for this one.

    Still attempting to translate in the meantime. This is my side hobby anyways, I do have a day job that pays pretty well, I just happen to have a lot of free time at work and saw that this novel got no love.

    I really hope that they can catch up with the latest release, really seems like this novel can get to 4k plus chapters near the end.

    Hopefully everyone can enjoy it while it lasts.
     
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  16. Ner0

    Ner0 Well-Known Member

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    Thank you for allowing so many readers to discover this novel. Thank you for the dedication and the consistent release.
    More than all, thank you for the easy going attitude you have toward this subject.
    Will continue to support your quality translation since it's always enjoyable.

    It's a bit sad that webnovel didn't send you a message, or inform you of their intention of translating the novel, even if it's just to kindly ask you to stop your work on this novel.
    But since you don't attach much importance on it, I won't dwell on it either.

    See you soon