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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
I think that if they cared to look the publishers would find that most books of any worth have been scanned and edited already, for free. Furthermore it is much less complicated to access and use these copies than it is to buy an electronic book through the likes of Amazon or Kobo.
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Technically yes.
Legally? Maybe not.
The Big 5's stances on copyright are as strict as the RIAA and MPAA. Using unauthorized scans as bases for legitimate distribution is seen as legitimizing the practice and this undermines the uncompromising "all unauthorized copying is bad" party line.
Smaller publishers, especially with manga and visual novels, have embraced fan scans and translations as bases for formal, authorized localization. These publishers often pay fan translators for their translations and sometimes hire them as employees or contractors to put professional polish on their work.