JASRAC to Go After Manga Copyright? New Database Causes Uproar on 2ch

Nikkei.net reports that the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC), the organization that manages music copyright, along with 16 other similar organizations, are planning to create a centralized database for "art," "photography," "scenarios" and "manga."

( ；＾ω＾)＜Heiwaboke has compiled an archive of all 2channel comments on the newsthreads related to this issue. Most reponses are along the lines of: "So this is the end of doujin..." and "What would happen to AA (ASCII Art)?"

Source: New Akiba