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Sony DMCA Notice Nukes 200 Aniyomi Extensions as Tachiyomi Fork Feels Heat
Andy Maxwell, 17 Jun 07:19 PM

Whether it's Hollywood movies, TV shows, music, or static publications such as books and magazines, millions of people are now very comfortable consuming content via apps.

In many cases, third-party apps simply act as a hub, utilizing content made available by other services. When developers dedicate themselves to a particular content niche, mobile apps can become very popular indeed, especially so when they outgun legitimate apps produced by rightsholders themselves.

Tachiyomi Down, Aniyomi Up

This January, manga reader app Tachiyomi paid the ultimate price for its roaring success. South Korean webtoon publisher Kakao reportedly reached out the app's developer with an offer they couldn't refuse, but predictably not the good kind. The developer's response was to terminate the project, a sensible move under the circumstances.

Since Tachiyomi was an open source project, it would never truly die if any of its many forks were still in play. A fork called Aniyomi ensured a piece of Tach...Read More

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