Don't quit the lyric and transelation thingie !
I'm sorry, but I don't think you understand how much these translations mean to Miyabi and the owner of the Akatsuki site. I respect both of these girls greatly and I follow Miyabi's translations on Looking Glass and regularly visit Akatsuki for all my lyric translation needs. There is a lot of
dedication and
devotion that goes on with the translations. You do understand that they are doing this for fans, for
people like you and me so that we can grasp the meanings of songs and read the journal's of our beloved alice nine. Piracy and plagiarism in any form is a serious act and is considered theft,
especially on the internet. This is where majority of piracy takes place. Taking translations of songs and journals are also piracy, as it is the work of an individual.
These girls take time
out of their own daily lives to provide translations. How difficult is it to leave a link at the end of that post? Surely, if you can copy a whole entry, you can also copy the URL and stick it on the end. Not so hard now, is it?
I'd like to give you and example on how serious this act is, even if it is what you all say as "only translations". Taking translations without credit is the same as taking a sonnet from Shakespeare and not saying it was written by him. It is apparent in both ways that the person did not write the piece, however, knowledge is lost on who
did write it. Those who would wish to see more poetry of the same author would not know where to look, and that is the same with translations. If someone wanted to backtrack and look at other lyrics, they are not able to if credit is not given.
We all share a love for the same band, so why can't we show each other some love and respect? That love and respect of course also including credits to translators. Imagine how you would feel if something you put your effort into was simply just taken without a word or a thank you. Its not a pleasant feeling at all...
So, if possible, please give both the girls a proper apology so they can put their hearts at ease as alice nine. as a band means a lot to all of us. Don't you think it would sadden them to even think about fans disputing over them?