The big news story this week: Shueisha and MediBang just launched MANGA Plus Creators, a portal where English and Spanish-speaking artists can upload original manga. Anyone who self-publishes their work on the website is automatically entered in a contest that comes with a cash award and publication on the MANGA Plus and Shonen Jump+ apps. (The site will use likes, favorites, and total views to determine the winners of each month’s contest, as well as input from Shueisha’s editorial staff.) While that sounds like a good deal, artists should read the fine print before submitting their work; the artist retains basic intellectual property rights to their creation, but must allow MediBang and Shueisha “to use the contents the User submitted and published on the Service, MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA...

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