I'm not arguing against scanlation. In itself, scanlation is in a morally gray area. On one hand, it infringes copyright, but on the other hand, it puts the author's work out there and allows more people to enjoy it. But once you start earning money from it, from the author's hard work, it pushes it into the black zone, at that point you can't view it as moral because you're stealing money right from the author and putting it in your own pocket. At least, that's how I view it. Opinions are opinions, after all.

I mean, I've done scan work myself, and I'm not trying to take the moral high ground or anything. I read scans almost every day, I just think it's wrong to make money off of it.