Comments on: Today’s Handley/manga law updates http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Xenos http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3308233 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3308233 An article at Anime News Network mentions one possible artist involved. Looking up that aritst Hanmaru Machino, I found that I recognized his work. I have a book of Takashi Murakami's art that shows a small image of one of his images. Here it is. (NSFW) http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/drohojowska-philp/drohojowska-philp1-18-2.asp Is that the bestiality child pornography artist the lawyers refer to? I bought an image of his work from the Boston Museum of Fine Art. So is the MFA selling child pronography or is this total BS? An article at Anime News Network mentions one possible artist involved. Looking up that aritst Hanmaru Machino, I found that I recognized his work. I have a book of Takashi Murakami’s art that shows a small image of one of his images.

Here it is. (NSFW)
http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/drohojowska-philp/drohojowska-philp1-18-2.asp
Is that the bestiality child pornography artist the lawyers refer to? I bought an image of his work from the Boston Museum of Fine Art. So is the MFA selling child pronography or is this total BS?

]]> by: Xenos http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3308125 Sat, 30 May 2009 23:40:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3308125 Yeah, no sense in going after people for works of fiction. It's a waste instead on going after people who commit real crimes on real children. Yeah, no sense in going after people for works of fiction. It’s a waste instead on going after people who commit real crimes on real children.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3302751 Fri, 29 May 2009 19:10:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3302751 The 'Protect' Act really needs to be rewritten or dropped in favor of other laws more specific to what child abuse laws are trying to protect. The ‘Protect’ Act really needs to be rewritten or dropped in favor of other laws more specific to what child abuse laws are trying to protect.

]]> by: Xenos http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3300930 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:46:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3300930 As for the yaoi, I've had roommates hang up more explicit stuff they bought from fan artists at cons. On the wall there was Light.. and L.. and.. fluids.. And let's even get into some of that twincest some certain female friend of mine likes. () Really. I've seen much worse. Heck, I think one of my roommates books I looked at was by this publisher and there was a hilarious tentacle story in that. How did that get by and not this? I guess it is up to the publisher, butI'm sure they lost more than one client with that lame homophobic cop out. As for the yaoi, I’ve had roommates hang up more explicit stuff they bought from fan artists at cons. On the wall there was Light.. and L.. and.. fluids.. And let’s even get into some of that twincest some certain female friend of mine likes. () Really. I’ve seen much worse. Heck, I think one of my roommates books I looked at was by this publisher and there was a hilarious tentacle story in that. How did that get by and not this?

I guess it is up to the publisher, butI’m sure they lost more than one client with that lame homophobic cop out.

]]> by: Xenos http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3300902 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:40:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/05/28/todays-handleymanga-law-updates/#comment-3300902 I'm really curious what those manga were in the Handley case. I know I have disturbing ones from Viz and Dark Horse that have adult content with characters of questionable age. Berserk for one. Anyone remember the whole seinen line of adult titles from Viz under the Pulp line? Plus that Blood the Last Vampire 2002 manga was pretty graphic. Though in that case I guess the vampires are over 18 even though their bodies don't age. What does US law say about naked teenage vampires? See. (This is the type of BS when you start treating fiction as reality. Again, lines on paper are not real children.) As for that Finder manga, I would think Germany of all places would have learned how bad it is for the government to come down and essentially start banning books. Wasn't that long ago that they tossed books with 'subversive' material like homosexuality into fires. Crap. The bastards in the government tossed homosexuals themselves into the fires. Though maybe that “Distributors of that medium are then no longer permitted to sell, rent out or even present this object in public or to broadcast it. The same goes for advertising for this object. Violations of these restrictions will be punished under German jurisdiction.” isn’t as bad as it sounds. Still it sure sounds like the book is effectively banned unless it is more like selling a Hustler or NC-17 movie with the ID comment. Still, disturbing language used there, especially since the issue is homosexuality. I’m really curious what those manga were in the Handley case. I know I have disturbing ones from Viz and Dark Horse that have adult content with characters of questionable age. Berserk for one. Anyone remember the whole seinen line of adult titles from Viz under the Pulp line? Plus that Blood the Last Vampire 2002 manga was pretty graphic. Though in that case I guess the vampires are over 18 even though their bodies don’t age. What does US law say about naked teenage vampires? See. (This is the type of BS when you start treating fiction as reality. Again, lines on paper are not real children.)

As for that Finder manga, I would think Germany of all places would have learned how bad it is for the government to come down and essentially start banning books. Wasn’t that long ago that they tossed books with ’subversive’ material like homosexuality into fires. Crap. The bastards in the government tossed homosexuals themselves into the fires. Though maybe that “Distributors of that medium are then no longer permitted to sell, rent out or even present this object in public or to broadcast it. The same goes for advertising for this object. Violations of these restrictions will be punished under German jurisdiction.” isn’t as bad as it sounds. Still it sure sounds like the book is effectively banned unless it is more like selling a Hustler or NC-17 movie with the ID comment. Still, disturbing language used there, especially since the issue is homosexuality.

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