The arrest of U.K. citizen Finley Bowd in Ireland while traveling to a U.S. comic convention – evidently last weekend’s Anime NYC – highlights a major risk noted in our pre-SDCC visas and comic-cons series: the search of phones and…
Anime Arrest
Category: Conventions
CBLDF @ SDCC: Booth, Panels, and Party
We look forward to seeing you soon in San Diego! On Thursday night, we’ll be hosting our annual Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Comic-Con Welcome Party, sponsored by Oni Press, The Nacelle Company, and Mad Cave Studios, along with GlobalComix,…
Visas and Comic-Cons: Specific Strategies
This post builds on our previous analysis of the fundamental principles of the visa system with a more detailed examination of how border patrol and ICE officials could perceive specific comic-con activities. Since the tourism visa and ESTA travel for…
Visas and Comic-Cons: Free Speech and Paid Work
Attending a comic-con on a tourist visa or ESTA is a relatively low-risk endeavor for a fan with a hotel room who is just going to enjoy the experience. So long as you limit your activity to seeing panels and…
This Week: Visas and Comic-Cons
Now that convention season is well underway, one of the most frequent questions we’ve been hearing here at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is whether it’s safe for creators from other countries to go to comic-cons in the U.S.…