It’s time once again for the Muzzle Awards, presented annually by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression to “recognize” individuals or organizations that have committed egregious violations against free speech in the past year. This year the undignified winners…
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A Look Back on the Controversy of Mortal Kombat
The newest addition to the popular video game series, Mortal Kombat X, hit retail shelves last week and along with discussions of the 10th edition’s newest — and already controversial — violent game play also came reminiscences of the game’s…
Zunar Remains Defiant Before Trial
Facing trial next month on nine counts of sedition which could carry a sentence of up to 43 years, Malaysian cartoonist Zunar has been making the English-language media rounds with a profile from news agency AFP and an interview with…
CBLDF will C U at C2E2!
This weekend the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is excited to arrive in the City of Broad Shoulders, to exhibit at C2E2! We will be in booth 309, with a ton of great stuff new for 2015, including the complimentary…
Imposing Rules on Satire Harms Free Expression
From events like the attack on Charlie Hebdo to the governmental persecution of cartoonists around the world, in light of what seems to be a disturbing increase in attacks on free speech a series of questions continue to come up in…
Last Week’s MoCCA Fest Leaves CBLDF with New Premiums for Supporters
MoCCA Fest 2015 gathered together creators and fans of comics, both internationally and as far away as Brooklyn. Three levels (not including the rooftop lounge) brimmed with artists and micro-publishers promoting new and original works. CBLDF was in the mix,…