Last weekend, CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein traveled to Tokyo for the Manga Freedom Speaking Tour, a series of presentations and meetings about free expression issues facing manga and how fans in the United States and Japan can band together…
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Sen. Feinstein Seeks to Restrict Federal Definition of “Real” Journalism
Congressional efforts to pass a federal Media Shield Law, which would introduce additional protections for journalists from government interference and surveillance, are being stymied as the U.S. Senate tries to solve a question of definition: Who do we consider “real”…
Paul Pope Day on eBay!
With their Giving Works initiative, eBay has proven to be a huge help to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! This week, we’re auctioning some of the coolest products ever seen in the CBLDF office — there’s so much cool…
Thailand’s Overzealous Censors
Thailand doesn’t skimp when it comes to censorship. According to a recent article by Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku, the country’s scrupulous censorship laws commonly disrupt the dubbed anime that is broadcast on Thai television. Whatever is deemed inappropriate — be…
Fans Accuse Warner Brothers of Censorship Over Tom & Jerry Episodes
A new collection of Tom & Jerry cartoons has fans in an uproar over the exclusion of two episodes that Warner Brothers felt were “inappropriate” due to racially insensitive content. Fans are calling the move censorship. At issue are the…
Author Responds to Attempts to Ban The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Recently, two attempts have been made to remove Stephen Chbosky’s acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower from schools. This is nothing new for the novel, which has made ALA’s most challenged books list several times. The National Coalition Against…