Yesterday, there was news that a manga translator who had downloaded Japanese comics for use in his work was found guilty of possessing child pornography. His case will surely not be the last and the RIAA, IFPI et al are having a field day with it. Why? Because when you can’t get legislators to understand your stance, just use child pornography. It’s been like that since the dawn of the computer age. No really, it has. Here are some examples of the debate in Sweden during the early 90s, when teenagers traded warez with 14.4k modems on BBS:s and the parents were at a total loss of understanding the scene culture of the day. Read more
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A Swedish manga translator and expert of Japanese comics has been found guilty of possessing child pornography. Police found 51 drawings with nudity on the man’s harddrive following a raid, images the translator told the court was research for him to stay updated within his expert field. Read more
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Nothing taunts the human mind like a censored map. We simply can’t resist the urge of filling in the blanks, wondering what’s wrong, getting the eerie feeling someone is trying to cover up. It all comes back to our belief in that maps is a represenation of reality, which rarely is the case. Read more
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On August 1, 1982, a law was passed that forbade Swedish video stores to rent movies with violence to children under the age of 15. The law also proclaimed that adults too should be spared from »prolonged and detailed scenes of cruel and sadistic violence«. But how should zombie movies be categorized? Read more
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When I worked as a substitute teacher, a 10-year-old boy for the first time found out he could tell stories by depicting his escapades in “Grand Theft Auto”. Only, the school wouldn’t allow him. The substitute had other ideas. Read more
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