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29 Sep 2017, 12:32 pm by lennyesq
Part of the Banned Books Week Coalition, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), founded in 1986 by underground comic artist Denis Kitchen, is “a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics medium and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 12:55 pm
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund website reports that this case has been declared a mistrial: The case against Gordon Lee took another in an ongoing series of bizarre turns this afternoon when statements made by State [...] [read post]
19 Aug 2011, 12:15 pm by Larry
Here is an interesting piece on border searches from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 9:00 pm
 At the Small Press Expo, I met two of the staff of three at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 4:30 am by Nick Farr
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund was established in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of the comic book art forum. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 12:44 pm
Anything about sex, will eventually be a sex offense. 10/10/2008 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund to assist in man's defense The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) has announced on Thursday that it is serving as a special consultant to the defense of Christopher Handley, an Iowa collector charged with the alleged possession... [read post]
16 Aug 2007, 7:30 pm
Picasso is depicted in the nude, which, according to Charles Brownstein, executive director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, is historically accurate. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 11:40 am by Dave Maass
This year, the free speech heroes at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are taking a look at the history of the Comics Code, including the controversial work of Fredric Wertham, who claimed that violent media and comics damaged childhood development. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 2:50 pm
But, now that QuizLaw announced that the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is Seth’s favorite charity — my hand is forced. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 10:56 am by Jennifer Davis
” Marc Greenberg’s Comic Art, Creativity and the Law discusses law and the creative process, copyright law as it applies to comics, the formation of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the First Amendment and comics, and instances of censorship of comics. [read post]
27 May 2009, 9:00 pm
“This art that this man possessed as part of a larger collection of manga … is now the basis for [a sentence] designed to protect children from abuse,” says Charles Brownstein, executive director of the  Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. [read post]
9 Oct 2010, 8:52 am by Mike Widener
King, DC Comics Steve Korte, DC Comics Liliane McClenning, Lillian Goldman Law Library Steven McClenning, graphic designer John Schwartz, New York Times Fred Shapiro, Lillian Goldman Law Library Daniel Sisgoreo, Yale Daily News Thanks also to all the blogs and online periodicals who spread the word about our exhibit, including: 06520: the news blog of the Yale Alumni Magazine 3 Geeks and a Law Blog ABA Journal Americana Exchange Arts Beat - New York Times Bad at Sports:… [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 6:12 am
John Kerry) Seems like there are legal-defense funds for just about anything these days, including comic books and farmers who want to protect their constitutional right to sell food directly to consumers. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 5:05 am
images according to the NEW laws.12-12-2008 Iowa:The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) has announced on Thursday that it is serving as a special consultant to the defense of Christopher Handley, an Iowa collector charged with the alleged possession of obscene manga. [read post]
30 Apr 2008, 5:52 am
JOHNS BOOKSELLERS, LLC; TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE BOOKS; AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOUNDATION FOR FREE EXPRESSION; ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC.; FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION INC.; COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND; CANDACE MORGAN; PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE COLUMBIA / WILLAMETTE, INC. [read post]
24 Dec 2008, 1:59 am
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (one of my favorite NPOs) has become a special consultant for the defense of a manga collector charged with possessing child pornography. [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 10:47 am by Jonathan Bailey
However, even without the takedown notice it’s unlikely that the book would have been funded, having raised just £694 ($1,000), under 3% of its stated goal. 3: For the First Time, You Can Actually Own the Digital Comics You Buy Finally today, Laura Hudson at Wired reports that Image, the third largest comic book publisher in the U.S., has announced that it will be offering DRM-free versions of its books, going against both Marvel and… [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 4:17 am by SHG
  From Gary Gardner, a redneck farmer with a nasty mouth and a penchant for keeping a loaded rifle by every window, just in case, to Randy Credico, a carpet-bagger for justice from New York's Kuntsler Fund for Racial Justice, who seems about as far out of his element as an ersatz comic impressionist turned racial freedom fighter could be. [read post]
2 May 2016, 2:15 pm
The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Media Coalition on behalf of Louisiana bookstores, publishers, and members of the American Booksellers Association and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 4:42 pm by Daniel Nazer
Today, EFF, together with the Organization for Transformative Works and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, filed a brief [PDF] asking the Supreme Court to reverse this trend, and make sure that our robust First Amendment protection for speech extends to speech about famous people. [read post]