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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    Absolutely. Just because something was legally purchased in the past does not guarantee its legality in the future. And with a law so vague as this, it leaves it up to the individual to decide whether you want to risk that. The Police opinion is that if you think anything you own *might* fall...
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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    You're wrong on this one - the IWF was set up by the IPSA and are an independent body, but they work in partnership with the Police. They were very clear when the whole wikipedia thing was happening that they made their decision with Police advice. If you go on any Police website you will see...
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    The Anime/Manga I Bought Today Was...

    20th Century Boys Volume 2 by Naoki Urasawa. Awesome, the best comic I've read in ages. Picked up a copy of Monster too, heard lots of good things but never got around to reading it
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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    Well, actually the IWF blocking the site does potentially have alot to do with the legality of what is or isn't for sale. The IWF made a decision on that album cover that it was likely to be considered an image of child sexual abuse and even though they backed down on that, they did not...
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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    Yup There's a big case in the US about to start - some guy from Iowa I think called Christopher Handley (might have the spelling wrong). He was arrested after the police intercepted a parcel of manga he'd ordered from Japan. From what I understand initially the suggestion was that he'd...
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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    For sure - someone earlier in the thread did say that everything you import is done so at your own risk, and I guess after this bill becomes law that is something which everyone will have to consider even more carefully. I guess anyone who thinks they have anything that could get them into...
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    Coroners and Justice Bill.....Threat to anime??

    Sorry to bring up an old thread but I thought it was worth pointing out that the second reading happened of this bill at the Lords and as dar as I know there were no objections to the sections of the bill that might/might not affect manga and anime. In fact it was the opposite - those sections...
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