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In observance of Banned Books Week 2018, Mickey speaks with three guests, all involved in different facets of defending Americans’ right to read. Betsy Gomez is coordinator of Banned Books Week, Charles… The post Banned Books Week with Betsy Gomez, Charles Brownstein, and Abena Hutchful appeared first on Project Censored.

In observance of Banned Books Week 2018, Mickey speaks with three guests, all involved in different facets of defending Americans’ right to read. Betsy Gomez is coordinator of Banned Books Week, Charles… The post <a href="https://www.projectcensored.org/banned-books-wee-with-betsy-gomez-charles-brownstein-and-abena-hutchful/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Banned Books Week with Betsy Gomez, Charles Brownstein, and Abena Hutchful</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.projectcensored.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Censored</a>.

Banned Books Week with Betsy Gomez, Charles Brownstein, and Abena Hutchful

Welcome to Episode 41 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. “It’s important to be able to disagree and offend…Its more important to have the opportunity to be wrong or to have the opportunity to be offended than to go through life where nothing challenges or nothing has a rough edge. “ Free speech and censorship are the topics of today’s episode. Charle has been the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) since 2002. Charles gives us some background on how and when he became interested in both comics and free-speech issues, beginning in childhood with movies like Pump up the Volume and Batman (1989). Charles discusses growing up in the 90’s, and interviewing artists such as Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Will Eisner for a magazine he published in high school. Most of this interview focuses on the problem of censorship, and how First Amendment rights are at risk as a result of print-media protests. We’ll discuss a number of historic free-speech cases from the last 20 years, and Charles will talk about the importance of protecting speech rights regardless of how a piece of art makes someone feel. Charles covers vulgarity in comic books, school library books of “sensitive nature,” and why Manga is not child pornography. Lastly, we discuss the “chilling effect” or the psychological impact censoring acts have on artists and art culture, and the importance of protecting free speech at all costs. Links and notable mentions from today’s episode:  Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) Lenny Bruce ACLU Director  remembers Burt Joseph CBLDF article covering  Zap Comix lawsuit A Short History of Comics Censorship This One Summer  Thanks for Checking Out Products of the Mind! If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the top and bottom of this page. Also, please consider taking the few seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes. They’re very helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and I read every one. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live. Here are instructions on how to subscribe, rate, and review the show in iTunes. The Credits Products of the Mind is produced by Mana Monzavi. The illustration accompanying these show notes is by Whit Harris. The theme music for this episode was provided by Le Chateau. The track name is “Bury You.” Go buy it on Soundcloud! This episode and these show notes © 2016 David Lizerbram

Welcome to Episode 41 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. “It’s important to be able to disagree and offend…Its more important to have the opportunity to be wrong or to have the opportunity to be offended than to go through life where nothing challenges or nothing has a rough edge. “ Free speech and censorship are the topics of today’s episode. Charle has been the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) since 2002. Charles gives us some background on how and when he became interested in both comics and free-speech issues, beginning in childhood with movies like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100436/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pump up the Volume</a> and Batman (1989). Charles discusses growing up in the 90’s, and interviewing artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller_%28comics%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Miller</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Moore</a>, and <a href="http://www.willeisner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Eisner</a> for a magazine he published in high school. Most of this interview focuses on the problem of censorship, and how First Amendment rights are at risk as a result of print-media protests. We’ll discuss a number of historic free-speech cases from the last 20 years, and Charles will talk about the importance of protecting speech rights regardless of how a piece of art makes someone feel. Charles covers vulgarity in comic books, school library books of “sensitive nature,” and why <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manga</a> is not child pornography. Lastly, we discuss the “chilling effect” or the psychological impact censoring acts have on artists and art culture, and the importance of protecting free speech at all costs. Links and notable mentions from today’s episode: <ul> <li><a href="http://cbldf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lenny Bruce</a></li> <li>ACLU Director <a href="https://www.aclu.org/executive-director-colleen-k-connell-remembers-burt-joseph?redirect=organization-news-and-highlights/executive-director-colleen-k-connell-remembers-burt-joseph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> remembers Burt Joseph</a></li> <li>CBLDF article covering <a href="http://cbldf.org/about-us/case-files/obscenity-case-files/obscenity-case-files-people-of-new-york-v-kirkpatrick-zap-comix-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zap Comix lawsuit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theroc.org/roc-mag/textarch/roc-19/roc19-18.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Short History of Comics Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="http://jilliantamaki.com/books/this-one-summer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This One Summer</a></li> </ul> Thanks for Checking Out Products of the Mind! If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the top and bottom of this page. Also, please consider taking the few seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes. They’re very helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and I read every one. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live. <a href="http://productsofthemind.net/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here are instructions on how to subscribe, rate, and review the show in iTunes</a>. The Credits Products of the Mind is produced by Mana Monzavi. The illustration accompanying these show notes is by Whit Harris. The theme music for this episode was provided by Le Chateau. The track name is “Bury You.” <a href="https://soundcloud.com/chateausandiego/bury-you" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go buy it on Soundcloud</a>! This episode and these show notes © 2016 David Lizerbram

Fighting for Free Speech with Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Ryan Matheson

This very special and important podcast was recorded live, October 14,2012 at the NY Comic Con. Brownstein is the Director of the CBLDF an organization dedicated to keeping Comic Books legal. Founded in 1986, the CBLDF has defended the 1st Amendment Right of Comic book retailers, artists, and now, readers: "Legal Defense: Since 1986, the CBLDF has  managed and paid for the legal defense of individuals whose First  Amendment rights are threatened for making, selling, or even reading  comic books. We also provide free referrals for cases before they rise  to the level of a court challenge. Most recently, the CBLDF successfully  defended Ryan Matheson,  an American citizen who was unlawfully arrested at Canada Customs and  wrongly charged with importing child pornography for having innocuous  manga images on his laptop computer. Ryan’s case cost $75,000, of which  the Fund has raised $30,000. We are currently raising money to pay off  the remaining $40,000 of that legal debt.Legal Advocacy: The CBLDF works independently and with coalitions to  fight unconstitutional legislation that would affect how comics are made  and distributed. We were active plaintiffs in the fight against  compulsory internet filters in libraries. Most recently, we helped knock  out an unconstitutional Utah bill to censor Internet speech, and were cited by the United States Supreme Court in a case against  a California law that sought to broaden the definition of speech not  protected by the First Amendment to include violent images."CBLDF is also an active participant in BANNED BOOKS WEEK, and other educational outreach programs.

This very special and important podcast was recorded live, October 14,2012 at the NY Comic Con. Brownstein is the Director of the <a href="http://CBDLF.ORG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBLDF</a> an organization dedicated to keeping Comic Books legal. Founded in 1986, the CBLDF has defended the 1st Amendment Right of Comic book retailers, artists, and now, readers: "Legal Defense: Since 1986, the CBLDF has managed and paid for the legal defense of individuals whose First Amendment rights are threatened for making, selling, or even reading comic books. We also provide free referrals for cases before they rise to the level of a court challenge. Most recently, the CBLDF successfully defended <a href="http://s414170025.onlinehome.us/about-us/case-files/cbldf-case-files-canada-customs-case/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Matheson</a>, an American citizen who was unlawfully arrested at Canada Customs and wrongly charged with importing child pornography for having innocuous manga images on his laptop computer. Ryan’s case cost $75,000, of which the Fund has raised $30,000. We are currently raising money to pay off the remaining $40,000 of that legal debt.Legal Advocacy: The CBLDF works independently and with coalitions to fight unconstitutional legislation that would affect how comics are made and distributed. We were active plaintiffs in the fight against compulsory internet filters in libraries. Most recently, we helped knock out <a href="http://cbldf.org/homepage/free-speech-advocates-score-victory-in-utah/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">an unconstitutional Utah bill</a> to censor Internet speech, and were cited by the United States Supreme Court in <a href="http://s414170025.onlinehome.us/about-us/case-files/cbldf-case-files-schwarzenegger-v-ema/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a case </a>against a California law that sought to broaden the definition of speech not protected by the First Amendment to include violent images."CBLDF is also an active participant in BANNED BOOKS WEEK, and other educational outreach programs.

Episode 19: Manga Is Not A Crime: Charles Brownstein & Ryan Matheson