All anime and manga going to be illegal soon for the USA?

[Cyber2B]

Was just randomly scrolling until I found this.

I'm assuming the United States will soon ban all anime and manga based on this law passed by US congress? Hopefully I am misinterpreting legalese lol.

Well if I read this correctly the anime industry is going to take a huge financial hit soon


In 2003, Congress passed the PROTECT Act, which stands for the, “Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today” Act. Under the Protect Act, it is illegal to create, possess, or distribute, "a visual depiction of any kind, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture or painting", that "depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is ‘obscene' or ‘depicts an image that is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in...sexual intercourse...and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.” (18 U.S. Code § 1466A). To clarify, under federal law, drawing and animation are considered child pornography, and you can be convicted for possession or marketing of such material.

I didn't know the animated characters were minors!

It is illegal to own or distribute a depiction in which, “an identifiable minor is engaging in a sexually explicit conduct” (18 U.S.C. Section 2256(8)(C)). The word “identifiable” implies that you must be aware that the character represented was a minor.

This means that the onus is on the prosecution to prove your awareness. It is thus possible for your lawyer to formulate a defense that you were unaware that the character represented a person under 18 years of age.

Source: https://www.bayarea-attorney.com/can-you-be-charged-with-child-pornography-for-looking-at-animation#%3A~%3Atext%3DTo%20clarify%2C%20under%20federal%20law%2Cor%20marketing%20of%20such%20material

[Violeta]

You use the word soon and its a thing from 2003

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

How did you get "All anime and Manga" out of that?

It's literally a law to stop underage exploitation material being distributed as animated/drawn material.

[Lilly]

So, don't be a redditor, is basically what that's about. Even if the child is just an anime.

[GlaceonChireiden]

>Law is about banning child prn
>OP assumes this can be in reference to anime and manga as a whole

The jokes write themselves sometimes.

[Magma Dragoon]

How does danbooru still exist then?

[DoomsDay]

why ?because people find anime character more fkable than some tired old prostitute.

[KOJAKK]

hilarious bait my bro

[Hammer Of Evil]

well op, i'm just going to say 'you are wrong' but offer no further explanation. it'll be up to you to figure out where you are misinterpreting or incorrectly applying things.

-regards.

[Moogal™]

About time

[♥Peachboy♥]

That's a pretty fascinating 20 year old bill you have there

[Candyy]

ahmmm 2003... :V

[secuda]

I got a call from 2000 and they want their news back.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by secuda:

I got a call from 2000 and they want their news back.

This just in, one of the towers in the New York just got hit and several large people are calling Bush evil.

[♥Peachboy♥]

Originally posted by secuda:

I got a call from 2000 and they want their news back.

I want to know more about this news station that can see 3 years into the future.

[MoonC A T]

Either you need glasses (2003 vs 2023) or better reading comprehension or are just trolling

Originally posted by Narukami:

Well if I read this correctly

Newsflash....you didn't