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Subject: comix-biz-digest V2 #9
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comix-biz-digest Thursday, December 25 1997 Volume 02 : Number 009
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 02:05:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeff Mason <jmason@alley.gator.net>
Subject: (cbiz) Open letter from CBLDF
I am forwarding you this open letter from Denis Kitchen of the Comic
Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). I wish you all the best in 1998!
- - Jeff Mason
- ---
1997 will be remembered as a turbulent and exasperating year in the
on-going battle to protect the First Amendment rights in the comics
industry. In June, Mike Diana became the first American artist
convicted of obscenity. Incredibly, his parole conditions forbade him
from drawing "obscene" images even in the privacy of his own home. In
September, despite our staunch willingness to defend them, the owners of
Planet Comics pled guilty to felony charges for selling an adult comic
book to consenting adults.
If this sounds like the battlefield is getting tougher, you're right.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) exists to fight censorship and
to protect the First Amendment rights of everyone in the comics
community. But we can't continue the fight without your help.
Since 1990, the CBLDF has successfully defended this industry's right to
create and sell comics responsibly, without interference. These legal
battles cost serious money. In the last four years, we've raised over
$500,000 to preserve the First Amendment freedoms of all comics
professionals. Unfortunately, our legal fees and operating costs for
this period are more than $520,000.
It's been a tough and expensive year for the CBLDF, and our financial
reserves are dangerously low. It's more important than ever that you
help replenish our treasury, the battle to secure our First Amendment
rights is far from over.
I know you're busy with your everyday personal and business demands.
But I also know you support our efforts. You may not be able to join us
in the trenches, but you can help a great deal. By making a
contribution, you directly help the CBLDF continue to fight the good
fight. Please send your tax-deductible donation to:
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
PO Box 693
Northampton, MA 01061
Anything you can give this season will be greatly appreciated and will
make a difference. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Denis Kitchen
President
- ---
For more information about CBLDF call 1-800-99-CBLDF, e-mail:
cbldf@codexx.com, or visit their website at http://www.cbldf.org
Jeff Mason - Alternative Press, Inc.
jmason@gator.net
http://www.indyworld.com/comics
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