a translator of manga comics.
Sweden to tighten child pornography laws
Published: 02 Nov
2009 14:39 GMT+01:00
Sweden's government is meeting on Monday to bring forward new legislation that will prohibit the viewing of child pornography. The centre-right government is also hoping to put in place more rigorous age restrictions regarding the production of pornographic material.
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Swedish national library verifies child porn mags
Published: 15 Sep
2010 08:53 GMT+02:00
The investigation, which relied on assistance of experts from the police’s special taskforce on child pornography, came after the library was reported last year for violating Sweden’s laws prohibiting the possession and distribution of child pornography.
The library, knows as Kungliga Biblioteket (‘The Royal Library’), has now asked for guidance from the government on how to proceed.
“We want to know if our librarians are breaking some law when they lend out material featuring child pornography,” library spokesperson Rickard Carlsson told Sveriges Television (SVT).
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The collection at the library was built up in the years between 1971, when the possession, distribution and display of child pornography was legalized in Sweden, and 1980, when the law was repealed.
http://www.thelocal.se/20100915/29004Swedish manga cartoon translator cleared of child porn
16 June
2012
A Swedish translator of Japanese-style manga comics has been cleared of child pornography charges in a case that has sparked debate about whether cartoon characters can be considered people.
Simon Lundstroem had appealed to the Supreme Court against his conviction for possessing 39 sexual images depicting young-looking characters drawn in manga style.
Manga is a hugely popular genre in Japan. There are magazines for children, adults and senior citizens, and titles targeted at special interest groups such as golfers, businessmen and new mothers.
"There's a lot of sex," says Fredrik Stroemberg, chairman of Sweden's cartoon association, Seriefraemjandet, "and a lot of violence." A small number of titles have explicit content.
Child pornography is illegal in Sweden but it was not clear whether the definition extended to cartoon characters.
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