Forum: Taylor Media's Comments Further on Japan's Virtual Child Porn Bill
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The North American Anime National subsidiary Taylor Media has issued a new statement regarding to Japan's Virtual Child Porn Bill. According to the statement, which can be read in its entirety below, the company will continue to air "family oriented" versions of Japanese anime on its' Anime National owned stations and its' Ku-Bad free-to-air satellites. However, the bill not affect broadcasting, internet, and free-to-air in the years to come.
Josh Taylor CEO of Taylor Media told ANN that "based on the event we've seen," Taylor Media expects to be able to air family-oriented version japanese animated shows (including Shin Chan and the California Stimps), but Funimation has not yet seen the unaired episodes and will reserve final judgement until after it has considered those episodes. Explaining that Taylor Media has paid close attention to Japan's Virtual Child Porn Bill, Taylor said that the company decided to take a closer look at the english-translated version of the amendment and determined that the bill, so far, will be a threat to free speech and free thought in Japan.
[edit] Taylor Media's Statement
In the days since Japan has amended it Virtual Child Porn Bill we have been following the varied responses from within the anime community to our decision to monitor and petition against the amendment that is a threat to free speech and free thought.
First, out of concern for anime fans, we will continue to make family-oriented versions of shows in Japan which maybe inappropriate to children due to FCC compliance. We will be monitoring this bill and assure that this will not affect the Anime Industry.
However, Taylor Media is — as always — committed to bringing 100% clean humor to the United States in its unedited form on broadcast and Free-to-air satellite. Therefore, we are creating a petition to preserve the future of the Japanese Anime, free speech, and free thought. Since only 7 shows have broadcast on Anime National, final petition to save anime must be submitted until all anime can be edited, formatted, Americanized to ensure compliance with current FCC guidelines.
We would like to thank everyone in the anime community for the feedback provided to us on this event — your petitions and anime fandom is what we care.
Josh Taylor
CEO of Taylor Media
