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The '''Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund''' ('''CLLDF''') is a Canadian nonprofit organization, created in 1987 to protect the [[free speech]] rights of [[comic]]s creators, publishers, retailers, and readers, by helping to cover legal expenses in the defense of cases where its directors feel those issues are at stake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/news/local/article/297900--vancouver-comic-con-this-weekend/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405185959/http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/297900--vancouver-comic-con-this-weekend|url-status=dead|title=CityNews|archivedate=April 5, 2012|website=vancouver.citynews.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Heater|first1=Brian|title=San Diego Comic Con 2015: The Interviews|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/68289/20150712/comic-con-interviews.htm|website=techtimes.com|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716233050/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/68289/20150712/comic-con-interviews.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Rich|title=Canadian Custom Charges Against Manga Owner Dismissed After Two Years|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/15/canadian-custom-charges-against-manga-owner-dismissed-after-two-years/|website=bleedingcool.com|date=15 March 2012|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717124105/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/15/canadian-custom-charges-against-manga-owner-dismissed-after-two-years/|url-status=deviated}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Calvin|title=Preview Night: Looking for Books At Comic-Con|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/67425-preview-night-looking-for-books-at-comic-con.html|website=publishersweekly.com|publisher=PWxyz, LLC|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715032448/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/67425-preview-night-looking-for-books-at-comic-con.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=McMillan|first1=Graeme|title=What You Should Pick Up on Free Comic Book Day|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/free-comic-book-day-4/|magazine=Wired|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715063419/http://www.wired.com/2015/05/free-comic-book-day-4|url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] organization created in 1987 to protect the [[free speech]] rights of [[comic]]s creators, publishers, retailers, and readers, by helping to cover legal expenses in the defense of cases where its directors feel those issues are at stake.


==History==
==History==
The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund was begun by writer [[Derek McCulloch (comics)|Derek McCulloch]] and Paul Stockton of [[Strawberry Jam Comics]] to assist with the legal defense of Comic Legends, a [[Calgary, Alberta]] comic shop whose owners were charged with selling obscene materials.<ref>{{cite news | title = Canadian Comic Shop Busted | publisher = ''[[The Comics Journal]] #118'' | date = December 1987}}</ref> The CLLDF raised approximately $3000 to aid in the owners' defense, bringing [[Fantagraphics]] publisher [[Gary Groth]] to Calgary to testify as an expert witness in the trial.<ref>{{cite news | title = Reflections of an Expert Witness | publisher = ''The Comics Journal #125'' | date = October 1988}}</ref> The trial ended with a conviction and a sentence totaling $3,000 in fines.<ref>{{cite news | title = Canadian Shop Loses Obscenity Case | publisher = ''The Comics Journal #126'' | date = January 1989}}</ref> The CLLDF supported an appeal.<ref>{{cite news | title = Comic Legends Obscenity Case in Appeal | publisher = ''The Comics Journal #130'' | date = July 1989}}</ref> The conviction was not overturned, but the sentence was reduced to a nominal fine.<ref>[http://joeshusterawards.com/ "Canada’s Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (CLLDF) reforms – appeals for assistance in conjunction with the CBLDF"]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2011}} As part of this effort, the organization published the books ''Truth North'' and ''True North II'' as fund-raisers.
The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund was begun by writer [[Derek McCulloch (comics)|Derek McCulloch]], Vancouver comics convention organizer Leonard S. Wong, student and community organizer Liz Schiller, and Paul Stockton of [[Strawberry Jam Comics]] to assist with the legal defense of Comic Legends, a [[Calgary, Alberta]] comic shop whose owners were charged with selling obscene materials.<ref>{{cite news | title = Canadian Comic Shop Busted | publisher = [[The Comics Journal]] #118 | date = December 1987}}</ref> The CLLDF raised approximately $3000 to aid in the owners' defense, bringing [[Fantagraphics]] publisher [[Gary Groth]] to Calgary to testify as an expert witness in the trial.<ref>{{cite news | title = Reflections of an Expert Witness | publisher = The Comics Journal #125 | date = October 1988}}</ref> The trial ended with a conviction and a sentence totaling $3,000 in fines.<ref>{{cite news | title = Canadian Shop Loses Obscenity Case | publisher = The Comics Journal #126 | date = January 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Obscene comics bring fine | newspaper = The Lethbridge Herald | date = November 15, 1988}}</ref> The CLLDF supported an appeal.<ref>{{cite news | title = Comic Legends Obscenity Case in Appeal | publisher = The Comics Journal #130 | date = July 1989}}</ref> The conviction was not overturned, but the sentence was reduced to a nominal fine.<ref name="shuster">{{Cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/2011/06/24/canadas-comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-clldf-reforms-appeals-for-assistance-in-conjunction-with-the-cbldf/|title=Canada's Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (CLLDF) reforms – appeals for assistance in conjunction with the CBLDF|first=Kevin A.|last=Boyd|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=April 27, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515113011/https://joeshusterawards.com/2011/06/24/canadas-comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-clldf-reforms-appeals-for-assistance-in-conjunction-with-the-cbldf/|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of this effort, the organization published the books ''True North'' and ''True North II'' as fund-raisers.<ref>{{gcdb publisher|id=577|title=CLLDF}}</ref>


In later years, the organization made financial contributions to support [[Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium]] in its legal dispute with Canada Customs over imported comics, and paid for an expert witness whose testimony assisted in the acquittal of Marc Laliberte, a [[fanzine]] publisher in [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref>[http://www.clldf.ca/?p=1 "It's All Calgary's Fault"]</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=July 2011}}
In later years, the organization made financial contributions to support [[Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium]] in its legal dispute with Canada Customs over imported comics, and paid for an expert witness whose testimony assisted in the acquittal of Marc Laliberte, a [[fanzine]] publisher in [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref name="shuster"/>


In 2011, the organization, which had been mostly dormant for twenty years, became involved in a case involving a U.S. citizen visiting Canada, whose laptop computer had been searched by [[Canada Customs]] and who was arrested based on the comics illustrations found there. In coordination with the [[Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]], a U.S. organization with similar goals, which became involved because of the defendant's citizenship and international elements of the legal issues, the CLLDF has attempted to raise funds for his defense and awareness of the legal issues involved in the case.<ref>[http://www.comicbooked.com/arrested-for-possession-of-manga/ "Arrested For Possession Of Manga?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/04/comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-reforms-to-help-u-s-man-charged-with-child-pornography/ "Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund reforms to help U.S. man charged with child pornography", Sue Carter Flinn, ''Quill & Quire'', July 4, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/12 "The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Can Comics Send You to Jail?"]</ref>
In 2011, the organization, which had been mostly dormant for twenty years, became involved in a case involving a U.S. citizen visiting Canada, whose laptop computer had been searched by [[Canada Customs]] and who was arrested and charged with possession of "child pornography" based on the comics illustrations found there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/toronto/articles/toronto-draws-tintin,64596/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112050956/http://www.avclub.com/toronto/articles/toronto-draws-tintin%2C64596/|url-status=dead|title="Toronto Draws Tintin", AV Club, Max Mertens, November 7, 2011|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|archivedate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> In coordination with the [[Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]], a U.S. organization with similar goals, which became involved because of the defendant's citizenship and international elements of the legal issues, the CLLDF raised funds for his defense and to promote awareness of the legal issues involved in the case.<ref>[http://www.comicbooked.com/arrested-for-possession-of-manga/ "Arrested For Possession Of Manga?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116095412/http://www.comicbooked.com/arrested-for-possession-of-manga/ |date=2011-11-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/04/comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-reforms-to-help-u-s-man-charged-with-child-pornography/|title=Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund reforms to help U.S. man charged with child pornography|author=Sue Carter Flinn|work=Quill & Quire|date=July 4, 2011|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710021311/http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/04/comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-reforms-to-help-u-s-man-charged-with-child-pornography/|archive-date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/12|title=The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Can Comics Send You to Jail?|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2022-04-27|archive-date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419163657/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/12|url-status=live}}</ref> The organization contributed US$11,000 toward his $75,000 legal expenses;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbldf.org/2012/03/criminal-charges-dropped-in-canada-customs-manga-case/|title=Criminal Charges Dropped in Canada Customs Manga Case|website=Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|first=Betsy|last=Gomez|date=15 March 2012 |access-date=2022-04-27|archive-date=2022-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210005814/http://cbldf.org/2012/03/criminal-charges-dropped-in-canada-customs-manga-case/|url-status=live}}</ref> charges were dropped.

To facilitate fundraising, CLLDF formally incorporated in 2011 as a nonprofit organization. At the same time, the fund expanded its board of directors from three (McCulloch, Stockton, and Wong) to five, adding retailers Jay Bardyla and Jennifer Haines.<ref>[http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/the-comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-announces-new-directors/ "The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund announces new directors"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105073018/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/10/the-comic-legends-legal-defense-fund-announces-new-directors/ |date=2012-01-05 }}, Heidi MacDonald, ''The Beat'', November 10, 2011</ref>

==See also==
* [[Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.clldf.ca}}
*{{Official website|http://www.clldf.ca}}

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Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund
Formation1987
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Websitewww.clldf.ca

The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (CLLDF) is a Canadian nonprofit organization, created in 1987 to protect the free speech rights of comics creators, publishers, retailers, and readers, by helping to cover legal expenses in the defense of cases where its directors feel those issues are at stake.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

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The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund was begun by writer Derek McCulloch, Vancouver comics convention organizer Leonard S. Wong, student and community organizer Liz Schiller, and Paul Stockton of Strawberry Jam Comics to assist with the legal defense of Comic Legends, a Calgary, Alberta comic shop whose owners were charged with selling obscene materials.[6] The CLLDF raised approximately $3000 to aid in the owners' defense, bringing Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth to Calgary to testify as an expert witness in the trial.[7] The trial ended with a conviction and a sentence totaling $3,000 in fines.[8][9] The CLLDF supported an appeal.[10] The conviction was not overturned, but the sentence was reduced to a nominal fine.[11] As part of this effort, the organization published the books True North and True North II as fund-raisers.[12]

In later years, the organization made financial contributions to support Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium in its legal dispute with Canada Customs over imported comics, and paid for an expert witness whose testimony assisted in the acquittal of Marc Laliberte, a fanzine publisher in Windsor, Ontario.[11]

In 2011, the organization, which had been mostly dormant for twenty years, became involved in a case involving a U.S. citizen visiting Canada, whose laptop computer had been searched by Canada Customs and who was arrested and charged with possession of "child pornography" based on the comics illustrations found there.[13] In coordination with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a U.S. organization with similar goals, which became involved because of the defendant's citizenship and international elements of the legal issues, the CLLDF raised funds for his defense and to promote awareness of the legal issues involved in the case.[14][15][16] The organization contributed US$11,000 toward his $75,000 legal expenses;[17] charges were dropped.

To facilitate fundraising, CLLDF formally incorporated in 2011 as a nonprofit organization. At the same time, the fund expanded its board of directors from three (McCulloch, Stockton, and Wong) to five, adding retailers Jay Bardyla and Jennifer Haines.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CityNews". vancouver.citynews.ca. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Heater, Brian. "San Diego Comic Con 2015: The Interviews". techtimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ Johnston, Rich (15 March 2012). "Canadian Custom Charges Against Manga Owner Dismissed After Two Years". bleedingcool.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ Reid, Calvin. "Preview Night: Looking for Books At Comic-Con". publishersweekly.com. PWxyz, LLC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ McMillan, Graeme. "What You Should Pick Up on Free Comic Book Day". Wired. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Canadian Comic Shop Busted". The Comics Journal #118. December 1987.
  7. ^ "Reflections of an Expert Witness". The Comics Journal #125. October 1988.
  8. ^ "Canadian Shop Loses Obscenity Case". The Comics Journal #126. January 1989.
  9. ^ "Obscene comics bring fine". The Lethbridge Herald. November 15, 1988.
  10. ^ "Comic Legends Obscenity Case in Appeal". The Comics Journal #130. July 1989.
  11. ^ a b Boyd, Kevin A. (June 24, 2011). "Canada's Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund (CLLDF) reforms – appeals for assistance in conjunction with the CBLDF". Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  12. ^ CLLDF at the Grand Comics Database
  13. ^ ""Toronto Draws Tintin", AV Club, Max Mertens, November 7, 2011". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011.
  14. ^ "Arrested For Possession Of Manga?" Archived 2011-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Sue Carter Flinn (July 4, 2011). "Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund reforms to help U.S. man charged with child pornography". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  16. ^ "The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Can Comics Send You to Jail?". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  17. ^ Gomez, Betsy (15 March 2012). "Criminal Charges Dropped in Canada Customs Manga Case". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  18. ^ "The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund announces new directors" Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Heidi MacDonald, The Beat, November 10, 2011
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