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NEWS: Yahoo Auctions Japan to Restrict Adult Items




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Cecilthedarkknight_234



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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 9:14 pm Reply with quote
hahaha oh wow so japan is catching up with the usa now??
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EleutheroMaster



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It's getting worse!! Evil or Very Mad
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11G4GUNOT



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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 9:48 pm Reply with quote
ROFLMFAOH

Cecilthedarkknight_234 wrote:
hahaha oh wow so japan is catching up with the usa now??
1st IP-Blocking from dmm.r18 sites to access denied of VisualArts message: "I'm sorry. This access is not admitted." 2nd Bill 156's Fault over the response to PROTECT Act of 2003.

EleutheroMaster wrote:
It's getting worse!! Evil or Very Mad

This is the end of EROGE? Think again desu!
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:02 pm Reply with quote
In case people are wondering:

Yahoo! JAPAN Corporation is a Japanese internet company formed as a joint venture between the American internet company Yahoo! and the Japanese internet company SoftBank. Yahoo! holds a 34.75% minority stake in Yahoo! Japan, while SoftBank holds 35.45%. Yahoo!-J is much bigger than eBay in Japan.
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Cecilthedarkknight_234



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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:14 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
In case people are wondering:

Yahoo! JAPAN Corporation is a Japanese internet company formed as a joint venture between the American internet company Yahoo! and the Japanese internet company SoftBank. Yahoo! holds a 34.75% minority stake in Yahoo! Japan, while SoftBank holds 35.45%. Yahoo!-J is much bigger than eBay in Japan.


Which is why this is bad for us fans that import eroge or doujinshi
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bhl88



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:07 am Reply with quote
Middleman time.
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CatzCradle



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:07 am Reply with quote
Does this mean they won't be selling doujinshi anymore? Anime cry

Goddammit! Yahoo Auctions JP was probably the only place I knew to find obscure stuff at cheap prices >___<
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HitokiriShadow



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:58 am Reply with quote
Cecilthedarkknight_234 wrote:

Which is why this is bad for us fans that import eroge or doujinshi


For doujinshi, yes, but if you want eroge, it's not like there aren't plenty of other options.
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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 9:21 am Reply with quote
11G4GUNOT wrote:
ROFLMFAOH

Cecilthedarkknight_234 wrote:
hahaha oh wow so japan is catching up with the usa now??
1st IP-Blocking from dmm.r18 sites to access denied of VisualArts message: "I'm sorry. This access is not admitted." 2nd Bill 156's Fault over the response to PROTECT Act of 2003.

EleutheroMaster wrote:
It's getting worse!! Evil or Very Mad

This is the end of EROGE? Think again desu!


All of this was possible thanks to former Republican US President George W Bush for signing the PROTECT Act of 2003 into law without even thinking twice about the law-abiding Otakus like Christopher Handley who will later be paying the price for being a fan of Lolicon.
And now Japan is following in Bush's footsteps.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!
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configspace



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:54 am Reply with quote
revolutionotaku wrote:
11G4GUNOT wrote:
ROFLMFAOH

Cecilthedarkknight_234 wrote:
hahaha oh wow so japan is catching up with the usa now??
1st IP-Blocking from dmm.r18 sites to access denied of VisualArts message: "I'm sorry. This access is not admitted." 2nd Bill 156's Fault over the response to PROTECT Act of 2003.

EleutheroMaster wrote:
It's getting worse!! Evil or Very Mad

This is the end of EROGE? Think again desu!


All of this was possible thanks to former Republican US President George W Bush for signing the PROTECT Act of 2003 into law without even thinking twice about the law-abiding Otakus like Christopher Handley who will later be paying the price for being a fan of Lolicon.
And now Japan is following in Bush's footsteps.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!

True, but no president Democrat or Republican is different. For example, Clinton signed a bill that was actually worse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Pornography_Prevention_Act_of_1996. This outright banned all virtual depictions. It was later overturned, then the PROTECT Act replaced it which required proving such virtual depictions are obscene first.

Finally, obscenity and PROTECT act prosecutions have also continued under Obama, with his own picked DOJ officials (Holder, et al) mind you.


Anyways, hopefully someone else will take Yahoo Japan's place for erotic auctions/private reselling.
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revolutionotaku



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:24 pm Reply with quote
[quote="configspace"][quote="revolutionotaku"][quote="11G4GUNOT"]ROFLMFAOH

Cecilthedarkknight_234 wrote:

True, but no president Democrat or Republican is different. For example, Clinton signed a bill that was actually worse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Pornography_Prevention_Act_of_1996. This outright banned all virtual depictions. It was later overturned, then the PROTECT Act replaced it which required proving such virtual depictions are obscene first.

Finally, obscenity and PROTECT act prosecutions have also continued under Obama, with his own picked DOJ officials (Holder, et al) mind you.


Anyways, hopefully someone else will take Yahoo Japan's place for erotic auctions/private reselling.


I've read on Wikipedia that the PROTECT Act of 2003 was also created as a response to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart by a crazy Morman. Sometimes I ask myself, "What does the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart have anything to do with cartoons and/or drawings?"
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 1:03 pm Reply with quote
CatzCradle wrote:
Does this mean they won't be selling doujinshi anymore? Anime cry

I don't see why not. None of the doujin I bought via Yahoo Auctions are in any way pornographic. I hadn't even considered you could buy used underwear on there....
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CatzCradle



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PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 10:42 pm Reply with quote
Shiroi Hane wrote:
CatzCradle wrote:
Does this mean they won't be selling doujinshi anymore? Anime cry

I don't see why not. None of the doujin I bought via Yahoo Auctions are in any way pornographic.


Does BL doujinshi count? Anime catgrin + sweatdrop
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