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Obscenity

Without a Paddle

Charles Oliver | 12.31.2014 6:00 AM

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Japanese prosecutors have charged artist Megumi Igarashi with distributing obscene data, namely computer code that would allow 3-D printers to create a kayak shaped like her genitalia. She faces up to two years in prison if convicted.

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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