A recently-proposed law in Japan would outlaw many forms of vintage electronics and handheld gadgetry. Dozens of old-school electronic music enthusiasts in Japan took to the streets this week to protest (the ban may outlaw old synths and boomboxen). Here are photos. Tom at MusicThing blog posts details on the acts of civil geekobedience in Japan, and says,
I want to see the birth of an utterly ruthless terrorist organisation devoted to the protection of dusty musical gear. Someone should kidnap the relevant minister's family and torture them with copies of Country Moog: Switched on Nashville until the law is repealed.
