“A Japanese artist on a mission to “demystify” female genitalia has been arrested under local obscenity laws for distributing a digitized model of her vagina for 3D printing.
Megumi Igarashi – who works under the alias Rokudenashiko or ‘good-for-nothing kid’ – produced the 3D scan as part of a crowdfunded project to create a kayak modelled on her genitalia.
Thirty of the individuals who funded the craft (which Igarashi calls the “p***y boat”) were sent the digital file as a thank you — an action that led to Igarashi being arrested by Tokyo police for breaking Japanese obscenity laws, reports Kotaku.
The police alleged that Igarashi, 42, collected around 1 million yen (£5700) in exchange for the scans, but local media has reported that Igarashi denies this and does not recognize the 3D scans as obscene.” *
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*Read more here from http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/japanese-artist-arrested-for-distributing-digital-model-of-her-vagina-for-3dprinted-kayak-9606398.html