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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a wave of unlicensed adult animation studios emerged in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. They produced direct-to-video parodies of public domain characters, targeting the then-unregulated adult market. The most notorious was the Shame of series produced by a phantom Hungarian studio called Kék Hold Productions (Blue Moon Productions).

Titles included:

The latter borrowed heavily from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan universe, but due to aggressive legal threats from the Burroughs estate (which fiercely protected Tarzan’s image), the protagonist was renamed “Jango” in some releases. However, bootleg VHS covers often slapped “Tarzan” on the box anyway. tarzanxshameofjane1995engl upd

The Shame of Jane (1995) in any language exists in a legal gray area. Tarzan entered the public domain in 2020 in some jurisdictions (Europe, Japan), but the character remains trademarked by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in the United States. However, the original Hungarian studio folded in 1998, and no rights holder has ever claimed ownership. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a

The “Engl Upd” fan version is unequivocally copyright infringement under US law, but no copyright holder has issued takedowns – likely because the original is so obscure. Archive.org removed the fragment not due to a Burroughs claim, but because a user flagged it as “unclassified adult content.” The latter borrowed heavily from Edgar Rice Burroughs’

The story of Tarzan, a man raised by gorillas in the African jungle, and Jane, a human who becomes his love interest, has captivated audiences for generations. The tale, originating from literature, has been adapted into various films, animations, and other media.