It Could Have Come from America.......

Kintarō Hattori

.......... but it didn't surprisingly. Rather shockingly a judge in Australia has deemed some cartoon pornography to be real child pornography!

An appeal judge in Australia has ruled that an animation depicting well-known cartoon characters engaging in sexual acts is child pornography.

The internet cartoon featured characters from the Simpsons TV series.

The central issue in the case was whether a cartoon character could depict a real person.

Judge Michael Adams decided that it could, and found a man from Sydney guilty of possessing child pornography on his computer.

The defence had argued that the fictional, animated characters were not real people, and clearly departed from the human form.

They therefore contested that the conviction for the possession of child pornography should be overturned.

Justice Michael Adams said the purpose of anti-child pornography legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images of "real" children were depicted.

But in a landmark ruling he decided that the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people.

He ruled that the animated cartoon could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children," and therefore upheld the conviction for child pornography.

Rather than jail the man, however, he fined him Aus$3,000 (US$2,000).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7770781.stm

I'm sure many of us have had/seen 'porn' takes of poular cartoon shows on our computer.

Wagon

It's somebody fetish, no matter what it is it's somebody's fetish. And I heard that judge is a fan of the Simpsons...

seamus

The law is very similar here.

A picture of a naked woman can be deemed to be child pornography if the aim of the image is to depict a woman who is underage. The actual age of the photographed woman is irrelevant.

So a lot of the "lolita" stuff really skirts on the edges of what's legal in this country.

BaconZombie

Link to Aus News Report on :

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=58182149

rubadub

A picture of a naked woman can be deemed to be child pornography if the aim of the image is to depict a woman who is underage. The actual age of the photographed woman is irrelevant.

Have you a link to that law?

I'm sure many of us have had/seen 'porn' takes of poular cartoon shows

I have seen various simpson ones. This is like something straight out of the simpsons!

He ruled that the animated cartoon could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children," and therefore upheld the conviction for child pornography.

Ban Tom & Jerry, people will be out seeking snuff movies. Anybody with Tom & Jerry dvds should be fined like this guy.

The_Minister

rubadub wrote: »

Have you a link to that law?

CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT, 1998

2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
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"audio representation" includes—
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(a) any such representation by means of tape, computer disk or other thing from which such a representation can be produced, and
[GA]

(b) any tape, computer disk or other thing on which any such representation is recorded;
[GA]

"child" means a person under the age of 17 years;
[GA]

"child pornography" means—
[GA]

(a) any visual representation—
[GA]

(i) that shows or, in the case of a document, relates to a person who is or is depicted as being a child and who is engaged in or is depicted as being engaged in explicit sexual activity,
[GA]

(ii) that shows or, in the case of a document, relates to a person who is or is depicted as being a child and who is or is depicted as witnessing any such activity by any person or persons, or
[GA]

(iii) whose dominant characteristic is the depiction, for a sexual purpose, of the genital or anal region of a child,
[GA]

(b) any audio representation of a person who is or is represented as being a child and who is engaged in or is represented as being engaged in explicit sexual activity,
[GA]

(c) any visual or audio representation that advocates, encourages or counsels any sexual activity with children which is an offence under any enactment, or
[GA]

(d) any visual representation or description of, or information relating to, a child that indicates or implies that the child is available to be used for the purpose of sexual exploitation within the meaning of section 3,
[GA]

irrespective of how or through what medium the representation, description or information has been produced, transmitted or conveyed and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, includes any representation, description or information produced by or from computer-graphics or by any other electronic or mechanical means but does not include—
[GA]

(I) any book or periodical publication which has been examined by the Censorship of Publications Board and in respect of which a prohibition order under the Censorship of Publications Acts, 1929 to 1967, is not for the time being in force,
[GA]

(II) any film in respect of which a general certificate or a limited certificate under the Censorship of Films Acts, 1923 to 1992, is in force, or
[GA]

(III) any video work in respect of which a supply certificate under the Video Recordings Acts, 1989 and 1992, is in force;
[GA]

"document" includes—
[GA]

(a) any book, periodical or pamphlet, and
[GA]

(b) where appropriate, any tape, computer disk or other thing on which data capable of conversion into any such document is stored;
[GA]

"photographic representation" includes the negative as well as the positive version;
[GA]

"visual representation" includes—
[GA]

(a) any photographic, film or video representation, any accompanying sound or any document,
[GA]

(b) any copy of any such representation or document, and
[GA]

(c) any tape, computer disk or other thing on which the visual representation and any accompanying sound are recorded.
[GA]

(2) The reference in paragraph (a) of the definition of child pornography to a person shall be construed as including a reference to a figure resembling a person that has been generated or modified by computer-graphics or otherwise, and in such a case the fact, if it is a fact, that some of the principal characteristics shown are those of an adult shall be disregarded if the predominant impression conveyed is that the figure shown is a child.
[GA]

(3) In any proceedings for an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 a person shall be deemed, unless the contrary is proved, to be or have been a child, or to be or have been depicted or represented as a child, at any time if the person appears to the court to be or have been a child, or to be or have been so depicted or represented, at that time.

thelordofcheese

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

.......... but it didn't surprisingly. Rather shockingly a judge in Australia has deemed some cartoon pornography to be real child pornography!



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7770781.stm

I'm sure many of us have had/seen 'porn' takes of poular cartoon shows on our computer.

Rule 34.
There is porn of it. No exceptions.