Re: On the Hill: Child Porn "Morphing"

[Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>]

On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Jeffrey A Nimmo wrote:

> 
> 
> On Tue, 4 Jun 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hearings on the hill over the child pornographer horseman:
> > 
> > "Morphing" seems to be the latest buzzword for putting childrens faces on 
> > the bodies of adult models in sexually explicit poses and seems to have 
> > attracted enough attention to warrant congressional attention.
> > 
> > Interesting that the media is playing this up as a "net" deal.  (As if 
> > somehow it were impossible to do without the all powerful and evil internet.
> 
> I've heard of this kind of thing before. Individuals have already been 
> sent to jail for doing this, as well as doing and 
> distributing kiddie porn drawings. 

I know indirectly of two state supreme courts that have overturned such 
convictions.

> I suspect that since it's already illegal on the state level, that 
> Congress is looking into making it a federal crime to distribute them 
> over state lines via the Internet.

See above.
As to federal crime, I believe so.

> > I'd like to see exactly how they word the proposed prohibitons.  What 
> > constitutes "child" when the face painted on is pure artistry?  Will we 
> > see a simple and strict prohibition over modifiying sexually explicit 
> > pictures to make them appear to be of younger models (whatever their 
> > apparent age may be)?  Will we see a subjective test as to what is "child 
> > looking" enough?
> 
> It only has to give the impression of being under the age of consent in 
> order to be illegal. No real models have to be involved.

Ok, what is "the impression of being under the age of consent" ?

> > Silliness.  All silliness.
> 
> That's debatable. However, in this politically correct environment, I 
> wouldn't even give the impression of siding with the pedophiles if I were 
> you.

That's what nyms are for.

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