That Thread !!

[Donald ramsbottom]

At the risk of rekindling (not my intention), but there was interest here
so below is cut n paste from "Bytes n Briefs"

SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS VIRTUAL CHILD PORN BAN

"On April 16th, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as 
unconstitutional a law which prohibits the depiction on the 
Internet of so-called "virtual child pornography," which appears 
to depict real children, but does not. The 6-3 decision said 
that key provisions of the Children Pornography Prevention Act 
of 1996 were "overbroad" and infringed on established First 
Amendment protections of material with artistic value that does 
not violate community standards. The law attempted to ban many 
kinds of images, including computer generated images and the use 
of adults with childlike appearances, which were meant to convey 
the impression of minors engaging in explicit sexual activities. 
The opinion cited several artistically significant instances in 
which teenage sex was portrayed, such as "Romeo & Juliet," and 
the recent films "Traffic" and "American Beauty." The decision 
in Ashcroft et al v. Free Speech Coalition et al may be found at 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/16apr20021045/www.suprem
ecourtus.gov/opinions/01pdf/00-795.pdf"





Donald Ramsbottom BA LLb (Hons) PGdip
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