Quote - [Anyway, I find it odd if nobody knows or can point to litterature of reference regarding what US law is on CG images. Clearly I would not expect definitive legal  finding as that is obtained in court, issues of copyright for instance would not require legthy littigation if all answers were clear cut, yet in copyright forum of RMP people do hazzard basic understandings of pertinant law.

E.G. Digital character percieved as under age of 21 years may not be created in nude or sexual render in USA.

 

Well, since I don't intend to create images that may fall into this category by any stretch of the immagination, I never bothered to get familiar with laws that govern that.

On the other hand, I know that Renderosity's standards are stricter then the basic laws, because they don't want to get in a position where someone even attempts to accuse them of spreading child pornography (in US there's a big hoopla about this), so, if in doubt, it appears that renderosity errs on the side of safety.

Third thing, age of consent is more dependent on emotional and mental age rather then physical appearance. There's plenty of 20-something's that may apper to look like an "AVERAGE" 16 year old, to most people, and lead most people to conclude "she must be around 16", if the age was based on physical appearance only.

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