Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Something You May Want To Consider (upcoming US law & Poser)

Penguinisto opened this issue on Mar 28, 2003 ยท 39 posts


Penguinisto posted Fri, 28 March 2003 at 3:53 PM

Attached Link: http://news.com.com/2100-1028-994460.html?tag=fd_top

They're resurrecting a law that may affect CG art - especially the art of those who may use Milgirl meses in your renders. While child porn is disgusting and should be eliminated entirely IMO, there is no clear delineation as to what constitutes it, and this law may make a few folks who enjoy rendering faeries or other young-looking humanoids into the same class of person as paedophiles. Here are a few quotes from the proposed law: *"The second amendment, which the House agreed to by a 406-15 vote, represents Congress' second attempt to outlaw "morphed" or virtual child pornography. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court slapped down Congress' first law banning nude images of computer-generated minors and underage teens, saying the 1996 measure violated the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of expression. After amending the bill, called the Child Abduction Prevention Act (CAPA), the House then approved it by a vote of 410-14."* But there is more: *"The other amendment, which free speech advocates like the American Civil Liberties Union argue is unconstitutional, would ban the creation or possession of "a digital image, computer image or computer-generated image" that is "indistinguishable" from a real minor. It was drafted by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Tex. "* I haven't read the whole bill yet, but it may be worth looking up. /P