Do WHAT?
News from the Land of Down Under, this is a real doozy. Evidently fake people are real people too.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/08/1228584707575.html
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Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn: judge
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that an internet cartoon, in which child characters resembling those from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts, is child pornography.
In a landmark finding, Justice Michael Adams today upheld a magistrate's decision convicting a man of possessing child pornography after the cartoons - depicting characters modelled on Bart, Lisa and Maggie engaging in sex acts - were found on his computer.
The main issue of the case was whether a fictional cartoon character could "depict" a "person" under law.
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Now, here's the money quote from this article.
the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people.
The hell?
Does this mean cartoon violence will be treated as real violence? What about video game violence?
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/08/1228584707575.html
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Simpsons cartoon rip-off is child porn: judge
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that an internet cartoon, in which child characters resembling those from The Simpsons engage in sexual acts, is child pornography.
In a landmark finding, Justice Michael Adams today upheld a magistrate's decision convicting a man of possessing child pornography after the cartoons - depicting characters modelled on Bart, Lisa and Maggie engaging in sex acts - were found on his computer.
The main issue of the case was whether a fictional cartoon character could "depict" a "person" under law.
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Now, here's the money quote from this article.
the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people.
The hell?
Does this mean cartoon violence will be treated as real violence? What about video game violence?