I’m sorry to ask, but i searched few hours and could not find anything,
that would make really clear the current situation, and could be a good argument in case i need one…
quote:
Originally posted by Gambit:
I think it was back in september that the senate passed a bill… and it stated something like this "As to not impede with the 5th ammendment(freedom of speech/expression), no longer will drawings that indicate persons under the age of 18, illegal to possess or own.“Least thats what i remember… tis the reason bishoujo anime no longer needs the “everyone in this episode is over 18” warning.
Quote from other thread,
http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/Forum12/HTML/000063-2.html
quote:
Originally posted by Princess Bleh:
[…]the Supreme Court ruled this year that ALL works of a written or graphic nature “depicting minors engaging in explicit sexual acts” ARE legal, so long as the minors are fictional characters. […]
Quote from other thread,
http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001802-4.html
quote:
Originally posted by bishounen_blue:
[…]Lolicon games, or “Virtual child pornography” was already in court and the courts ruled in favor of the “porn.” It’s not real, no minors are ivolved, end of story.[…]
But it seems almost impossible to find what i really need…
I found so far:
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1293.ZS.html ( Decided May 13, 2002 )
&
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-218.ZS.html ( Decided June 29, 2004 )
( http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=03-218 )
But the first seems to be too old, and the second too new…
A short quote from the right document would be great too
( my English is not good, and i think these documents are difficult to read even for native speakers ^_^”
I found this article
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/scotus.web.indecency/index.html
and there is a link to:
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/docket/2003/march.html#03-218
i also found this ACLU article
http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=16025&c=252
But i’m still kind of lost…
I also searched in http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com ( Search the U.S. Code by keyword: )
for this bill in Gambit’s quote, but can not find it at all
Could anyone help me to find the bill & the right line in a court’s document
or/and some media site explaining the current situation?
[This message has been edited by Soran (edited 08-01-2004).]