Is computer generated (CGI) child pornography illegal?
349056
Yes, it's still pornography, child porn now thats sick!
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http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/messenger/cgi_abuse
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Distributing it is being an accessory to the molestation involved in its production, and creating more demand for it to be produced.  However, I believe US courts have ruled repeatedly that simulated child porn (either with actors age 18+ pretending to be younger, or using technology to simulate children that aren't there) to be protected as free speech (because no children are used/harmed in the production).  It's still creepy as hell, though.
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Some good answers here.  I'll take a stab at it myself, though I don't know anything about the incidents other than what the original poster included in his question.\n\nFirst, we're talking about illegal pornography.  "Regular" porn, the kind that isn't illegal depending on whoever's standards we're using, isn't going to be subject to a search warrant because it isn't a crime...and search warrants can only be issued when they seek to provide evidence of a public offense (a crime).  So whatever porn we're talking about, it's evidently illegal according to whatever legal standard is being used (and this varies, but things like kiddy porn are illegal everywhere in the US).  Once the illegality has been established, then I don't think there's much left to talk about...you cannot hide behind a right to privacy if you are engaging in criminal behavior.  That's not to say you give up your right to privacy, it's to say that if you're engaging in criminal acts, the government has the right to ask a judge for a search warrant to gather evidence of those acts, and I would argue that you cannot complain about your privacy being "invaded" when they do.\n\nAnd a word about search warrants; they are not rubber-stamped documents that sail through the justice system to your front door.  Law enforcement agents must prepare an application for them, outlining reasons to believe a particular place holds evidence of a particular crime.  They must swear the things they've said in that document are true, and then they must present the document to a neutral party - a magistrate (or a judge).  That magistrate (or judge) then reviews the information provided by the agent, and decides on his/her own if there is a more than likely chance (i.e., "probable cause") that the things the agents are looking for are in the places the agents say they are.  Despite the rare news to the contrary, magistrates and law enforcement alike take this process seriously.\n\nAbout the "third party" argument made by the original poster: again - if you're engaging in criminal behavior, you cannot expect to hide behind the right to privacy just because you've given the evidence of your guilt to a third party.  The government has the right under our system of law to gather evidence of your criminal behavior, no matter where you have left it.\n\nIf you want to deliver evidence of your involvement in criminal acts to a third party, press on...and you do so at your own risk, obviously.  The original poster's comment is well taken; if your third party is going to comply with an order of a court to disclose certain information relative to criminal acts, then perhaps you need to find another third party - one who will become a criminal themselves if they fail to comply with a lawful court order.\n\nYahoo and Google have not betrayed anyone's trust...although it's been a while since I've seen them, I'm fairly certain both corporations have privacy policies, and I'm equally certain both of them talk about safeguarding your information except when ordered to release it pursuant to a court order.  If the third party thing bothers you, don't use a third party...there's a saying: "three can keep a secret, if two are dead."  \n\nDon't want anybody to know what you're doing?  Don't tell anybody.
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NO! Unless they have specific permission from the source website this is considered stealing and is a breach of the copyright that is more then likely on this media. Getting media from anywhere and calling it your own no matter where or from who without permission is wrong and unethical. Not only that but it is an illegal activity.
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sounds like someone found kiddie porn on your computer
847991
well thats pretty much the definition of downloading. go to google video and search it. go to download for windows/mac and download it if its there. its legal.
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Probably not he's like 16 that would be considered Child Porn.
602208
I dont think porn was illegal anywhere. You can go anywhere in this world and buy or rent porn. Prostitution is illegal in many areas. But porn is availabale everywhere. Did you mean prostitution??
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I don't see where it is a bit illegal for you to make the image as long as you aren't redistributing or reselling copies of the game for profit and gain. That is the copywrite act you hear everyone screaming about. As long as you only copy it for yourself to load up with a virtual drive or something like that to keep the game cd in good condition nobody would ever know unless you tell them.
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Should there be a watchdog on the web to filter out all the stuff that someone might want to be illegal?  Who gets to choose what that stuff is?\n\nYour definition of bad stuff is "cuss words and nuded people."  Mine might be racist words, or threats to individuals or groups.\n\nThere are filters for parents to use to stop this kind of information from reaching their children.  An one of any age can use them.  \n\nShould they be illegal - no.  We don't need more watchguards and big brother looking over everything we do.
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using priated software is crime.\nnot reporting this crime is also a crime.\nu can contact cyber police station\nor the software vendor itself.
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Some items are available for download from their website. It is not illegal as long as you don't distribute it or sell it. Example is this video. To download it, scroll down and click on download to desktop.\nhttp://www.metacafe.com/watch/163878/bum_break/
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WAIT PORN IS ILLEGAL TILL THE AGE OF 18... oh sh*t i am in trouble.. \n\nI think no one enforeces either of them.
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it's illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to open, download, or otherwise use the material (images, DVD's, ect) from a web site that contains porn.\n\nIt's also illegal for anyone over 18 to allow anyone under the age of 18 to view an adults only web site.\n\nIf convicted, violators can be jailed, lose their pc, and / or prohibited from using the internet, especially if they happen to be an ISP.
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I dont think websites would risk posting illegal stuff like copyrighted movies
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The system isn't illegal, no.\n\nHowever, if you distribute/or download copyright-protected media, that is illegal. That's basically abusing the principle of Peer-2-Peer and other File Sharing programs.