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Australian Judge Rules Simpsons Cartoon Rip-off Is Child Porn
An anonymous reader was one of several to note a bizarre story in which an Australian judge ruled that drawings can be child porn. In this case, it was knock off drawings of the Simpsons doing naughty things. Good thing they're going to be censoring the Down Undernet soon. Who knows what damage this could cause.
This just isn't fair. Lisa never ages...after 20 seasons at 8 years old she has to be fair game by now...who hasn't fantasized about Maggie flying in through your bedroom window naked?
That the new London 2012 Olympic logo will be banned; it does like like Lisa Simpson doing something rather rude.
Oh, you innocent!
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Bart: Hey guys, just so you don't hear any wild rumors, an Australian judge has ruled that some drawings of us are considered to be child porn.
Homer: Pfff. That's no reason to block the TV.
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Does that mean imaginary numbers are now real too? Because I don't really want to have to learn physics from scratch again!!
It's only a matter of time before this judge goes after Groenig for the murder of Itchy and Scratchy.
You've definately come to the right place here at slashdot, given that you do not seem to understand the difference between nudity and sex;-)
0x or or snor perron?!
"the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people", said Justice Michael Adams.
The jury of peers, consisting of Popeye, TinTin, Andy Pandy, Bob the Builder, Elmer Fudd and Captain Caveman all agreed. Popeye was heard to say, "I yam what I yam, and if I yain't a person then what yam I? Just a cartoon figure? I thinks not yukyukyukyukyuk".
So, how bad does a drawing have to be before Adams considers that it is not a person? And isn't there something just a little worrying about the sanity of a Justice who believes that a drawing has the same rights as a person?
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"...the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people."
Those cardboard cutouts of Homer & Marge in the passenger seats? Restricted commuter lanes, here I come.
Oh and the cardboard cutouts of Bart, Lisa and Maggie? Dependents when I file taxes.
The tape that holds them together? That's a medical expense.
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You are quite right.
As a brief example, this is child porn:
But this is not (pubic hair implies adulthood):
Ohhhhh... Let's sue all those churches and people who hang those paintings on their walls. Those things are expensive, so they're bound to have money!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
There are already invisible letters of the alphabet that you have to pronounce so I don't see the problem.
For example, the singer, Sade.
Previously someone would pronounce it SAYd. If they were somewhat cultured they might think it french and pronounce it "Shaaah-DAY" but both are wrong since the woman pronounces it "ShaRRRRRRRR DAY".
I can give her the leniency to allow the "h" but a fucking "R", come on.
Obviously this judge has never watched the simpsons or he would understand the fundamental laws of supply and demand.
Lisa: Dad, I don't want to go with this guy, I think he is a child pornographer... his hat has child porn on it, his boots have child porn on them, and I'm pretty sure that check has child porn on it.
Homer: Honey, some one whose child pornography supply is high is less likely to subject you to child pornagraphy than someone whose child pornography supply is low.
Technically since the Simpsons is in its 20th season Bart is about 30, Lisa about 28 and Maggie is about 20. What you really have here is midget porn.
---- "Excuse me. Where's the children's gun section?"
Fantastic!
Imaginary things are now real!
Imaginary people now have all the rights of real people!
This is fantastic news for the bevy of supermodels who constantly fawn over me and fight for the right to be my love slave. Fantastic news, indeed.
The enemies of Democracy are
I blame England for concentrating their undesirables. They sent the religious nuts to America, the nice guys who were a little weird to Canada, and the criminals and perverts to Australia.
Could be worse, could be Irish. It's a proven scientific fact that the pronunciation of an Irish word has zero correlation with the way it is written.
Note for example "bhfaighfear" being pronounced "wee-hur." I shit you not. But we digress.
Sweet, now I can sell things I invent as if they were physical property to which traditional economics applied!
Oh my no. What you have to do is get a patent and then sue anyone who actually makes the product.
Fantastic!
Imaginary things are now real! Imaginary people now have all the rights of real people!
This is fantastic news for the bevy of supermodels who constantly fawn over me and fight for the right to be my love slave. Fantastic news, indeed.
You'd think so but you'll go broke paying imaginary child support,
It's in the southern hemisphere - did you try right-clicking?
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Careful there - imaginary characters without pants was part of the original problem.
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I thought it was generally proven that porn lowers the overall rape rate which should in theory mean that child porn(without real children) should lower the child rape rate.
Quite the opposite. Don't believe anything you read on /b/.
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Baby Jesus is a child pornstar!
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exploited by an eager beaver prosecutor.
That's kind of what got them in trouble in the first place, don't you think?
(Though I'm old enough to remember it, I haven't heard that term in a couple of decades...the fact that it came up when discussing nudity made me chuckle)
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
They only prosecuted that case because if they had more pictures, the DA wanted the opportunity to see them himself. (Sarcasm).
But I agree, that case was a complete and perfect example of snafu.
CHILD porn? the Simpsons...arent they on their 20th season? making none of them "children"?
>If it is the case I think you are referring to, she was not charged with possession of child porn for having nude pictures of herself. She and her boyfriend took pictures of themselves and sent them to each other. Both were charged with possession of child porn for having pictures of the other and both were charged with transmitting child porn for send the images to each other.
It sounds so much more reasonable when you put it like that.
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Do hope none of you think my stick-people look a bit on the young side - hate to have my front door kicked down and be put on 'a list'
I see nothing wrong with your depiction of one person leaning their back against the knee of another and playing the harmonica while the other person claps.
If it's for-profit but free, you're not the customer -- you're the product (e.g., the Slashdot Beta's "audience").
So? You can be executed for criticizing Dr. Doom there, too.
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Reminds of the time I took a Rorschach ink blot test. For every ink blot shown, I responded that it reminded me of sex. At the conclusion, the psychiatrist said "Mr. Locke, you appear to be obsessed with sex!" to which I replied "What do you mean me?!? YOU are the one that drew all those dirty pictures!"
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Yes, Dante, we know all about it, and we know you weren't supposed to be there that day too. Maybe you could just have some Chewlies gum instead.