[h3]UK man faces jail over 'made-up' child porn images [/h3] [a href="vny!://www.kenzoid.com/"]Ken Kennedy[/a] says, [blockquote]A computer expert in Great Britian has been told to "be prepared, at least, for a prison sentence". His crime? He scanned photographs of adult porn stars into his computer, and photomanipulated them to reduce the size of their breasts and add schoolgirl costumes. Again...pictures *of adults* photoshopped. No actual children involved, and no one is asserting otherwise. He pled guilty after being told "a pseudophotograph of a child is defined as an image, whether made by computer graphics or otherwise, which appears to be that of a child. Such an image is treated in law as showing a child even if some of the physical characteristics are those of an adult. "[/p] At an earlier court hearing, even the judge inquired about the analogy of a "tarts and vicars" party...would photos from women at such an event be considered child pornography?[/p] (Note: I originally found the link from a [a href="vny!://www.secondlife.com/"]Second Life[/a] member's blog where they were discussing related issues [a href="vny!://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/08/15/age-play-rights-and-risks/"]as they are related to Second Life[/a]. A notable quote from that blogpost: [q]I can't help thinking that his offence pales into insignificance next to the sort of activity that happens in SL. [/q])[/blockquote] [a href="vny!://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2306067.html"]Link[/a] to UK Times story. Another interesting snip from that piece: computer forensic analyst Ray Savage, with the Cleveland police department -- "These images can be as crude as someone having pasted a cut-out of a child's head on to an adult's photo."
