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Does it stop being porn when it's old? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman

• jrockway 17y ago
  Unrelated, because the girl in that painting is not obviously under 18. No, I don't think the legal system makes sense here.
  • garply 17y ago
    Not unrelated, Wired implies that part of the problem with the manga was that they depicted bestiality. Although it seems that he wasn't convicted for the bestiality part? I don't totally understand the law - maybe the bestiality helped further classify it as 'obscene'?
    • jrockway 17y ago
      I assume that's something that just sounds good in a press release, not something that was actually a factor. But who knows. This guy never got his trial, so we'll never really know.
    • Confusion 17y ago
      He wasn't convicted at all: he pleaded guilty. @metamemetics: OK, but you get my point :). Does anyone have a suggestion for a succinct way to say what I meant to say?
      • metamemetics 17y ago
        convicted=found guilty and punishment decided. He was convicted. Pleading guilty is how the majority of people are convicted.