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Here in Canada that would still be child pornography. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_po

Here in Canada that would still be child pornography. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Ca...

Teever 6y ago
The law in Canada regarding child pornography is so broad that a depiction including stick figures having sex with an arrow pointing to it and the caption "children having sex for my gratification" would count as child pornography.
- dleslie 6y ago
  Canada has both juries and common law; I can't imagine a conviction for something so lacking in obvious criminal intent.
  - nmz 6y ago
    It all depends on how outraged the populace is about the subject matter. criminal intent is secondary.
    - dleslie 6y ago
      Canada has the rule of law, not the mob, and protected expression. Relevant: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Sharpe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Sharpe
    - buisi 6y ago
      This is true. Some countries allow less realistic content but not more realistic content despite it being a wholly arbitrary differentiation. Many filters censor all of it, regardless of legality and boast 99% abuse detection rates with a low false positive rate. Some filters only the more realistic content. Realistic content does admittedly have a problem where it may become difficult for a human to differentiate it from unlawful content. Although in that particular case, it is hoped it would end up competing with unlawful content and drive demand for it down. People with some degree of awareness to the children harmed to produce the content will not want to contribute to it when there are other avenues which are virtually indistinguishable. It may be possible to do outreach in legal outlets to raise awareness of harms or provide resources to prevent them from committing serious crime.
  - claudiawerner 6y ago
    In the English parliament, when the English were deciding to b an cartoons too, one MP asked precisely this question: would it be illegal to create such a stick figure cartoon under the proposed law? Another MP answered that it would be. The law was passed unchanged.

Here in Canada that would still be child pornography. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_Ca...

Teever 6y ago

The law in Canada regarding child pornography is so broad that a depiction including stick figures having sex with an arrow pointing to it and the caption "children having sex for my gratification" would count as child pornography.

dleslie 6y ago
Canada has both juries and common law; I can't imagine a conviction for something so lacking in obvious criminal intent.
- nmz 6y ago
  It all depends on how outraged the populace is about the subject matter. criminal intent is secondary.
  - dleslie 6y ago
    Canada has the rule of law, not the mob, and protected expression. Relevant: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Sharpe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Sharpe
  - buisi 6y ago
    This is true. Some countries allow less realistic content but not more realistic content despite it being a wholly arbitrary differentiation. Many filters censor all of it, regardless of legality and boast 99% abuse detection rates with a low false positive rate. Some filters only the more realistic content. Realistic content does admittedly have a problem where it may become difficult for a human to differentiate it from unlawful content. Although in that particular case, it is hoped it would end up competing with unlawful content and drive demand for it down. People with some degree of awareness to the children harmed to produce the content will not want to contribute to it when there are other avenues which are virtually indistinguishable. It may be possible to do outreach in legal outlets to raise awareness of harms or provide resources to prevent them from committing serious crime.
- claudiawerner 6y ago
  In the English parliament, when the English were deciding to b an cartoons too, one MP asked precisely this question: would it be illegal to create such a stick figure cartoon under the proposed law? Another MP answered that it would be. The law was passed unchanged.