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Re:Google’s Role In Woodland Child Pornography Arrest Raises... by marquis on Sunday November 24, 2013 @02:27PM (#6790707)
>burn a copy of Lolita.

No children were harmed or molested in the making of literature. That's a different topic to actual, real-life photographic CP.

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Re:Google’s Role In Woodland Child Pornography Arrest Raises... by pcwalton on Sunday November 24, 2013 @02:39PM (#6790765)
> No children were harmed or molested in the making of literature. That's a different topic to actual, real-life photographic CP.

That isn't what the US statutes use to differentiate between legal and illegal, however; rather the Miller test is what applies.

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Re:Google’s Role In Woodland Child Pornography Arrest Raises... by venomsnake on Sunday November 24, 2013 @02:35PM (#6790749)
It is a bit more complicated - IIRC - the legality status is extremely fuzzy especially with works that are not literature - I think there were lawsuits with some hentai and manga in both Sweden and Canada. And it seems it is unclear in US too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_cartoon_pornogr...

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