Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 5-Jun-96 Re: On the Hill: Child Porn.. by Jeffrey A Nimmo@ionet.ne
I believe that like all porn, it's a reasonability issue. If a "reasonable" person would believe that the person depicted in the drawing or morph to be underage, that it's illegal. I'm not sure, but I'll bet Sternlight would have an opinion. Anyone care (dare) to ask?
Read the legislation. I have the text of S.1237 in front of me now. Child pornography is any depiction, including electronic, where: (A) the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (B) such visual depiction is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (C) such visual depiction is advertised, promoted, presented, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Anyone who "knowingly receives or distributes" it in any way over state lines "including by computer" will be fined and given a 5 to 15 year vacation at Club Fed. -Declan