Re: [ICANN-EU] Article 31

["Erik Moeller" <moeller@scireview.de>]

On 28 Aug 2000, at 4:13, Constantine S. Chassapis wrote:

> It is the duty of
> all local societies or countries, at start, and of the whole humanity
> next, to try to eradicate child porn. 

Define it first. Is the picture of a nude 13-year-old with an 
erection, smiling, CP? Is a photo a 17-year-old girl having sex with 
a 21-year-old boy CP? The fist is CP by the German def., the second 
is CP by the American def. By my def., both pictures are perfectly 
normal and healthy and should, of course, be legal without any 
restrictions on distribution whatsoever. What about violent pictures 
where nobody was harmed, like the Japanese comics?

> I might as well add an A32 saying that child porn
> is illegal, is immoral, is disgusting, is inhuman, is ...

Of course we also need articles for copyright violations, bestiality, 
normal pornography, bomb-making instructions, drug information, nazi 
propaganda, leftist propaganda,  evolution theory .. or an article 
saying "Subversive speech is not protected" perhaps?

It's simple: No censorship at all (including no censorship of CP) or 
censorship where the government decides what is allowed and what. Of 
course, I prefer the former. Of course, the UN would never ratify 
that (well, maybe in 2030).

Regards,
Erik

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