>From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brin-L) >Subject: Re: 'Virtual' Child Porn Act Ruled Unconstitutional >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:20:23 -0300 (EST) > >jeffrey miller wrote about the porn industry: > > > > No, it is a true statement. If they did produce > > child porn, then they would be shut down. > > >Uh? I don't knowingly have child pornography >in my computer. However, I _do_ subscribe to >some mailing lists where e-mail attachments >are allowed, and I don't usually check these >attachments every day. So, maybe I have child >pornography in my computer. > >Should I be considered a criminal _if_ someone >hacks into my computer and finds child pornography? > >Alberto Monteiro > Under United States law, ignorance is not an excuse. If you download an attachment that has a movie or a picture on it, even if you never access it, you are considered a criminal who can be prosecuted. The charge will be possession of obscene materials, I think , although I'm not positive.
Again, this isn't exactly my field, but it fits what I've read in the papers. Jon _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
