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Bad news for AU.CARTOON characters are people too, a judge has ruled in the case of a man convicted over cartoons based on The Simpsons, in which children are shown having sex.
In the New South Wales Supreme Court today, Justice Michael Adams ruled that a fictional cartoon character was a "person" within the meaning of the relevant state and commonwealth laws.
Alan John McEwan was appealing his February conviction for possessing child pornography and using his computer to access child pornography.
"The alleged pornography comprised a series of cartoons depicting figures modelled on members of the television animated series The Simpsons," the judge said.
The cartoons showed characters such as Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson having sex.
McEwan was convicted and fined $3000 and placed on a good behaviour bond.
"In my view, the magistrate was correct in determining that, in respect of both the commonwealth and the NSW offences, the word 'person' included fictional or imaginary characters ...," the judge said.
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"... The mere fact that the figure depicted departed from a realistic representation in some respects of a human being did not mean that such a figure was not a 'person'."
In dismissing the appeal, the judge ordered each party to pay its own legal costs in the first case dealing with the "difficult" case
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Won't somebody think of the children?!
Last edited by ChaoofNee; 08 Dec 2008 at 10:31 PM. Reason: Even better!
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Well i guess i can be convicted of child porn too then?
Lol, retarded.
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If there are no actual children being abused or exploited, then I don't see the problem, especially when the context is humorous rather than sexual.
so cartoons are now people in regards to the law in wales? So if I draw a cartoon of me killing superman, will I go to jail, if I live in wales.
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Although most of those Judy/George/Elroy cartoons and the like are creepy, this seems a bit much. So do these people get to vote now? Get health care? Apply to college? Go to war? This seems stupid.Originally Posted by kedawa
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Aw shit.
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So what of anthropomorphic characters? Teenage characters? Adult characters with undeveloped features? Magical characters?
Just covering my bases, is all.
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New South Wales is a province of Australia.
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