http://io9.com/5815306/american-fac...on-for-bringing-manga-to-canada-on-his-laptop
A few days ago, an American was arrested for bringing a manga on his laptop to Canada. This manga apparently contained lolicon artwork, which, for the uninformed, is essentially artwork that usually depicts minors in sexually explicit situations.
Law issues related to searching the man's laptop aside, did he really break the law? The problem here is our definition of child pornography. Right now we have a blanket "no minors doing anything" sort of law that is supposed to "protect our children" (and does, in actual pornography), yet in any erotic manga, no child is hurt in any way. Whoever gets off on little children can easily do it in a safe and controlled manner without harming an actual child via erotic manga, so why is it outlawed to the same extent that real minor-league (haha) pornos are?
So here's the question: should hentai (or drawn porn) involving minors be outlawed to the same extent that real pornography involving children is?
A few days ago, an American was arrested for bringing a manga on his laptop to Canada. This manga apparently contained lolicon artwork, which, for the uninformed, is essentially artwork that usually depicts minors in sexually explicit situations.
Law issues related to searching the man's laptop aside, did he really break the law? The problem here is our definition of child pornography. Right now we have a blanket "no minors doing anything" sort of law that is supposed to "protect our children" (and does, in actual pornography), yet in any erotic manga, no child is hurt in any way. Whoever gets off on little children can easily do it in a safe and controlled manner without harming an actual child via erotic manga, so why is it outlawed to the same extent that real minor-league (haha) pornos are?
So here's the question: should hentai (or drawn porn) involving minors be outlawed to the same extent that real pornography involving children is?