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Originally posted by darnit
Sorry if i missed this in the details - lots to read 
But who decides what is inappropriate? For example some people feel that the words "young teen" would be innapropriate, however its a very widely used phrase to market legal teen sites. Also while the nudism sites or the fully clothed real underage sites are certainly not my cup of tea they are protected by free speech.
In otherwords who sets the line in the grey sand? who ultimatly makes the rules? Do you go by the strict letter of the law or by personal taste and oppinion?
Thanks! Also wasnt there an actuall image scanning technology that someone was pitching to the content producers that actually did scan and recoginze the images? Forgot the name but he was big a couple years ago. Had some good CP detection properties as well i believe.....
Just my
And i do commend you for trying something to combat the problem...just giving some food for thought......
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When Senator McCain used the word "obscene", it caused such a debate as you just said. what is "cp", what is "adult" and obsene?
We have our own guidelines, and absorbing other ideas for determing what is CP, but it's like this, the average person knows when they see p*rn. People who make the arguement about art being seen as porn, etc... is valid, but it comes down to what is the intent of the imagery.. using Sexual Harassment guidelines, if it is of sexual intent, or creates an uncomfortable environment, then it is objectionable or obscene.
corporate america has gotten to the point where pics of women in bikini's and victoria secret catalogs are not allowed and possible grounds for sexual harassment lawsuits for women who feel those pcitures make men look at them in a sexual way, etc.
For sniffy, the issue is about CP, and determing if an image is CP, where the image shows a person that is young but really 18, is the place where guidelines are to be followed. we could say that if someone is exhibiting or promoting images that makes one believe they are underage, then that could be flagged as CP. Our guidelines are basically the ones that ASACP uses, so we look to them for guidance.
-dj