Is it live or is it Memorex?
Todays computers are very powerful and fast. Today, I can take a photograph of Lenin and completely remove Leo Trotskys image in a couple of seconds, if I want. Or, I could put his image back in, if I want. (I mean, in case Stalin changed his mind, eh?) In fact, although I was not the artist, I have an image of a very pretty Asian woman that, from what people have commented to me, its almost impossible to tell that it was computer generated by a program called Poser. And photographs are not the only things that can be manipulated. I can take a toy spaceship and fly it through a worm hole into some obscure Delta Quadrant in a video I want to make. Or, returning to the pretty Asian woman, I could make her and me . well, lets leave things to ones imagination, okay? The point here is: computers are quite good at helping people fake things.
Earlier today, I had my computer create one of Dissidents essays into a speech. I used a program called TextAloud and a very pretty British womans voice pack and, within seconds, I had a podium-ready hour and a half speech already for WNBCs nightly news interview. (Okay, Dissy, maybe it wasnt that long!) It was a nice speech but, moments later, I took a copy of the British womans voice and ran it through a filter in a program called Audition (by Adobe.) The results were astounding: the womans voice was now a 6 year old little girls voice. And I fell in love with her. I created my own script for my new little girl friend to say and, well, she sure was nice. I deleted the .mp3 file I had created just in case the FBI was snooping around my computer. Paranoia, right?
But it did prompt a question in my mind. I was wondering if, using my computer, I made a cartoon little girl that would capture my interest, would I be in legal danger? So, I drafted up some scenarios that would give you all something to think about. I am asking for your legal opinions: which of the following are constitutionally legal?
1. A physically real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
2. A physically real platonic encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
........Platonic, adjective:
........a. Of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas.
........b. (of love or friendship) Intimate and affectionate but not sexual.
3. A video of a real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
4. A video of a real sexual encounter between a 20 year old little girl pretending to be a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
5. A video of a computer generated cartoon sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
6. A written account of a real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
7. A written account of a fictitious sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
8. An audio recording of a physically real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
9. An audio recording of a fictitious sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
10. An audio recording of an account of a real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
11. An audio recording of an account of a fictitious sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
12. A verbal account of a real sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
13. A verbal account of a fictitious sexual encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
14. An audio recording of a physically real platonic encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.
15. A verbal account of a physically real platonic encounter between a 6 year old little girl and a 40 year old man.