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ALERT ON POSTINGS TO AND CORNELL ACTION REGARDING
ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.EROTICA

It has come to my attention that certain pictures encoded as GIF files
are circulating on the NetNews newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.erotica
(a.b.p.e) whose transmission may constitute violations of the United
States Code regarding sexual exploitation of minors, in particular
Section 2252. These pictures depict unclothed young children displayed in
a manner that could be construed as constituting sexually explicit
conduct as defined in the Code. Although some of these pictures may have
originated from outside of the United States, it is known that a number
of them have been re-distributed from sources within the United States.

One of these sources may have originated at Cornell, but there appear to
be other sources associated with other institutions. It also appears that
individuals from many institutions are explicily requesting copies of
these files. 

Effective immediately, Cornell's official newstand will no longer provide
access to the a.b.p.e, hierarchy at least until we can ascertain that
there has been no violation of the law.

M. Stuart Lynn
Vice President for Information Technologies