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In article <1992Nov18.202832.1951@mail.cornell.edu> M. Stuart Lynn <msl1@cornell.edu> writes:
>ALERT ON POSTINGS TO AND CORNELL ACTION REGARDING
>ALT.BINARIES.PICTURES.EROTICA
>
  First of all, is this a joke? A forgery? Or do you just like sounding
like a paranoid fool in public?

>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.

    What articles specifically are you refering to? I have asked over and
over and over for real examples, and none have been forthcoming. I personally
have seen no images that could be construed as you describe. I don't claim
to have seen everything posted to that group.

>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.
>
   Do you apply this standard to your bookstore, or your library? Wow,
academic freedom in action. Zow!

DanZ

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