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This just in: Pico and Chico shocking!
Here's a letter I got. Labels: anime, fan mail, shota, trap, UK, yaoi
I just found your site for the first time, it's amazing! However, I was a bit shocked by Pico/Chico. I live in the UK and wonder whether I could
actually be arrested for downloading that kind of thing? I know they're not
real, but I don't know how it works. Have you any idea?
My reply:
Thanks for visiting the site and for taking the time to write me.
The short answer to your question is: I'm not familiar with the UK law so
I do not know.
The long answer is comprised of only guesses:
1) If you're over the age of consent in your area -- and you should have
been if you went to the Yaoi page in the first place -- you should be fine considering...
2) The video is legal in Japan (it's home origin) and The United States and many
of the UK law structure is similar to the US.
Naturally, if you're concerned, you can always delete the file and it won't
ever be an issue. Unless you're doing other things that are suspicious or something.
Finally, I'm sorry that you were shocked by the video. I put proper warning yanno!
3 comments
XD I can't believe a topic of my specalties has come up. No not law O_O, security of files, and post delete prevention.
Now what Pixie said is fundamentally correct, problem is the United States has started to crack down on animated shota and loli because "It poses a implied threat to the safety of ... [kids] under any circumstance" So there is actually more discretion necessary, [I heard about this when all the "#-chan sites" started getting closed]
Now I'm not sure about how it goes in the U.K., but if they need to bring you to trial for something ... That would be an easy way to get more time to search your belongings and such. And I know that it has been done, because I've looked up legislation regarding, to what extent technology is allowed to be used for evidence when information gathered is outside the jurisdiction and limits of any search-warrant.
Sad thing is that almost Universally, I think Switzerland might have something different, any information gathered from a computer is treated as valid if probable cause and a search-warrant were acquired.
So here -If Pixie permits me to say- are two legal methods of getting by the traceability of deleted files. After all, there never really "gone"
First is a shredder program, many people don't know that information deleted is only labeled as "free" and can be retrieved. And then even when written over, can still be read using a hard-drive manual scanner. Naturally a shredder writes over the "deleted" files so they are irretrievable (Several times and in varying logarithms depending what kind you use) Though microscopes and what not can still be used for up to 100 rewrites at best, the only way to permanently remove the information is to sand of the surface. Not a simple matter. But rest assured for the most part you have to be a traitor to your country [or worse] for them to ever go past using a copy of Norton to view the "available space" logs on your computer. So a shredder is fine if you are pressed for money.
The Second alternative, which is slightly less incriminating and significantly more secure, is using an off-source browser running from a flash-drive. Because they use flash memory, there isn't the "overprint" tracing. However the hardware of the size you'll probably want to use isn't particularly cheap (might be now. I don't know), and it runs kinda slow thorough a USB drive. But theoretically it is a much more secure and reliable method. And provided you ever need to get rid of it, plastic and silicon melt a lot better than metal disks in a metal casing >_<
I personally recommend you don't do anything against the law that would cause any of these precautions to be necessary, I have a counter-culture reading habit, so much of the information I have is "textbook" knowledge. But thats what I know, and again, provided Pixie will let it pass, is what I would consider doing.
By 
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:03:00 PM
Glad you took the time to chime in. I believe the Supreme Court gave us a great repreive from the government trying to kill off the shota and loli-love.
All of your suggestions are appreciated and of course I echo the statement that you shouldn't do anything you know is illegal.
By 
Qale, at
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:23:00 PM
Thanks very much for your replies!
I don't imagine the government will come knocking on my door for one animated cartoon that I downloaded. So I'm not worried about hiding the file remnants so much. I just want to know where I stand really.
I don't actually know these terms 'shota' and 'loli' although 'loli' seems like an obvious abbreviation :)
I'll just patiently wait until Janno posts some slightly older guys getting friendly :)
By the way - I did feel suitably warned! I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with the site.
Cheers,
The same fan of this pretty site
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:22:00 PM
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