Friday, May 18, 2012

More analysis of the NY decision in People v. Kent

In the aftermath of the recent decision from the Court of Appeals of New York in People v. Kent (summary here), there's been a large amount of interesting commentary - both legal and popular. Here are a few of the best:

  • Law.com's article, "Judicial Misunderstanding of Technology and Child Pornography," criticizes the decision which has "potentially given a 'free pass' to those who 'merely view' child pornography on the internet."
  • The New York Criminal Defense blog's post on Kent has an interesting section discussing what defendants must know about how cache works before they can be prosecuted. 
  • The Daily Mail (UK) wrote a piece discussing the ethical issues behind child pornography and whether the harm has already been done once the images are created.
Perhaps the most interesting headline was from the Family Research Council - "Hunger Games Are Real: Children Sacrificed to Porn Now a Legal Spectator Sport."

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