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as stated, the children were never exposed to the "adult only" performance moondog Send a noteboard - 20/02/2011 04:35:32 PM
i honestly don't think "child endangerment" or whatever the exact charge they're trying to pin on him even comes close to the real situation here. yes, he played a bad trick on this school and its kids. and yes, what he did was probably in relatively bad taste, but this kind of thing has happened many many times before, and nobody got charged with child porn related infractions for it.

as an example of videos very similar to what was done in this case:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzN-pxn--tg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuVsLR_2GX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJCRNXUngAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCODTbfLKSE

in other words, what he did was not considered such a problem by any of these other artists, and most of what this kid is being charged with is basically railroading him into (potentially) 20+ years in prison for what amounts to a big lie by omission.
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musician jailed over youtube prank -- faces 20+years plus child porn charges moondog - 20/02/2011 07:55:33 AM 1271 Views
Yay for home! MrFarstrider - 20/02/2011 12:20:14 PM 817 Views
Re: Yay for home! everynametaken - 22/02/2011 05:05:49 AM 810 Views
Mmmm, there is more to it . At first I was thinking it was much ado about nothing. Tashmere - 20/02/2011 03:31:51 PM 1072 Views
This explains what happened better and lets me feel a little mercy for the guy. Tashmere - 20/02/2011 03:59:41 PM 1166 Views
as stated, the children were never exposed to the "adult only" performance moondog - 20/02/2011 04:35:32 PM 820 Views
So I guess the moral of this story is think before you put things on the internet. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/02/2011 06:10:32 PM 328 Views
He should get the pants sued off him. Ghavrel - 20/02/2011 07:08:56 PM 724 Views
His only mistake was not getting them to sign something, allowing to be posted on youtube A Deathwatch Guard - 21/02/2011 01:51:30 AM 796 Views
kids don't have that right. The parents would have needed to sign. *NM* random thoughts - 21/02/2011 07:24:04 PM 346 Views
The lyrics were hilarious? The sample I read and posted had nothing funny in them...maybe you can Tashmere - 22/02/2011 12:35:05 AM 704 Views
Well ... from this parents perspective dart_board - 21/02/2011 12:33:25 PM 801 Views
Lol and people say human beings aren't civilized *NM* Dark Knight - 21/02/2011 05:32:32 PM 326 Views
Re: Lol and people say human beings aren't civilized dart_board - 22/02/2011 02:19:48 PM 739 Views
Stupid and in bad taste, but certainly not worth jail time *NM* ironclad - 21/02/2011 12:41:28 PM 333 Views
For using the childrens' faces without permission he could be sued for monetary damages. Tom - 21/02/2011 01:50:19 PM 823 Views
Re: For using the childrens' faces without permission he could be sued for monetary damages. moondog - 21/02/2011 03:46:48 PM 808 Views
Tashmere's first reply above has a sample of the lyrics and how they were cut with the video. *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 21/02/2011 03:58:35 PM 312 Views
Agreed, that's really the only thing I can see that he can be sued for here. *NM* Legolas - 25/02/2011 10:36:53 PM 305 Views
"Oh, I didn't actually abuse any of those kids." Sareitha Sedai - 21/02/2011 02:37:00 PM 746 Views
Agreed. But being an asshat is not a crime. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/02/2011 05:02:59 PM 297 Views
No, it's not. Sareitha Sedai - 21/02/2011 05:22:05 PM 814 Views
no but using children to create sexually explicit material is random thoughts - 21/02/2011 07:36:32 PM 829 Views
"sexually explicit material" is different than "obscene" moondog - 22/02/2011 02:43:49 AM 762 Views
That is debatable. Tashmere - 22/02/2011 05:25:46 AM 734 Views
you don't believe both can describe language? random thoughts - 22/02/2011 02:30:16 PM 690 Views
Yes, this was disgusting, but since when does dirty lyrics = porn? Aeryn - 22/02/2011 04:18:05 PM 801 Views
The written word can be considered porn so why not song lyrics? random thoughts - 22/02/2011 05:04:37 PM 733 Views
It can? Aeryn - 23/02/2011 04:34:40 AM 810 Views
Yep Isaac - 23/02/2011 05:04:49 AM 801 Views
Actually, obscenity is one of the most poorly defined concepts in US law. Ghavrel - 26/02/2011 09:57:21 PM 880 Views
Yes, I've posted on the Miller Test Isaac - 26/02/2011 10:54:11 PM 942 Views
Penthouse letters is porn random thoughts - 24/02/2011 12:52:31 AM 722 Views
Am I the only one thinking of The Exorcist here? Legolas - 25/02/2011 10:40:58 PM 882 Views
yes you are the only one thinking that *NM* random thoughts - 25/02/2011 11:33:53 PM 294 Views
You gotta admit it doesn't get much worse than that in terms of exposing children to obscenity. Legolas - 26/02/2011 12:13:46 AM 747 Views
I need say I don't think he should go to prison for twenty years random thoughts - 26/02/2011 07:30:17 PM 782 Views
Yes that is a name Bramhodoulos - 21/02/2011 09:04:19 PM 890 Views
Inappropriate of course but child porn? Give me a break! *NM* everynametaken - 22/02/2011 05:06:20 AM 366 Views
defamation maybe Aeryn - 22/02/2011 04:21:03 PM 683 Views
Not sure if anyone else has asked this... Antigone - 25/02/2011 01:19:08 PM 1054 Views
kids are video taped all the time at schools random thoughts - 25/02/2011 02:05:38 PM 721 Views
School staff is one thing, outside sources are another. Avendesora - 25/02/2011 02:56:20 PM 777 Views
most states run background checks and this guy may have had one run on him random thoughts - 25/02/2011 03:19:58 PM 777 Views
he got permission from the teacher and the kids' parents before the original filming session moondog - 25/02/2011 03:20:30 PM 777 Views
they probably didn't think he would it to make a "funny" video random thoughts - 26/02/2011 07:43:59 PM 885 Views
show one example the song was about sex with children and I might agree *NM* moondog - 26/02/2011 09:23:44 PM 338 Views
If you try hard enough you can believe whatever you want random thoughts - 26/02/2011 10:09:45 PM 786 Views
and if you're determined to railroad someone none of the facts matter moondog - 26/02/2011 11:36:42 PM 950 Views
If I put out a video that had you giggling as I sung about cumming on your face you would be fine? random thoughts - 27/02/2011 09:09:25 PM 732 Views
of course not, but the 1st amendment says you have the right moondog - 27/02/2011 11:02:42 PM 684 Views
the courts ruled a long time ago that the 1st amendment does not cover all speech random thoughts - 28/02/2011 10:58:38 PM 908 Views
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