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INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL
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Something repulsive here?
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One of my founding principles is free speech, and as a result of this I
welcome with open arms just about any kind of erotic foot fetish literature that someone
is willing to take the time to write. With this in mind, anyone with anything less than a
completely open mind is sure to find something that would get their stomach churning or
their temper flamed.
One thing to keep in mind is that most, if not all, stories at Karen's World of
Feet are fictional. While something terrible, gross, and/or offensive may be
described, remember that in all likelihood the event(s) never occurred in real life and in
most cases the author is in no way advocating anyone taking part in such activities.
Rather, some people enjoy writing about such events, and others enjoy reading them. I
can't offer any further explanation than this.
As for the
legality
of some of the more offensive works at Karen's
World of Feet, particularly those containing underage characters, the US Supreme
Court ruled on April 16, 2002 that adult material depicting minors but that was not made
through the use of any actual minor is protected free speech. The ruling was against the
Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA) and the entire
ruling is available via Findlaw.com. |
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World of Feet that contains child pornography.
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The first thing than needs to be said regarding child pornography is that
Karen's World of Feet in no way, shape, or form, endorses it. The sexual
exploitation and/or abuse of children is not only immoral, but highly illegal and Karen's
World of Feet in no way advocates or condones such activity. With this in mind,
it is necessary to define exactly what child pornography is and what it is not.
Title 18, Part I, Chapter 110,
Section 2256 of the US Code defines what constitutes child pornography in the United
States, the country where Karen's World of Feet resides. The key part of
this definition is paragraph 8, including subparagraph A, which states in part:
"'child pornography' means any visual depiction ... where the production of
such visual depiction involves the use of a minor..."
While one could argue that text is a 'visual depiction', the law clearly is referring to
images of children and not merely textual descriptions of them. The point of utmost
importance here is that in a story, no real child is in any way involved and therefore
harmed. Understanding this concept is of paramount importance, so let us reiterate: No
real children involved means no children were harmed, exposed, abused, or exploited in the
creation or distribution of the work.
If you have located an image of a child or children engaged in activity described in USC
Title 18, please notify me here immediately. I
understand your need to remain anonymous and may not wish to tell people you visit my
site, to that end I WILL follow up any lead on your behalf. Thus keeping your identity
secret while at the same time continuing to do justice.
Because the right of free speech is so important to Karen's World of Feet
and no real children are involved in the creation or distribution of fictional literature,
Karen's World of Feet stands by its authors' right to create and
distribute such literature if they so desire, just like any author is free to describe any
other fictional act regardless of how vile it may be. So long as the border between
fantasy and reality is not crossed, no harm is done to any child and the right to describe
such acts is protected by the First
Amendment to the US Constitution.
This has been made in response to Criticism of this site.
I
also wish to make it clear that although I reside in the United Kingdom, all servers to
which this site is held on are located in the USA. I therefore comply with both legal
jurisdictions, but primarily with US Laws regarding child pornography.
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