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(2) References to an indecent photograph include an indecent film, a copy of an indecent photograph or film, and an indecent photograph comprised in a film.

(3) Photographs (including those comprised in a film) shall, if they show children and are indecent, be treated for all purposes of this Act as indecent photographs of children.

(4) References to a photograph include the negative as well as the positive version.

(5) "Film" includes any form of video recording.

(6) 'Child', subject to subsection (8), means a person under the age of 18.

The Act applies to films.

Simple possesssion of such photographs was not an offence until the passing of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which depends upon the 1978 Act for the definitions of indecent photographs.

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 amended both the 1978 and the 1988 Acts to cover pseudo-photographs and made offences under the 1978 Act serious arrestable offences.

The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 raised the maximum penalties for offences under both Acts - from 3 years to 10 years for the 1978 Act, and from 6 months to 5 years for the 1988 Act. Offences under the 1988 Act thereby became arrestable offences. They were also made indictable offences.

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 raised the age of a child from 16 to 18, and created three new "pornography" offences: inciting a child to become involved in pornography (section 48); controling the actions of a child involved in pornography (s. 49); and facilitating or arranging child pornography (s. 50). A person is defined to be "involved in pornography" if "indecent images" are recorded of that person (s. 51). The term "pornography" is to be interpreted appropriately.

The Liberal Democrats (UK) are in favor of lowering the age limit to 16, for being on images as well as viewing them.

Categories: Child pornography | Censorship in the United Kingdom

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Indecent pseudo-photograph of a child - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1934 words)
	Photographing a painting might create an image that lacks many of the elements that show the original image to be a painting: the size, frame, brush strokes, etc. But a photograph of a painting remains a "photograph" - and therefore a copy of it remains a "copy of a photograph".
	But an edited photograph of it might be considered to be an indecent pseudo-photograph of a child, and hence be classed as child pornography.
	However, an image of a child who is nude in a "legitimate setting" can still be considered to be indecent if the image was "indecent in the context in which it was taken".

Indecent photograph of a child - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (361 words)
	An indecent photograph of a child is indecent, and shows a child.
	Simple possession of such photographs was not an offence until the passing of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which depends upon the 1978 Act for the definitions of indecent photographs.
	The Sexual Offences Act 2003 raised the age of a child from 16 to 18, and created three new "pornography" offences: inciting a child to become involved in pornography (section 48); controlling the actions of a child involved in pornography (s.

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