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To: bentway who wrote (169913)	8/26/2005 2:03:43 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

An article from the Reuters News Agency appeared in Canada's _Globe and Mail_ newspaper for 94.03.17, p. A15: "Who undressed Jessica Rabbit?" It seems that officials at Walt Disney Co. are embarrassed because some of their animators got a little playful with Jessica Rabbit, the sultry lead in the semi-animated film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" In one scene, the animators (or someone) removed Jessica's underwear in three frames during a pirouette which causes her skirt to ride up around her waist. News of this ghastly descent into depravity seems to have caused hundreds of people to rush out and buy the $40 CD of the film, depleting stocks at many retail outlets. As one viewer said after the L.A. Fox TV affiliate KTTV showed the three frames publicly on the 16th of March, "If that turned you on, it's time to see a psychiatrist." [Seems to me that the RISK here is quality control failure more than anything specifically electronic. However, given the growing dependence of animators on computers to help overcome the drudgery of their craft, I can see all kinds of possibilities for bored technicians or crafty hackers. How about a new version of Snow White--showing what she was _really_ up to with those cute dwarves. What about _The Lady and the Tramp--After Hours_? Or _The Unexpurgated Little Red Riding Hood_?] Michel E. Kabay, Ph.D., Director of Education, National Computer Security Assn