Under CPPA, which of the following are included in the prohibition on visual depictions?

Under CPPA, which of the following are included in the prohibition on visual depictions?

• A. Computer-generated images
• B. Audio recordings
• C. Textual descriptions
• D. Live performances

Answer: (A)

Visual depictions are things that can be seen. Computer-generated images are created specifically to be viewed, stored, and displayed as pictures, so they clearly fall under the prohibition on visual depictions. The other options involve non-visual formats: audio recordings are sounds, textual descriptions are words, and live performances are events seen in real time but not fixed visual images. Therefore, computer-generated images are the form included in the prohibition.

Visual depictions are things that can be seen. Computer-generated images are created specifically to be viewed, stored, and displayed as pictures, so they clearly fall under the prohibition on visual depictions. The other options involve non-visual formats: audio recordings are sounds, textual descriptions are words, and live performances are events seen in real time but not fixed visual images. Therefore, computer-generated images are the form included in the prohibition.