using part of a sexually explicit pic, like using on the head on a masturbation pic, or censoring a pic, won't legally cover you. i already talked to my lawyer about this, and he said if the pic was sexually explicit you need i.d.

it's not about not showing sexually explicit material that was altered, but about making sure minors aren't doing the material at all.

it's very unlikely, but if the feds recognize a pic on a banner as having been a hardcore pic, you're fucked unless you have i.d.