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In May 2008, the American far-right news site WorldNetDaily reported the cover image on Wikipedia to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A subsequent investigation by the FBI concluded that the artwork did not violate any US laws. [26] EContent magazine subsequently reported the Wikipedia community's internal debate: "Prior discussion has determined by broad consensus that the Virgin Killer cover will not be removed" and asserted that Wikipedia contributors "favour inclusion in all but the most extreme cases". [27]

In December 2008, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a UK-based non-government organization added the Wikipedia article Virgin Killer to its internet blacklist due to concerns over legality of the image, which had been assessed as the lowest level of legal concern: "erotic posing with no sexual activity". [28] As a result, people using many major UK ISPs were blocked from viewing the entire article by the Cleanfeed system. [28] [29] [30] A large part of the UK was blocked from editing Wikipedia. Following representations by the Wikimedia Foundation (which hosts the Wikipedia website) [31] and public complaints, [32] the IWF reversed their decision three days later and confirmed that in future they would not block copies of the image that were hosted overseas. [6] The IWF stated that one of the reasons for reversing their decision was that it had increased public interest in the image—an example of the Streisand effect. [33]

Track listing

Virgin Killer
Virgin Killer.jpg
The original album cover. The cracked-glass effect is part of the original image.
Studio album by
Scorpions
Released22 November 1976 [1]
Recorded1976
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany
Genre
Length34:45
Label RCA
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
In Trance
(1975)		Virgin Killer
(1976)		 Taken by Force
(1977)
Singles from Virgin Killer
  1. "Pictured Life"
    Released: 1977 (Japan)
  2. "Virgin Killer"
    Released: 1977 (Japan)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pictured Life" Klaus Meine, Ulrich Roth, Rudolf Schenker 3:21
2."Catch Your Train"Meine, Schenker3:32
3."In Your Park"Meine, Schenker3:39
4."Backstage Queen"Meine, Schenker3:10
5."Virgin Killer"Roth3:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Hell-Cat"Roth2:54
7."Crying Days"Meine, Schenker4:36
8."Polar Nights"Roth5:04
9."Yellow Raven"Roth4:58

Personnel

Scorpions

Additional musicians

Production

Covered songs

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [38] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany—120,000 [39]
Japan (RIAJ) [40] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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