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Is there a more coherent definition of "pornographic" in UK law than there is in US law, or is it approximately the same "I know it when I see it" as we have?
by llimllib 18y ago
Is there a more coherent definition of "pornographic" in UK law than there is in US law, or is it approximately the same "I know it when I see it" as we have?
- petercooper 18y agoIn the UK the term "indecent" is used instead of pornographic. The Protection of Children Act 1978 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Children_Act_1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Children_Act_1978 ) says: The Act defines an indecent photograph broadly without defining the term "indecent" It is possible for pornography to be considered indecent and not indecent in multiple cases - just because of the opinion of the judge and/or jury (where relevant). On a personal level, I would consider "pornographic" to be something that's intended or designed to arouse sexually (in either a normal or perverted individual). Regarding the Virgin Killer cover, it appears to be a simple nude - no worse than paintings or sculptures of cherubs, though certainly contentious in our panic-driven culture.
- kwamenum86 18y agonot much different than communication law in the United States really