Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on child porn

Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by tokenizer on Sunday September 09, 2012 @07:40PM (#4497480)

It's pretty easy to Google for specific cases of young adults, some less than 22 years old being prosecuted for having younger (16,17 years old) girl/boyfriends. What about teenagers sending naked pictures to their girl/boyfriends through their mobile phones? Not a problem you say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJBIvBfk26o.

So that video mentions the 15 year old girl who sent the photos, facing federal prosecution as an adult for child pornography charges, and then mentions that the people who've received the photos possibly facing charges as well. Sounds like the author of the article was spot on.

I'd like your opinion on the link I just sent please. The authors point was about the laws being outdated and people being more afraid of dealing with the issue than facing it appropriately for victims. He wrote a good article in relation to that.

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by Cushman on Sunday September 09, 2012 @09:33PM (#4497840)

If you'll read my comment again, you may notice I'm talking about the specific claim that child pornography laws enable child rape. That is a claim I feel is without basis in fact.

The issue you're talking about is one I agree with, as I've noted elsewhere[0].

[0] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4496072

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by 385668 on Monday September 10, 2012 @01:32AM (#4498444)

Gotta love the irony in being charged as an adult for making child pornography of yourself.

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