David Cameron cracks down on online pornography

Re:David Cameron cracks down on online pornography by yenoham on Monday July 22, 2013 @01:41AM (#6081975)

I'd forgotten all about Irreversable - I purchased the DVD, then later on sold it on eBay... does this now mean I'm a 'user' and distributor?

We'll have to see for sure, but it seems to suggest that the legislation only applies to videos that couldn't even get R18 (sex-shop only) rated - but I would have thought possession of those was illegal anyway.

There are a ton of films, legally classified as 18 in the UK, that have scenes that graphically depict simulated rape, torture, murder, and so on.

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Re:David Cameron cracks down on online pornography by chii on Monday July 22, 2013 @09:51AM (#6083585)

i always maintain that the classification is merely suggestions. I would propose that anything not classified should not be illegal to sell - just illegal to sell to minors (ie., same as the 18+ classification).

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