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kinerry
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: Pornography...is it legal? |
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I can't seem to find the answer here or elsewhere on the next.
Simple question, but for some reason I haven't seen it asked yet. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, it is illegal, but not enforced -- especially if it means Koreans getting sued:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/08/117_50078.html
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American and Japanese pornography producers have filed a collective lawsuit against 10,000 Korean Internet users for piracy ― but local lawyers are divided over the litigation.
One group of lawyers said their copyright must be protected even though the porn business is illegal here, but other lawyers said the lawsuit does not make sense as the business is not legal in Korea.
[insert: cough, cough, cough]
Police said Thursday that a group of 50 pornography producers in the two countries have filed a lawsuit against the Koreans for allegedly uploading films onto file-sharing Web sites and then charging subscribers to download them........... |
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kinerry
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Are you sure?
That article doesn't really state what is illegal (view, possess, distribute).
I've read elsewhere that it is technically legal, but must meet decency standards...
Which is it? |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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It's illegal. If you don't believe me, ask Almond Tease.  |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| It's illegal to show the wang and the tang. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| It's illegal to show the wang and the tang. |
I'm using that one. |
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Surfer Rosa
Joined: 24 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Will the cops come beat down your door if you're enjoying a little minge? |
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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Surfer Rosa wrote: |
| Will the cops come beat down your door if you're enjoying a little minge? |
"It's not what it looks like!" |
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frankly speaking
Joined: 23 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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soft core is legal and everywhere. Watch late night tv and you see nothing but T&A.
Hard core with full penetration is 100% illegal. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| frankly speaking wrote: |
soft core is legal and everywhere. Watch late night tv and you see nothing but T&A.
Hard core with full penetration is 100% illegal. |
But not enforced. I have a "friend" who frequently views it, and has yet to get arrested. |
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sharkey
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| haha i watch porn everyday... there hasn't been any police at my door yet.. |
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frankly speaking
Joined: 23 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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It is enforced.
A few years ago a woman was arrested here for doing hard core porn while she was in Canada.
Shops that sell hardcore have been busted before. There is one shop in Itaewon that sells it and they have never been busted, but they don't advertise that they sell it.
Unless police come to your house and see you watching it, how will they know. If you get caught with it, you will be arrested. Don't think for a second that it is not enforced.
The only thing that is not enforced is internet porn. In Thailand the internet company can shut down your account if you download porn, but here they don't do anything like that yet. |
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kinerry
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| frankly speaking wrote: |
It is enforced.
A few years ago a woman was arrested here for doing hard core porn while she was in Canada.
Shops that sell hardcore have been busted before. There is one shop in Itaewon that sells it and they have never been busted, but they don't advertise that they sell it.
Unless police come to your house and see you watching it, how will they know. If you get caught with it, you will be arrested. Don't think for a second that it is not enforced.
The only thing that is not enforced is internet porn. In Thailand the internet company can shut down your account if you download porn, but here they don't do anything like that yet. |
What about customs? |
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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Someone once posted that it was illegal to upload but not illegal to download. My guess is that things like production and distribution of hardcore are illegal and that people who profit from it are targets for prosecution, but the average consumer probably has nothing to worry about. |
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asmith
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| It's illegal. So why bring it through customs. You can get all the porn your little heart desires off the internet. |
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