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    destor23Camille Dodero
    10/07/13 10:19am

    I'm not convinced that the law is so narrowly written that it doesn't violate the first amendment. To me, it all comes down to who "owns" a photograph once it is sent to some one else. Forget about nudity or sex for a second. If I photograph myself in a three piece suit and send that photograph to my neighbor, should they need my permission to post it online? If the answer is yes, then we don't need a revenge porn law. If the answer is, "sorry, you gave it them, they own it," then whether I am wearing a suit or wearing nothing shouldn't matter. This all seems like bad law being made to address a hot button issue.

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      SalKilmnerdestor23
      10/07/13 10:32am

      What if it was your daughter?

      edit: and don't bother saying "my daughter would never..." because if your daughter hasn't already, your daughter will. It's a norm, and she deserves to be protected.

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      MisterPigginsdestor23
      10/07/13 10:36am

      So you're saying we should forget the porn aspect of this porn law.

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    myprettyponyCamille Dodero
    10/07/13 10:52am

    This law needs to be passed. I know people will say "you shouldn't take naked selfies and send them out" but young women and men, especially teens are impulsive and making a mistake shouldn't haunt you for the rest of your life. Revenge porn is flat out wrong and the fact that people are making money on sites like this is pretty fucking pathetic.

    I have two girls and is hope that they would never allow someone to photograph them nude or take nude selfies but I can't control their lives. They may make a mistake in judgement and they shouldn't be slut shamed for the rest of their lives because of it. The people who are victims of this kind of bullying are overwhelmingly female. I'm not one who cries misogyny all of the time, but let's call a spade a spade,

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      SubstitutionRealitymyprettypony
      10/07/13 3:15pm

      I know people will say "you shouldn't take naked selfies and send them out" but young women and men, especially teens are impulsive and making a mistake shouldn't haunt you for the rest of your life.

      And yet they do. ALL. THE. TIME. Its part of growing up and realizing where your boundaries need to be.

      From your first lover, to your first night heavily drinking to the time you got your ass beat after picking a fight with the bouncer who dared to step on your Cons.

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      SubstitutionRealitymyprettypony
      10/07/13 4:00pm

      Also just to make this point yet again:

      More and more and it seems evident the real problem here isn't the meanies in the world, but the people who allow themselves to play into their hands by reinforcing the notion that the naked human body (and sex) are to worthy of shame.

      To this I ask, would it not simply be more productive and effective to remove the teeth of a tiger before it bites you than to use force and expect it to behave in the manner which you desire?

      tl;dr Revenge porn is only a problem of shame if you have something to be ashamed of. So don't.

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    A Media DudeCamille Dodero
    10/07/13 9:00pm

    For better or worse, this law is unenforceable. How can you criminalize the transmission or reproduction of a photograph without the subject's consent?

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      FARTDUDECamille Dodero
      10/07/13 10:47am

      Repeat after me: immoral behavior is not necessarily illegal behavior. My lord, how on God's Green can you legally restrict a person's use of an item that you WILLINGLY gave them. I'll also have you note that the people pushing these laws in NY and Cali are Republicans. Just a pause for the cause.

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        thehoopoe3FARTDUDE
        10/07/13 11:25am

        I want to commend you on your choice of username. Very apt.

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        teeoffjosephineFARTDUDE
        10/07/13 11:34am

        I'm not sure you understand the laws around creative content, but what these laws are doing is simply extending what already exists to protect the creators of spontaneous self-portraits. If I am an artist, say a photographer, and I post my work on my business website and someone downloads that work and reposts it elsewhere I have the right to demand it be taken down. Lets say I am not a professional photographer but I happen to take a photo of a newsworthy event, Gawker or CNN still cannot just take that photo and use it without my permission, and if I'm smart my permission just might come with a hefty price tag. You could use that photo for personal use— say to print out and post to your bulletin board— but not public. Copyright laws theoretically apply to any snapshot— even an iPhone picture, but with entire networks based around the online distribution of snapshots its difficult to keep track. This law codifies that and essentially makes distributing compromising or obscene photos of a person libelous.

        There's nothing shocking in this legislation.

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      ItsPronouncedBoinazCamille Dodero
      10/07/13 10:24am

      How terrible.

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        A_countCamille Dodero
        10/07/13 10:29am

        Did this man receive a paltry sum of money as payment?

        Also this guy is perfectly way to excited for this photograph.

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