Topics

From Seenoevil

• The Home Office proposals
  • Opposition
  • Alternative proposals
  • Arguments against
  • Arguments in favour

• Hansard & MP website links to relevant comments

• Is the legislation proportionate to the risk of harm?
  • Does viewing these images stimulate criminal behaviour?
  • Are people harmed in the making of the material?
  • Will the supply and demand cycle be broken?
  • Protection of children?
  • Degradation of women - the feminist arguments
  • What has abhorrence got to do with it?
  • Penalties compared to other crimes.

• Examples of material that might be covered by the law and similar material from the mainstream
  • Who will be affected?
  • Will this law against Pornography affect Art, Film or Fashion?

• Consultation process
  • Police involvement

• Legal certainty and burden of proof
  • Burden of proof on defendant to show was BBFC approved or art or news.

• Human Rights

• Media coverage of the proposed legislation

• Internet Censorship
  • The Internet Watch Foundation
  • Cleanfeed

• Other countries
  • USA
  • Japan
  • Sweden
  • Netherlands

• Privacy Issues
  • European Directive on Data Retention.
  • Power to compel disclosure of search terms, Yahoo, Google.
  • Search warrants, seizure of personal goods, computers and intrusion into private life, disclosure to the media.
  • Regulation of Investigatory Power Act 2000
  • Sex offenders register

• Important documents
  • Transcripts of Porn documentary clips