pornography

why did the decision by the commission differ from the one in the past?

-research on violent porn- -started doing experimental studies rather than correlation ones- tested exposure to porn int he lab -more porn that was violent and catered to paraphilias

presidential commission on obscenity and pornography

1970 report- recommended repealing laws prohibiting consenting adults access to porn. -recommended this because no research showed that porn had negative effect on people or society

japan and porn

1980s- enforcement of obscenity restriction laws relaxed erotic images now seen in newspapers , comics, TV even have porn vending machines japans rape rate much low than that of US, has not increased since this relaxation on porn

the web popularity/changes and porn

1997- 900 porn sites, 2004- 260 million required development of internet financial transcations popularized streaming video and live chat

what amount of video sales does porn count for

25%

what percent of males reported viewing porn int he last month in 1993

86%

comstock act

antiobscenity bill that prohibited sending obscene, lewd, or lascivious materials through the mail. birth control information was declared to be obscene at the time

erotica

artistic material that is sexually arousing has artistic and creative purposes

czech republic research porn and sex crimes

bans lifted in 1990- nonsexual crimes increased, sexual ones slow decrease

betamax vs. VHS

betamax- video tape that would not play on VHS- porn industry started using VHS ad betamax eventually died and VHS survived

sex differences in response to pornography

both men and women can become physiologically aroused but subjective response differs men more frequently viewed it as positive, women more frequently viewed it as negative

what could be a reason for the decrease in sex offenses with legalization of porn

catharsis theory- maybe giving easier access to porn provided a sexual outlet for people to get rid of sexual tension in an acceptable way

how did court in roth v. us define obscenity

dominant theme was sex in a manner appealing to shameful and morbid interest in sex no redeeming social value had difficulty pinning down a definition

men and exposure to beautiful models

exposure to picture of beautiful models led men to view their sexual partners less positively

child virtual porn law

first- communications decency act- ruled unconstitutional in 97. PROTECT act- bans illustration so child porn, computer generated or not

where does the word pornography come from

greek pornographos- writing about prostitutes term used first in 1857

sexual arousal in men and judgment-4

had men become aroused to point of sub-orgasm when aroused more likely to find variety of women and sexual variations attractive also more likely to agree with date-rape behaviors -once they went back down from arousal these differences disappeared -suggests porn may have temp effect

tantric sex images

in india when they were discovered women were not allowed to see them and 19th century archaeologists found them shocking

porn and spam

industry widely accepted spam as an advertising technique, sites were leaders in malware, popups, popunders, browser hijacking

miller v. calif

made 3 clarifications to what obscenity was 1. an average person has to agree it comes off as obscene 2. does it depict sex in an offensive way 3. does it have any serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value?

AVN adult entertainment expo

main concerns addressed: fighting rampant piracy adjusting to LA ordinance requiring performers to wear condoms (number of movies made in LA has now gone down drastically)

feminist view of porn

many argue that porn debases women as sex objects, associates sex with violence and rape porn perpetuates sexual inequality have less objection to erotica some are ok with it and emphasize importance of choice

haptic technology

materials you can put on your skin

is there a relationship between pornography viewing and sex offenders

nope- level of exposure from sex offenders and non is the same

blu ray and porn

porn became available only in blue-ray -blue ray now more popular than HD-DVD

1982 ny v. ferber

pornography can only be banned if its obscene, but porn with minors is always obscene and not protected by 1st amendment

sex in advertising tactics-5

principle of association of product and arousal identification-will we be just as sxy -if we buy it someone sexy will come into our life -controversy makes us remember product -subliminal content (not real)

reagan attorney generals commission on porn

recommended stronger enforcement and greater restrictions on porn porn causes harm to women and erodes sexual morality

roth v. us 1957

roth-owned a porn bookstore, said his right to own this kind of business was under first amendment ruled that obscenity was not covered by 1st amendment

arthur clarke

sci-fi short story about satellite being launched to destroy the west by broadcasting tantric sex images combined with chinese communist propaganda

sex offenses study denmark & copenhagen

showed that sex offenses went down once they legalized pornography

pornography

sole purpose is to arouse

long term porn studies results

some also found 6 week exposure to porn resulted in less sexual satisfaction with partner but others found people became bored

obscenity

something offensive and morally disgusting

virtual reality porn& kids

still unacceptable if it depicts children

pope v. illinois

substituted an "average" person with a reasonable person

porn addiction

therapists do work with people who have difficulty controlling porn viewing but it is not a recognized disorder don't know much about it yet , hard to define it perhaps .5 of 5% of population has internet porn issues

technology and porn-6

virtual sex world teledildonics google glass sex apps occulus rift VR headset and porn haptic technology 3D movie tech

teledildonics

wireless connection to your vibrator through phone so that you can have phone sex and use vibrator at the same time

sex in advertising- when does it work best

works best if sex somehow relevant to the product andmore and more this is the way it is used victorias secret and axe success story

defining child porn and technology

would a teen sending another teen a nude be considered obscene

according to college study, do men and women generally find porn acceptable?

yes- 67% of males and 49% female