Copyright Law and the Commoditization of Sex

Bartow, Ann

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1825946

“…The website in which he/she uploads the content, would be secondarily liable if it does not take down the content on notice. But the huge failure of such 'mirage' legal protections has been observed by many researchers including Bartow (2011). These researchers have also highlighted the celebrity legal battles over issues of infringement of privacy between the actors and the magazines, and subsequently the websites also.…”

Section: Victimisation By Way Of Copyright Violationmentioning

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Celebrities and cyber crimes: An analysis of the victimization of female film stars on the internet

Halder¹,

Jaishankar

²

2016

Temida

2

0

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W ith the advent of internet and digital communication technology, online crimes targeting celebrities have gained a momentum. This article argues that, among the celebrities, actresses of Hollywood and Bollywood are particularly targeted online mainly because of their sex appeal and easy availability of contents including their images, video clippings, their private geo-location information, etc. The perpetrators are mostly fans who may wish to view the actresses as sex symbols. This article suggests that production houses should take primary responsibilities to prevent such victimisation and the actors themselves may avail legal policies such as right to be forgotten to approach the internet companies including search engines like Google to prevent victimisation and remove the offensive contents.

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“…With people, sexual acts without consent are considered rape. In the case of animal pornography, economic interests may also be involved in addition to sexual preference [ 17 ].…”

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Penal Sanctioning of Zoophilia in Light of the Legal Status of Animals—A Comparative Analysis of Fifteen European Countries

Vetter

¹

,

Boros

²

,

Ózsvári

³

2020

Animals

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The criminal legislation regarding zoophilia and the legal status of animals were examined in 15 European countries. With regard to zoophilia, answers to the following questions were sought: are sexual acts performed with animals and the possession and distribution of animal pornography criminally punishable? Several aspects of the legal status of animals were examined including: (1) is the protection of individual animals included in the constitution, (2) do animals have a special status beyond mere objects, (3) can we find specific legislative provisions that explicitly state that animals are not simply things, and (4) does the legal system also take the “dignity” of animals into consideration. The assessment of zoophilia and the legal status of animals resulted in two country rankings, which the authors compared with each other. The correlation was not significant (p = 0.3147). At the same time, countries with differentiated criminal legislation for zoophilia were also 3.62 times more likely to rank higher in terms of the legal status of animals. The Swiss regulations are exceptional in both respects, while at the other end of the list, Italy does not have specific legislative provisions for either aspect.

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Celebrities and Cyber Crimes: An Analysis of The Victimization of Female Film Stars on the Internet

Halder

¹

,

Jaishankar

²

2016

SSRN Journal

0

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W ith the advent of internet and digital communication technology, online crimes targeting celebrities have gained a momentum. This article argues that, among the celebrities, actresses of Hollywood and Bollywood are particularly targeted online mainly because of their sex appeal and easy availability of contents including their images, video clippings, their private geo-location information, etc. The perpetrators are mostly fans who may wish to view the actresses as sex symbols. This article suggests that production houses should take primary responsibilities to prevent such victimisation and the actors themselves may avail legal policies such as right to be forgotten to approach the internet companies including search engines like Google to prevent victimisation and remove the offensive contents.

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Copyright Law and the Commoditization of Sex

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Celebrities and cyber crimes: An analysis of the victimization of female film stars on the internet

Celebrities and cyber crimes: An analysis of the victimization of female film stars on the internet

Penal Sanctioning of Zoophilia in Light of the Legal Status of Animals—A Comparative Analysis of Fifteen European Countries

Celebrities and Cyber Crimes: An Analysis of The Victimization of Female Film Stars on the Internet

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