PORNOGRAPHY

MEMBERS:
ADAM, PRINCESS MAY
GALUTERA, ROSE ANN
SALES, PRECIOUS MAE

PORNOGRAPHY is a representation of sexual behaviour in books, pictures, statues,

films, and other media that is intended to cause sexual excitement.

The word pornography, derived from the Greek porni (“prostitute”) and graphein (“to
write”), was originally defined as any work of art or literature depicting the life of
prostitutes.
TYPES
SOFT-CORE’ PORNOGRAPHY
Soft-Core Pornography: Softcore pornography is pornographic or erotic film or
photograph that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. Softcore
pornography is intended to arouse, and typically contains nude and semi-nude
performers engaging in casual social nudity.

EXAMPLES: Pornography in printed media, and increasingly so in film and television.

HARD-CORE’ PORNOGRAPHY
Hard-Core Pornography is still photography or video footage that contains explicit depictions of
sexual acts, such as vaginal, anal, and/or oral intercourse. Hardcore pornography usually takes the
form of photographs, films and cartoons. Since the 1990s, hardcore pornography has become
widely available over the Internet, making it more widely available than ever before.

EXAMPLES: Pornography in films, photographs, cartoons, internet sites.

ILLEGAL PORNOGRAPHY
Illegal Pornography is a genre of Pornographic media that is deemed to be illegal and unlawful. As
a result, the ownership, sales, and distribution of such material are considered to be criminal acts.

EXAMPLES:
•    Pornography that depicts minors, children, or individuals below the age(s) of 18;

•    Pornography that depicts sexual acts involving animals;

•    Pornography that depicts violence and injury.
HISTORY

PREHISTORY TO THE 1860S:

Early pornography was limited to cave art, artistic drawings, decorative pottery, and sculpture.
Published pornography was invented in 1524 in Rome, when Marcantonio Raimondi published 16
sexually explicit engravings by Guilio Romano, collectively titled I Modi. For the most part, only
the wealthy and educated were able to purchase and enjoy these printed pornographic works.

1860s to 1977:

Photography was invented in 1826 but was not commercially viable until the 1860s.
Pornography was further revolutionized by the development of motion pictures. By the
1920s, “stag films” were commercially available for private viewing. Peepshow booths
also evolved in the 1970s, generating millions of dollars in a constant stream of small
change. That said, porn was still expensive, relatively hard to find, and embarrassing to
access.
1977 to 1991:

Numerous publications printed advertisements for pornographic pictures and movies,

and people began to have pornography shipped to their homes. An even bigger change
occurred when VCRs (video cassette recorders) hit the market. Suddenly, people could
purchase or rent pornographic videos and view them in the privacy of their own homes.
1991 to 2004:

In this time period, home internet became a thing, and, with that, our ability to
affordably and anonymously access pornography changed forever. For example, in 2003,
the Broadway smash-hit Avenue Q won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The
show’s most memorable song was a conversation between Kate and Trekkie entitled "The
Internet is for Porn."
2004 to the present:

Somewhere around 2004, the delivery model for online pornography morphed from pay-
per-view porn sites to user-generated tube sites where the revenue came not from
subscribers but from advertisers. Plus, faster internet speeds enabled the streaming of
video pornography. More importantly, porn became almost universally accessible,
affordably and anonymously accessed by any interested person.
ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING
According to anti- pornography feminist, pornography is not harmless entertainment. Unlike
moral conservatives,who object pornography on grounds of the obscenity of its sexual explicit
content and its effect on the conservative way of life.

ARGUMENTS AGAINST
Pornography is damaging public interest. When trying to be spoken of in a law situation,
it makes for a tough subject to talk about. So as a result, when many cases involved
obscenity and pornography, it is source of constant governmental stress for its official. -
Justice Brennan 
RELATED LAWS
REPUBLIC ACT No. 9995

An act defining and penalizing the crime of photo and video voyeurism, prescribing
penalties therefore, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism
Act of 2009".
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State values the dignity and privacy of every
human person and guarantees full respect for human rights. Toward this end, the State
shall penalize acts that would destroy the honor, dignity and integrity of a person.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the term:
(a) "Broadcast"
(b) "Capture"
(c) "Female breast”
(d) "Photo or video voyeurism"
(e) "Private area of a person"
(f) "Under circumstances in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy"
Section 4. Prohibited Acts. - It is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful for any person:
(a) To take photo or video coverage of a person or group of persons performing sexual act
or any similar activity or to capture an image of the private area of a person/s such as the
naked or undergarment clad genitals, public area, buttocks or female breast without the
consent of the person/s involved and under circumstances in which the person/s
has/have a reasonable expectation of privacy;
(b) To copy or reproduce, or to cause to be copied or reproduced, such photo or video or
recording of sexual act or any similar activity with or without consideration;
(c) To sell or distribute, or cause to be sold or distributed, such photo or video or
recording of sexual act, whether it be the original copy or reproduction thereof; or
(d) To publish or broadcast, or cause to be published or broadcast, whether in print or
broadcast media, or show or exhibit the photo or video coverage or recordings of such
sexual act or any similar activity through VCD/DVD, internet, cellular phones and other
similar means or device.
Section 5. Penalties. - The penalty of imprisonment of not less that three (3) years but
not more than seven (7) years and a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or both, at
the discretion of the court shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of violating
Section 4 of this Act.

Section 6. Exemption. - Nothing contained in this Act, however, shall render it unlawful
or punishable for any peace officer, who is authorized by a written order of the court, to
use the record or any copy thereof as evidence in any civil, criminal investigation or trial
of the crime of photo or video voyeurism:
Section 7. Inadmissibility of Evidence. - Any record, photo or video, or copy thereof,
obtained or secured by any person in violation of the preceding sections shall not be
admissible in evidence in any judicial, quasi-judicial, legislative or administrative hearing
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Section 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and
subsisting.
Section 9. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order,
letter of instruction , administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
Section 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two(2) newspapers of general
circulation.
TRENDING NEWS
FOREIGN NEWS

GUELPH POLICE ARRESTED A TEENAGER IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

A teenager has been arrested after explicit photos of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend were shared
online.

It came after the mother of a 14-year-old boy called the police to report that photos of her
son had been posted online through a popular social media site, police said.
“Investigation revealed the boy’s former girlfriend sent images and a video to her current
boyfriend who posted them on social media,” police said.
On Monday, police announced the boyfriend had been arrested the previous day and
charged with possessing child pornography and distributing child pornography.
He will appear in court on Dec. 1.
FORMER PROFESSOR PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORN

ATLANTA — A former professor and dean at Georgia State University has pleaded guilty
to possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors said.
Daniel Deocampo, 48, had videos and images of children as young as 5 years old engaging
in sexually explicit conduct, prosecutors said in a news release.
The FBI and Georgia State cyber security staff determined that Deocampo had visited
multiple websites containing child pornography from campus in November and
December 2020.
Agents executed search warrants at his house and his university office and lab space on
Jan. 6 and recovered a laptop belonging to Deocampo that had more than 4,000 child
pornography files, including about 190 videos.
Deocampo pleaded guilty on Wednesday and is set to be sentenced Feb. 23.
LOCAL NEWS
REPORTED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ONLINE IN PH UP BY OVER 260 PCT DURING
LOCKDOWN: DOJ
MANILA -- Reports of online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines spiked by
over 260 percent during the coronavirus lockdown of its most populous island, the
Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday, citing data from an international non-profit
corporation.
The tally is higher by 264.63 percent or 202,605 incidents compared to the same period
last year, which only saw 76,561 reports, it said.
The DOJ attributed the increase to the surge in internet use after about half of the
Philippines' 100 million people were locked down to contain the pandemic beginning
March 17.
ARRAIGNMENT OF SPANISH MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE, CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY SET

MANILA, Philippines — A Spanish man accused of sexually abusing and taking videos of

his acts with a 15-year-old Filipino girl, the same victim in the case against a former US
diplomat, is set to be arraigned before a Taguig court on Friday.
Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said Franco Sanchez is facing ten counts
of child abuse charges and a case of alleged violation of anti-child pornography law for
sexual abuse of a 15-year-old Filipino girl before a local court.
The DOJ earlier said that Sanchez and the minor victim met on different dates from
December 2020 to February 2021. The two met online and he would fetch her and bring
her to his residence in Taguig City where they allegedly used illegal drugs and had sexual
intercourse.
STATISTICAL FIGURES

MORAL STAND/JUDGEMENT
As a Christian, we strongly disagree with pornography, because indulging in Pornography
ruins your mind and conscience. Pornography brings a lot of negative impact on how you
perceive women. Women are people created in the image of God, and they elegantly
show God's glory. If you lust after women's bodies, you will see them as sex objects to
satisfy your sinful lusts rather than as fellow image-bearers thus, watching pornography is
not doing a sexual act with anyone, certainly. However, Jesus considers that adultery
begins in the eye.