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from the but-they-will-always-be-in-his-brain dept.
Sometimes porn doesn't get the chance to become revenge porn, as in this case before the German Federal Court:
Germany's highest court has ordered a man to destroy intimate photos and videos of his ex-partner because they violate her right to privacy. The Federal Court said the man, a photographer, should no longer possess naked photos and sex tapes, even if he had no intention of sharing them.
The woman had originally agreed to the images but this consent stopped when the relationship ended, the court said. Germany has some of the strictest privacy laws in Europe.
The Federal Court was called upon to rule in a dispute between a former couple, who were arguing over whether or not the man should delete intimate photos and videos. In its ruling (in German), the court said everyone had the right to decide whether to grant insight into their sex life - including to whom they grant permission and in what form. It said that by retaining the images, the photographer had a certain "manipulative power" over his ex-lover. He should no longer have rights to the photos and videos once the relationship had ended, it concluded.
It is not clear how the ruling will be enforced.
A 2014 Pew survey of American mobile phone users found that 34% of those aged 25-34 reported receiving "sexts" (sexually suggestive photos or videos), as well as 22% of those aged 35-44 and 15% of those aged 45-54. Across all age groups, 20% reported receiving sexts, an increase from just 15% in 2012. A smaller portion of the population is sending the sexts: 9% of phone users in 2014, from 6% in 2012.
(Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Wednesday December 23 2015, @11:21PM
Who does that? But you can't discuss anything when you switch topics all the times. Also it is not possible to assess morality of a single action without context. I know couples living in open relationships, and I also know cheating women and men. Without further information I can not take it for granted that this couple didn't have an "understanding" or were separated at the time or whatever. But she is still married to her husband, and that tells me that either he's ok with it or they found other ways to get even, and in that case it's neither my not anyone else business to judge it.
The other guy and the woman had a case in court, the verdict with all relevant background information is public, and therefore can be judged.
BTW: This attitude is harming the men's right movement. Women are as evil as men, but trying to drag them in and judge them even without any background information shows that you are biased, not scrutinizing.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 24 2015, @12:14AM
> BTW: This attitude is harming the men's right movement.
Fuck, that attitude defines 99% of the "men's rights movement."
(Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Thursday December 24 2015, @12:27AM
Not really. I'm really looking forward to watch The Red Pill [telegraph.co.uk], a documentary made by a (former?) feminist who learned during her work on the documentary that men also have a point fighting for equal rights, getting dissed by some of her former feminist friends for this epiphany.
There is so much more than black and white...
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