my friend used to download porn long times ago but he dont do it anymore, and he actually thinking about paying for a membership online so he can watch it legally, should he do it since they actually requested personal info for credit card? would they use that info to go after him
I am not sure how this is a criminal question. Like it or not most of the recent technology that we all use today is due to the porn industry. It is one of the largest money makers on the internet and generates billions of dollars. So I would say yes people legally pay for memberships to porn sights all the time.
Robert Driessen
Porn where the actors are no younger than 18 is fine. The age of consent to act in porn in Great Britain is 16, so a lot of the porn which shows girls obviously younger comes out of Great Britain or other European countries. If it is righteous adult porn, the only thing he has to worry about is his wife or girlfriend.
It is legal to watch pornography on your home computer. It can be addicting, though.
Child pornography is a separate matter and is to be avoided at all costs.
Like buying anything over the Internet, there are risks when giving out personal information. He may want to acquire a low-limit cash card and use that rather than his regular credit card if worried about financial information falling into the wrong hands.
Spouses and girlfriends tend to frown on this (or at least ones I know, do).
Curtis Lamar Harrington JrTax LawyerLong Beach, CA ·
What if they download kiddie porn on your computer mixed with the other stream, especially over time and threaten to turn you in if you stop. You computer will have a long duration record of all sorts of stuff making you look very guilty. When you click, you don't always know what you will get.
If you have a chance, go and look at the army, navy & air force courts of appeals websites. They convict people very often where it is discovered on their computers. Not just government computers but home computers also.
Here is some more reading material from 2010 made available to federal defenders. Read what the penalties are and what is involved in defending these types of cases.
Lewis Robert RosenblumCriminal Defense AttorneySanta Ana, CA ·
By the sound of your question it seems as if you are a young man. I would ask that you examine the question, why you need pornography in your life? What is missing in terms of doing more useful things with your life and accomplishing something significant. I know of no good reason for a someone your age to start down this road of paying for pornography which only degrades and objectifies women. Why don't you spend the time you would be staring at the computer screen and actually devote that time to developing a real relationship with a real woman. I would seriously ask yourself why it is you need to resort to this. Anyway, those are my thoughts on the subject.