laws regarding exgfs?

I've seen many threads of people posting nude/hardcore videos and pictures of exgirlsfriends but are there any laws in the U.S. and other countries regarding this?
I would do a search but I wouldn't know where to begin to look or what to precisely search for. Just curious as to what the rules are.
Also, to add a bit more to the topic, how do you feel about people releasing videos/pictures of their ex's morally?

moraly

hehe

that's good one

dude...people with high moral values? do they take pics? do they let their boyfriend take pics of them? do they surf pages with high nudity content?

this is the wrong crowd for that questioon ha ha ha

If your ex-girlfriend is tiffany teen, don't bother.

Otherwise, play ball.

just because a girl is comfortable with someone she trusts doesn't mean she deserves to be exploited. i keep my mouth shut a lot, but quite often i do comment that it is wrong. yes, the photos were taken with consent, but it was not with consent, however, that they are passed onto the internet. i do think it is a violation of rights, but not a lot of guys here seem to care so long as they get to see the girl naked.

a shame....

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Originally posted by thehbfactor

just because a girl is comfortable with someone she trusts doesn't mean she deserves to be exploited. i keep my mouth shut a lot, but quite often i do comment that it is wrong. yes, the photos were taken with consent, but it was not with consent, however, that they are passed onto the internet. i do think it is a violation of rights, but not a lot of guys here seem to care so long as they get to see the girl naked.

I mostly feel that way too (considering the fact that I have hundreds of pics of my ex I'd never post) but I was too lazy to write all that.

Being an asshole is the easy way out.

agreed with you thehbfactor

Everyone has morals here. Its just a matter of how extended they are. For example, women cannot be degraded here, which is a good thing in my opinion. Thats a moral issue of course.

I once heard that videos could be posted as long as there was no original sound with them (law)? If this is true, what is the reason behind it?
That is why I ask about the legal issues because it is a broad area and how can one prove that the pictures werent stolen or something?

1) "are there any laws in the U.S. and other countries regarding this?" Depends how and where the pictures were taken. Was the model "fully aware" of the pictures, and what type of relationship was the photographer and model in? Were they for personal viewing, or posted as revenge with malace intent? Were they intoxicated?

2) "I wouldn't know where to begin to look or what to precisely search for." Start with your State web site (usally ends in '.gov' and from there are links to the state laws. Try under public domain or quality of life type laws. Also note in some states its ILLEGAL regardless if both consent.

3) "how do you feel about people releasing videos/pictures of their ex's morally? " Sad for three reasons. First those pics should be a private keepsake, that if requested should be returned. Second, any model being photographed to be posted on the web to show or display her body or modeling talents is wasted without a personal website. Third, I feel its sad to see young women being photographed nude/topless/etc. at parties drunk, and trying to fit in. In my humble and somewhat older opiniion is that scantly clad beats nudity as the gift has already unwrapped otherwise.

Thats my response and views on this matter. And yes I am sticking with it.

there is a law in germany that says: if you see some of your pics posted on the internet or in a newspaper and they were put there without your permission, the poster has to remove them if you want. if he doesnt, he has to pay some law-breaking money or even got to jail.

cuz you are the only one who has copyrigth on your own pics

It would be hard to prove anything really. If you are meaning the "Can i get sued for posting her sense" - you probably can if no one else was in possession... unless you could prove they were heisted from you somehow and posted by someone else.

If you are asking in the "is it immoral to post them without her consent" - then yeah, its probably not a good idea if you still want to be friends with her.

edit: busdriver pretty much beat me on this one.

I'm not planning on releasing any exgf pics as I don't have any. I had just read what I stated above about the videos could be posted as long as the original sound wasn't intact and it got me a bit interested. Like I said, this is a very broad issue and I don't understand how it could work. There are so many pictures and videos of girls around the web that were probably released without permission yet there is very little to prove any of this.

There is a copyright law (or part of) that allows you do to what you want with the images because you own the file image. Add im sure there is part that protects the other party as well but i think they only have the access to have the images recalled and/or removed from publishing.

There is quite a mixed response to this so I'm guessing there is no exact answer?
Are there U.S. laws regarding this matter?
What if, for example, someone posted a video of their girlfriend on here and it became popular. The girl could ask for it to be removed from here but that doesn't mean it won't get published elsewhere by others who already downloaded it. What would the girl be able to do then?

too many girls acting slutty in this high tech world without relizing the long term results. Heck the girls lacrosse team at Catholic University took risky pics, but what will happen in the future to those girls? Will they be recognized at a wedding? 1st real job interview? [Gulp] Parents see them?

Also to add to this...what about public topless beaches or non topless? Thats in public so that can be legal, right? I see a hot bikini blonde walking down the beach. I snap a few pictures. Then she goes over and kisses her bf/gf. Is that private yet brief moment ok to photograph? legal?

hmmmm..........

I had one video of a very very dear friend. I had A video of her(I had her permission to record the video.)

Anyway, I wouldn't ever think of sharing that video with anyone; it would really hurt her. I don't care what the copyright laws said, if she wanted that video out, she would have to give it out.

Just because a girl, at trusts you enough to have a video like that, doesn't mean you have the right to give it out, legal or not.

Thats my story, but to answer the question, I think if you owned the copyright to the video(you recorded it with her permission) you could post it where ever you wanted. If she wanted it removed, you would probably have to remove it, since it is her in the video.

If others were to post that video elsewhere, she could ask to have it removed from there, but I don't think any legal action could be taken(ie law suit)

HI, IN THE UK UNLESS A MODEL RELEASE WAS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTYS AND A THIRD. YOU CAN NOT DO A LOT WITH YOUR PICS, RE PUBLISHING AS THERE IS NO MUTUAL CONSENT, AS THERE AS BEEN NO GAIN FROM THE PUBLISHING THEN SHE OR HE CAN ONLY SUE FOR THE DAMAGE TO HE OR SHE THAT AS HAPPENED. AND THIS ALSO GOS FOR BUILDINGS BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY.

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Originally posted by steviewonder

HI, IN THE UK UNLESS A MODEL RELEASE WAS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTYS AND A THIRD. YOU CAN NOT DO A LOT WITH YOUR PICS, RE PUBLISHING AS THERE IS NO MUTUAL CONSENT, AS THERE AS BEEN NO GAIN FROM THE PUBLISHING THEN SHE OR HE CAN ONLY SUE FOR THE DAMAGE TO HE OR SHE THAT AS HAPPENED. AND THIS ALSO GOS FOR BUILDINGS BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY.

thats all fine and dandy....but i still dont like it in caps!!!!

This is a heavy generalization but here goes.

Still pictures taken with the consent of a person do not automatically allow distribution without a signed waiver. This is the default and if she sues you this is the standard normally used. If she requests thm to be removed you will have to do so or face lawsuits. If there is no monetary renumeration received for the pictures, she will have a tough time getting any money out of the suit but she can get you thrown in jail for contempt of court if you are ordered by the court to remove them and do not do so.

Movies are a different thing. If it is a hidden camera, you face problems from the video itself as well as the audio. Audio is removed many times because of federal wiretapping laws that have been extended to video previously. In most states, fornication is a criminal act (although it is rarely, and I do mean rarely, enforced), and the video could be considered evidence of a crime and could fall under evidence rules, especially if it has sound.

All of that being said, the main legal rules seem to be that if you can make the pic or video to where the person can not be easily identified (black bars, masking tattoos, etc) and you remove it if the person requests you do so, you will be fine if it is evident that all parties knew the pic/video was being taken. If a hidden camera, you could be in big trouble with the newer state laws.

Posting pictures you found is another story completely as it has been held that pics/videos are public domain once they have reached a certain "critical mass" of distribution, unless the original copyright holder forces their rights. This is similar to the Supreme Court holding that the use of coke as a common word for a dark, carbonated beverage is not a violation of copyright if it is not capitalized or written in a script similar to the Coca-Cola logo.

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Originally posted by Sinsemilla

There is quite a mixed response to this so I'm guessing there is no exact answer?
Are there U.S. laws regarding this matter?
What if, for example, someone posted a video of their girlfriend on here and it became popular. The girl could ask for it to be removed from here but that doesn't mean it won't get published elsewhere by others who already downloaded it. What would the girl be able to do then?

She would have to get a lawyer and send cease and desist letters to each site and sue them if they did not remove it.