{"id":868,"date":"2020-05-30T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T12:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lex-warrier.in\/archives\/?p=868"},"modified":"2020-08-15T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T15:58:55","slug":"revenge-porn-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lex-warrier.in\/archives\/revenge-porn-india.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRevenge porn\u201d, \u201cdoxxing\u201d and \u201cdownstream distribution\u201d: need for comprehensive legislation in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Shivam Goel<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAdvocate, High Court of Delhi<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Revenge porn is non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. Generally, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revenge_porn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the crime<\/a> of \u201crevenge porn\u201d involves images originally obtained without consent, such as by use of hidden cameras or victim coercion, and images originally obtained with consent, usually within the context of a private or confidential relationship. Once obtained, these images are subsequently distributed without consent. The gist of the definition of \u201crevenge porn\u201d lies in the fact that the victim did not consent to its distribution- though the victim may have consented to its recording or may have taken the photo or video himself\/ herself. The rise of revenge porn has gone hand-in-hand with the increasing use of social media and the internet, on which people constantly exchange ideas and images without seeking permission from the originator. The term \u201crevenge porn\u201d is in fact misleading in to two respects. Firstly, \u201crevenge\u201d connotes personal vengeance. However, perpetrators\/ accused may be motivated by a desire for profit, notoriety, entertainment, or for no specific reason at all. The only common factor is that the perpetrators\/ accused act without the consent of the person depicted (victim). Secondly, \u201cporn\u201d misleadingly suggests that the visual depiction of nudity or sexual activity are inherently pornographic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong><\/span> Revenge Porn, Private Images, Crime, Hidden Camera, Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Preferred Citation:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Shivam Goel, \u201cRevenge porn\u201d, \u201cdoxxing\u201d and \u201cdownstream distribution\u201d: need for comprehensive legislation in India, The Lex-Warrier: Online Law Journal, (2020) 5, pp. 158 \u2013 169, ISSN (O): 2319-8338<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lex-warrier.in\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Revenge-porn-need-for-comprehensive-legislation-in-India.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-glass\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#ef792d;border-color:#c06124;border-radius:7px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#f4a26c;border-radius:7px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-file-pdf-o\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Read the full paper<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shivam Goel Advocate, High Court of Delhi Revenge porn is non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. 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