Worth noting that in Denmark the prohibition against pornography was repealed by a conservative government. The concern was that due process could not be applied fairly since the definition of obscenity was so subjective.
There was a number of cases where works of literature or art were charged with obscenity, and it became an embarrassment to police and the judicial system since the criteria was so arbitrary.
So it wasn't so much a question of pro or against porn, it it a question of justice.
The discussion mostly concerned "obscene" literature since photographic porn was not widespread. But the repeal of the law combined with technological advances made Denmark into a powerhouse of pornography magazines and movies - probably not what the conservative government had expected.
There was a number of cases where works of literature or art were charged with obscenity, and it became an embarrassment to police and the judicial system since the criteria was so arbitrary.
So it wasn't so much a question of pro or against porn, it it a question of justice.
The discussion mostly concerned "obscene" literature since photographic porn was not widespread. But the repeal of the law combined with technological advances made Denmark into a powerhouse of pornography magazines and movies - probably not what the conservative government had expected.