American DVD = Pornography
am 24.09.2005 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
CK - Washington. The Düsseldorf law blog raises the issue of criminal investigations for the import of DVDs from American sources. Such imports can result in a notice of criminal investigation to the buyer. The blog lists the form used by the customs service.
The various comments to the note observe that the German age verification system, AVS, for pornography transactions on the Internet is easily and customarily circumvented by sellers in foreign countries, not only in the United States. They do not use the mandatory AVS for transactions with German buyers. The system intends to protect minors. Some doubt that such a system can ever work because it does not reach all types of delivery, for instance satellite transmissions.
One comment notes that any unrated DVD from abroad will be treated as pornographic and, therefore, result in an illegal …
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