HC Deb 16 September 2004 vol 424 c1678WS
Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the action being taken by the Government to address the use of peer-to-peer computer file sharing to obtain illegal film and images of violence and sexual abuse. [188163]

Paul Goggins

It is illegal to publish some extreme images under the Obscene Publications Act 1959, whether by peer-to-peer or other means. The Government is currently considering whether the law relating to pornographic material featuring violence and sexual abuse should be strengthened.

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