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存置的照片、影片和录像
 在互联网上事先拍摄或录制的没有互动性的描述裸体或性行为的照片、影片和录像并不真正就是互联网卖淫。与其说它们是卖淫物品，倒不如说它们是色情物品。事实上，为这些描述裸体或性行为的物品支付的互联网用户也不能改变这一事实。也有某些例外的情形，例如在互联网上的性服务与购买性服务，不过，通常在这两者之间的这种联系则过于迂回。
非互动式网络视屏[1]
 只有那种为性活动标价的在线网络视屏的行为才能符合卖淫的定义，尽管这些行为并不是交互作用的。网络视屏的观看者不可能影响到这种性活动，并且也不可能按照他的愿望支配这种举动，但是，他却能够从所提供的多样的服务清单里做出自己的选择，选择最适合满足自己性偏好的服务项目。因而，他也会为这种性服务付费。
互动式网络视屏
 也有一些女性进行在线网络视屏传输，她们按照观看者个人的指令与其互动。在一些案例里，这种女性甚至有女性和/或男性性伴与自己一起表演观看者想要观看的性动作。如果恰好在他们视屏会晤时，观看者通过直接发送给这名女性及其性伴的每一次电子打字聊天信息或每一次声频交谈，能够传达自己的愿望。
这些网络视屏常常由自己经营的女人在家里操作，有时在丈夫的支持下进行。不过，年轻的单身女人也利用这种机会挣钱，说实话，这种经营的收入可能相当可观。所以，毋庸置疑，我们现在正讨论一种新兴的卖淫方式。但是，这在法律、经济和心理学的术语定义方面，尚未有一个清晰的概念。在这种案例里，如果卖淫是一种针对妇女的暴力，那么我们在哪里能够确切地发现和证实这种暴力？如果卖淫是一种剥削，那么谁又正在剥削谁？
性暴露网络视屏服务互联网广告
为了避免被轻易识破，广告中场所的名称及其它细节内容已经做了处理，但是其活动的内容则确定无疑。
[1].或称为“单向式网络视屏”——译者注。 |
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Still photos, films and videos
Pre-recorded sexually explicit materials in the internet that are not interactive do not really fit in the present context. They fit the category of pornography rather than that of prostitution. The fact that customers pay for them does not alter that fact. There are some exceptions, but, as a rule, the connection between sexual service and payment is too indirect.
Webcams that are not interactive
A case can be made that charging for live web cam transmissions of sexual activity fits the definition of prostitution even if they are not interactive. The viewer cannot influence the activity and cannot shape it according to his wishes, but he can make a selection from a wide menu of offers and can choose the one most likely to meet his sexual preferences. He then also pays for the service.
Interactive and communicating webcams
There are also live web cam transmissions of women who interact with the viewers by following their personal instructions. In some cases, the women even have female and/or male partners with whom they act out what the viewers want to see. These can make their wishes known per e-mail or talk to the women and her partners directly, just as they would in a video conference.
These web cams are often run by self-employed women from their own homes, sometimes with the support of their husbands. However, young, single women also use this opportunity to make money, and indeed, the income can be considerable. There is no doubt, therefore, that we are dealing here with a new form of prostitution. However, it is much less clear what this means in legal, economical, and psychological terms. If prostitution is violence against women, where exactly can it be found and demonstrated in this case? If it is exploitation, who is exploiting whom?
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Internet ad of a sexually explicit webcam service
In order to avoid easy identification, the name has been omitted and the design has been changed.
However, the text is authentic. |
