xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
That aside, I think they are stupid but requiring consent is silly. Photos can't consent, they are objects. There's a defamation argument to be made but when has starring in a sex tape ever been bad publicity
Defamation isn't a crime, but you can still be sued over it, if such a thing causes "damages". Photos can't consent, but the people in the photos should have to have consented to the taking of the photo in the first place - saying otherwise puts you on a tricky line with dealing with child porn laws, I think.
Starring in a sex tape can do a lot of damage - there's the saying "there's no such thing as bad publicity" but there are instances in which tapes, or even the mere knowledge of something like having had sex have destroyed someone's career. For example, Aya Hirano and, more recently, some other voice actor who I can't remember the name of.
But then you might say "Oh, it's Japan! They're really weird about that stuff!" But they're still humans, and I would not say that it's impossible that any other group of people anywhere doesn't at least share some kind of similar feeling like this about people.