# Why is making porn not considered prostitution? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 20, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201 "2001-08-20T18:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dec)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/1 "2001-08-20T18:27:53Z")
Porn stars have sex for money. How does the fact that cameras are running make this different from prostitutes that have sex for money? The fact that prostitution is illegal makes no sense to me in the first place, but I suppose that’s another kettle of fish… ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/2 "2001-08-20T18:31:01Z")
This has been flogged to death several times, not all that long ago either. Try a search in general questions. You should come up with some good threads. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dec)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/3 "2001-08-20T18:46:55Z")
I tried seaching back two years and got nothing. Am I brain dead? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/4 "2001-08-20T18:51:00Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=3935](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=3935) ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/5 "2001-08-20T19:13:32Z")
Hmmm, how’d you find that **Qadgop**? Careful examination reveals that thread is over 2 years old, and so wouldn’t be found in a search… ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/6 "2001-08-20T19:19:17Z")
A more recent related thread was [Can you avoid prostitution charges by filming the proceedings?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=54608) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/7 "2001-08-20T19:26:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SmackFu \* > \*\*Hmmm, how’d you find that **Qadgop**? > > Careful examination reveals that thread is over 2 years old, and so wouldn’t be found in a search… \*\* I have been given special powers far beyond those of mortal posters. Actually, I just set the search parameters for 18 months, and there it was. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/8 "2001-08-20T19:27:11Z")
well, not really. I set the parameters for 18 months, and found a thread that had that link in it. ---
**Author:** ![dec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dec)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/9 "2001-08-20T19:35:01Z")
At any rate, the link is a good one, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-making-porn-not-considered-prostitution/77201/10 "2001-08-20T19:40:12Z")
Read “True (maybe Real?) Cop” I forgot the author. It’s stories from real police and how they operate. There was even a way that you can pimp without getting in trouble. I think the question was even explained. Even if it doesn’t help, it’s a good read.