First of all, pornography, usually abbreviated to porn or porno, is defined as the depiction of nudity or sexual behavior, which is intended to arouse sexual gratification in the viewer. Pornography comes in different media, including print adult magazines , drawings, paintings, videos, etc.
Prostitution is generally defined as sexual services in exchange for payment. The payment for sexual services in prostitution cases can be money, goods, services, or even a promise. For example, an offer to repair another person's vehicle in exchange for sexual services, could arguably be charged as an act of soliciting prostitution.
On the other hand, prostitution is a crime in all United States except in some parts of Nevada. Note: Notice, that under the definitions of both pornography and prostitution, that sexual intercourse does not actually have to occur for an act to be considered either pornography, or an act of prostitution. In fact, in California, simply loitering with intent to commit prostitution in a public place may be charged as a prostitution crime PC Here are the major differences:.
Legality: Prostitution is illegal in most parts of the United States. Only the state of Nevada allows legal prostitution in some areas. The prostitution in Nevada is heavily regulated and allowed only in brothels where the customer visits the prostitute. Also, prostitution brothels are allowed only in Nevada counties where the population is less than ,, which excludes the big gambling cities of Las Vegas and Reno.
Note: Pornography is legal so long as it does not amount to obscenity. The California courts have chipped away at the definition of obscenity over the years, at least as the term obscenity relates to pornography.
