title: Cyberobscenity and the ambit of English criminal law
abstract: The author looks at a recent case and questions the Court of Appeal's approach. In the author's submission, the Court of Appeal's decision in Perrin was wrong. P published no material in England and Wales, and should not have been convicted of any offence under English law, even if it were proved that he sought to attract English subscribers to his site. That may be an unpalatable conclusion but, if the content of foreign-hosted Internet sites is to be controlled, the only sensible way forward is through international agreement and cooperation. The Council of Europe's Cybercrime Convention provides some indication of the limited areas over which widespread international agreement might be achieved
keyphrases: cyberobscenity criminal law Court of Appeal England Internet sites international agreement Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention