Countries that Ban Public Display of Affection

In more western and western-influenced countries, public displays of affection are normal especially if they’re only discreet. In some countries, public displays of affection could be quite opulent and the law or society does not condone such actions. However, in some countries, this is banned. Here is a list of countries that outlaw couples expressing their love for each other.

1.    China

In china, there’s a three-foot minimum distance between a man and a woman. While same sexes could walk together more than three feet from each other, men and women must observe these rules. PDAs are definitely restricted and men and women could not hold hands or even put their arms around each other in public.

2.     India

India does not allow physical contact between men and women, including kissing and hugging. PDA is actually a criminal offence in India, which is included in their penal code and could have you fined, imprisoned for three months or even both.

3.    Indonesia

Anybody who commits PDA in Indonesia could actually get fined for 250 million Rupiah or $29,000 or imprisoned for 5 years. Traditionally, Indonesia is a muslim-dominated country and dominated by tradition, culture is part of law.

4.    Middle East

In the countries in the Middle East, public displays of affection are considered obscene and penalties could be complete capital punishment or long jail sentences. Travellers are not excluded from these laws.

Copyrighting Original Music or Art

Recently, I recorded a good musical group in my own garage and produced their music to fit the standards set by the musical industry. The last step I needed to do was to get it copyrighted. I first thought that copyrighting music was a complicated process, but it really was not. I’d like to share with you a few things I learned throughout.

1.     The First Parts You Should Notice

A copyright notice should consist of the following parts, namely the word “copyright”, the year of publication, which should indicate the date the work was first made available to the public in any manner through the Internet or a demo CD, the copyright symbol in your record and the name of the copyright owner, which are the artists or musicians. In artworks such as paintings or Internet graphics, you have a document validating that you own full copyrights to the work you possess.

2.     It Lacks One Or Two Parts

If you find that it lacks some parts, maybe even more than two, don’t fret that it is not copyrighted. In reality, the Berne copyright convention, followed by most copyright organizations in the world, ensure that everything created privately has a copyright on its own without any documentation. However, a notice strengthens the protection of your right to your work.

3.     Fair Use Copyrights

It is not true that when you do not charge a violator, it is not considered a violation or infringement of your copyrights. It is still a violation if you give away a copy of your work and if you hurt its commercial value. For example, if da Vinci displayed the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, who gains many visitors and income due to visitors, and he decides to one day sell or give away his work, he could be charged a violation for copyrights.