On June 9, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism met to revise the circular 'banning' beauties from taking nude photos.
Deputy Minister Vuong Duy Bien will meet with relevant units on amending Circular 01/2016/TT- BVHTTDL issued on March 15, 2016.
This is a circular providing detailed instructions on the implementation of Decree 15/2016/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 79/2012/ND-CP, regulating art performances, fashion shows; beauty and model contests; circulation and trading of audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater, effective from May 15, 2016.
In particular, Article 3 of Circular 01 stipulates: performing artists, fashion show performers, beauty contest winners, and models are not allowed to "Take photos or record personal images without costumes or use offensive costumes or makeup and intentionally or unintentionally disseminate or circulate on telecommunications networks".
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| Circular 01 prohibits models and beauty queens from taking nude photos. In the photo is the book Spring and Youth by artist Thai Phien. |
This content has caused reactions and concerns for many photographers as well as beauties, models..., especially the regulation on "banning" taking "nude" photos...
Therefore, Deputy Minister Vuong Duy Bien will meet to get opinions from relevant units to amend and fill legal loopholes in the content of Circular 01.
* Review the original text of Article 3 of Circular 01 above:
Article 3. Acts of art performers, fashion show performers; and title winners at beauty and model contests must not be performed, disseminated, or circulated (stipulated in Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree No. 15/2016/ND-CP)
1. The following acts are not allowed to be performed by performers of art, fashion shows, or people who have won titles in beauty contests or modeling contests:
a) Taking photos or recording personal images without clothing or using offensive clothing or makeup and intentionally or unintentionally disseminating or circulating them on telecommunications networks;
b) Taking photos, recording audio, or video of collective or individual performances that violate the provisions of Article 6 of Decree No. 79/2012/ND-CP dated October 5, 2012 of the Government and intentionally or unintentionally disseminating or circulating them on telecommunications networks;
c) Committing actions or statements that are inconsistent with Vietnamese values, social ethics, customs, and cultural traditions, violating the provisions of the law, and intentionally or unintentionally disseminating them on the media or in society, causing negative consequences.
2. The appraisal council established in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 15/2013/TT-BVHTTDL dated December 24, 2013 of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism is responsible for concluding and assessing the nature and seriousness of the acts committed by art performers, fashion show performers; title winners at beauty contests, models and proposing to competent authorities to apply the form of handling violations in accordance with the provisions of law./.
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