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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to see how effective the law number 44 year of 2008 about Pornography in Makassar city, from the eye of the law itself and the society of Makassar, where some of the thing being consider as taboo on the society but on the modern time is more likely to become a regular condition.Research method that have been used was a combined method from the empiric way and normative way by using primary and secondary data, with a technique that's include interview, questioner, and analyzing the use of the law number 44 year of 2008 about pornography in the police department at the Makassar district and state court of Makassar city. The sample that have been used on this research is general society from age 15 until the age of 60, and the law enforcement itself, which is the judge and the police officers.The result of the research is showing a surprisingly amount of society understand about pornography, they even enjoyed all variant of media that based on pornography, but not half of them know about the existence of the law umber 44 year of 2008 about pornography, in the reality, police department at Makassar district and in the state court of Makassar city itself, law number 44 year of 2008 about pornography hasn't been function properly, and the factors of what causing such as ineffectiveness of law number 44 year of 2008 about pornography is through conscious of law factor, attention to the law factor, the understanding of the law factor, and the city cultures.