 Some people, including pornography producer Larry Flynt and the writer Salman Rushdie, have argued that pornography is vital to freedom and that a free and civilized society should be judged by its willingness to accept pornography.The UK government has criminalized possession of what it terms "extreme pornography", following the highly publicized murder of Jane Longhurst.Child pornography is illegal in most countries, with a person most commonly being a child until the age of 18 (though the age varies).