Obscenity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obscenity (in Latin obscenus , meaning "foul, repulsive, detestable"), is a term that is most often used in a legal context to describe expressions (words, images, actions) that offend the preval...
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Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, subtitle N (§7501 et seq. ), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4485,  § 2251 et seq. ) is a United States Act of Co...
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Some critics of obscenity law argue that the existence of Miller proves that federal obscenity laws are in fact not defined, and thus unenforceable and legally dubious.[3] ... Section 163.1 of the current law states that that Every one commits an offense who...
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There are also federal laws making it a serious crime to distribute obscenity toward minors. Federal law prohibits a person from using the mail, or any of the means of interstate commerce, including a computer, to knowingly transfer obscene materials to someone the person knows ... Citizen's Guide To; Federal Obscenity Laws...
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MORALITY IN MEDIA was established in 1962 by Father Morton A. Hill, S.J. (1917-1985), to combat obscenity and to uphold decency standards in the media. MIM maintains the National Obscenity Law Center, a clearinghouse of legal materials on obscenity law.
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For citizens: To report possible violations of Internet obscenity laws: For public officials: Legal resources to help combat obscenity and "adult" businesses: ... Quarterly MIM Newsletter; Current issue linked here; Back issues linked here ... About Us...
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FindLaw : Legal Subjects : Consitutional Law : Supreme Court Obscenity Cases ... [an error occurred while processing this directive] Selected U.S. Supreme Court Obscenity Decisions ... The standard for judging obscenity, adequate to withstand the charge of constitutional infirmity, is whether, to the average person,
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Iowa Legislative Information System: HF 262 ... removing exemptions from the obscenity laws. ... ... 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill amends Code section 728.7 relating to exemptions 1 13 from the obscenity statutes for schools, public libraries, and 1 14 educational programs.
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The maximum penalty for this is HK$400,000 (US$ 51,162) and one year in jail. While people here think she is unlikely to end up doing jailtime, she certainly faces a long drawn out court battle and series of ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Hong Kong, obscenity laws, and Flickr's regional censorship:
rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2007/07/hong-kong... rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2007/07/hong-kong-obsce.html