In 1957, in Roth vs. United States, the Court determined that prosecution for possession or distribution of obscene material is lawful, and that obscene speech is not protected under the Constitution. ... Home | Site Map | Who Decides? How and Why? Menu...
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The offensive material may be considered immoral or obscene, heretical or blasphemous, seditious or treasonable, or injurious to the national security. --Encarta Encyclopedia ... Home | Site Map | Who Decides? How and Why? Menu...
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It has long been debated whether television is a reflection of society, or if society is influenced by television. No matter which answer is true, it is clear that television and society evolve side by side. Looking at television ... These are subjective terms; what is acceptable to one person could be obscene to another.
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"Photos containing a fully exposed breast (as defined by showing the nipple or areola) do violate those terms (on obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material) and may be removed," a Facebook spokesman said in a statement, Reuters reports.
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Well there were some complaints about the movie filed with the FCC yet amazingly the Feds decided that the movie isn’t obscene despite some rather coarse language and graphic gore.
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Welcome to "Flirting With Obscene" the official site of author Jocelyn Bringas. ... A few minutes later Howie comes back out, fans yell his name and he decides to come over ane meet and greet with the fans. When he gets to me, I ask him if I could take a picture. He says 'yes' and then I blurt out 'I drove six hours to see...
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“After all, in these days, the pleasure of the many cannot be made subservient to the prudery of the few, and the sheik scene in Mr. Laurence Wright’s scena is not obscene.”; It is understood that had the ban not been lifted, it was intended to produce the scena elsewhere.
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NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that obscene applies to materials that appeal predominantly to a prurient interest in sexual conduct, depict or describe sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. ... Who decides what is...
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Here's an increasingly common scenario: A "shock jock" goes on the radio every day and is generally obscene. He's raunchy, ... But whose rules have been broken? What are the consequences? And who decides where the line is? ... And because the FCC itself decides what is obscene, it's legally in the clear in most situations.
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