Obscenity

entertainment to safeguard children from pornography and to protect adults from unknowingly or involuntarily viewing indecent materials. Although it was laid down in Stanley v. Georgia by the Supreme Court that individuals are permitted to view obscenity in the privacy of their homes, in Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton it was held that theaters and movie houses are public places and are therefore subject to regulation. However the difficulty with such censorship is in determining the boundary…

If a state obscenity law is thus limited, First Amendment values are adequately protected by ultimate independent appellate review of constitutional claims when necessary. (“Three Pronged Obscenity Test”) People who are appointed into office at the Supreme Court vote on whether or not a work of art is offensive. The small Supreme Court should not be able…

William Rice Mrs. Garrett English 12-3 3 February 2016 Censorship in Entertainment How effective is censorship on the general public? Censorship is the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. It also helps parents keep track of what their children watch or play. It is proven that it is better to have censorship on music, games, and movies because what most kids see they want to try. Even though most states had laws against prize fighting they…

In February 15th, 2003, the episode of a long-running ABC TV show “NYPD Blue,” “Nude Awakening” has premiered, and became controversial, due to a scene involving nudity. Over the last few years, the terms “indecency” and “obscenity” has been defined and redefined, in order to create proper regulations on programs’ usage of mature content on television. This rule has become more prominent in primetime programs, but not in cable programs since they depend on subscriptions. Ever since cable was…

Nudity and Naked, Where is the Art? My Disclaimer: This article contains images of the human form that some consider graphic and may be inappropriate viewing for a workplace setting. If a piece of art is displayed that contain nudity, then what is that thin line between the types of arts where nudity is allowed, and the one where it is censored. To answer this question, we need to understand the difference between art and pornography. The differences Nudity, or nakedness, is the state of…

In the case of Miller vs California, Miller is charged because he began sending obscene material to a restaurant owner in which they were sensitive to the specific material that they received. To determine what obscene material really is, took two court cases to give a meaning what people or a community perceived some material as obscene. The biggest argument about portrayed obscene material is, what is covered by the First Amendment. The first amendment protects our right of free speech and…

Case: Miller v California 413 U.S. 15 (1973) Decision: 5-4, delivered by Chief Justice Burger Facts: Marvin Miller mass mailed a brochure advertising four illustrated adult books and an adult film. These brochures contained images of men and women during sexual activity and nude. One of these advertisements was sent to a restaurant in Newport Beach, California, where it was opened by the restaurant’s manager and his mother. They in turn contacted the policing and Miller was sued by the state of…

Minneapolis v. ACLU (2015) Opinion of the Court: Bradley May 2013 saw the arrival of an exhibit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The exhibit contents featured were A)photos of nude men and women depicted in a variety of poses, B) photos of adults engaged in various sexual activities, and C) pictures of several nude men standing very close to one another. Finally, there were several pictures that resembled recent advertisements by a famous clothes designer. This last set of photos portrayed…

Research of “Censorship: Should Language be censored?” Censorship in America is an ongoing debate in today’s society. Many argue there is too much taking place, while others argue we don’t do enough to control it. In this essay we will examine censorship from four different perspectives. Has censorship gone too far, or have we let it go too far already, is the question? We as Americans love our freedom. When we are restricted, only then do we feel violated. But as a society do we not need…

the first case it was difficult task for the prosecutor to determine obscenity. In my opinion, it is not fair that the museum would have faced up to $10,000 in fines and Mr. Barrie would have faced up to a year in jail and up to $2,000 in fines. Although, as the cases said, “The Five of the seven photographs depicted men in sadomasochistic poses and were the basis of charges that the museum and Mr. Barrie had pandered obscenity. Two of the photographs showed children with their genitals exposed…