Obscenity is legally defined as a class of “hard-core “pornography that is so offensive and so lacking in social value that is denied Frist Amendment protection. Obscene expression is unprotected in all media. Indecent materials are less graphic or erotic than obscenity. Indecency is protected in the print media and on the Internet but may be restricted in the more intrusive broadcast media and may be limited in some ways on cable television and in telephone communications.
The case involved Barbara Nitke, a photographer whose sexually explicit photos containing sadomasochistic poses were placed on the Internet, to supplement a gallery display. Nitke, along with the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF), challenged the obscenity portion
The case involved Barbara Nitke, a photographer whose sexually explicit photos containing sadomasochistic poses were placed on the Internet, to supplement a gallery display. Nitke, along with the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF), challenged the obscenity portion