Obscenity law

Book banning is an action that takes place worldwide instead of just in the United States. There are many reasons books are banned such as witchcraft, homosexuality, racism, and language. “A Day No Pigs Would Die”, by Robert Newton Peck banned because of cruelty to animals, violence, and graphic sexuality. Banned Book Week is the celebration of being able to have the freedom to read (Crum, 1). It is the ALA’s way of responding to the censorship of books (Monges, 1). Groups such as schools,…

Society should have the freedom to do things they wanted People should be allowed to think for themselves. People should not feel so overwhelmed over censorship. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, demonstrates what happens when censorship takes over society. For example, they do not let people listen to what they want to hear. In order for the world to run smoothly, Citizens do not need to be under censorship. Censorship hinders learning, encourages revolts, and strips people of their…

The removal of information from the public, censorship. It is more of a punishment than a help. The government is undertaking the whole idea of censorship. Today, it is a phase of social control, and every day it is getting more common around the world. Censorship of the internet infringes on the First Amendment, is unfair, along with it being selfish and hypocritical to the people around. The first amendment gives the right to american citizens for the freedom of expression of ideas and words.…

1. In Orange County, there are not many full-fledged newsstands unlike the ones in other states such as New York, but the ones that are present are usually very small coin operated dispensers with no pornography in sight. I do remember one particular instance about ten years ago, when I went to a minimart and was looking at the magazines, and remember seeing some racy covers, which led to the salesperson pointing out a sign to my eight-year-old self that read something along the lines of “must…

The Supreme Court case of the US. v. American Library Association occurred in a time when the internet was becoming a widespread, yet widely unadulterated medium. In 2000, Congress introduced the Child Internet Protection act (CIPA), which required public libraries that received funding from the federal government to install a software on their computers that blocked obscene websites. The purpose of this paper is to defend the Supreme Court’s decision to allow CIPA’s software in public libraries…

Is Censorship needed in Todays World? The role of censorship plays a part in our everyday lives ranging from the music we listen to and the content we see on the television and news. The term “Censorship” is defined as “The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts”. There are government leaders and organizations that use this practice of censorship everyday to control people in a more effective way. The whole idea of censorship occurs when the…

Art has a very broad meaning and can mean something entirely different for everyone, people use to express what they feel or share their views or likes and dislikes. Censorship takes that away from the artists, and censoring art is something that takes away people's first amendment right. There are certain art pieces that people may find offensive when it comes to the persons personal beliefs or morals. Art does have its way of provoking people with certain emotions whether they are good or…

One problem school systems come across in the 21 century is censorship,censorship is something that should not exist. Now students spend most free time on the internet soaking up everything the web shows them. Content can come across as inappropriate and many believe that some content should be censored or labeled. On the contrary, censorship takes away freedom of speech and expression. Many believe people should have the right the see what they want. In addition, censorship is very ineffective…

: The question says about a bill which was introduced in congress to require the proof of age from any person visiting the site and that should require a credit card number or some other adult identification number. Some of the arguments for this law are: As we all know that pornography impacts a huge percentage of children by the misuse of those sites. Therefore, in my view, there should be: 1. Age prohibited content: There is a need to protect the children from these acts and therefore, to…

There is an ongoing debate on whether the government should regulate pornography because it is harmful or offensive to women and society. Offense and harm seemingly go hand in hand but are two different concepts. Being offended means being in a disliked mental state such as annoyance, disgust, or shame, but without being harmed (Feinberg, 1988, p. 278). Being offended is less serious than being harmed; thus, John Stuart Mill’s harm principle, which states the government can only interfere with…