From my original thoughts on obscenity‚ I found some similarities in the class discussion and some conflicts. However‚ after reading some responses‚ I am questioning some of the points. For example‚ I stated‚ “something must be banned if it considered so offensive to the average person…” What are the standards for an “average” person? I still believe that the FCC guideless are appropriate in regards to profanity and nudity‚ sex‚ etc. air on open public radio and television. The key here
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The vague‚ subjective‚ and indeterminate nature of Canadian obscenity law has been called “the most muddled law in Canada.” Recognizing that consistency and objectivity are important aspects in the running of any successful legal system‚ the Supreme Court of Canada has attempted to systematically clarify and modernize obscenity law. The ruling in R. v. Butler marked the transformation of the law of obscenity from a "moral-based" offence to a "harm-based" offence. The courts are now asked to determine
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Bill Watts Butler University Sept. 15‚ 2010 346IMU‚ Indiana Room Chaucer’s Swyvyng in Context (Slide 1) After declaring that “Chaucer followed Nature everywhere‚” and that God’s plenty can be found in his works‚ John Dryden‚ in his Preface to the Fables‚ Ancient and Modern‚ considers why Chaucer includes “low characters” in the Canterbury Tales‚ such as “the Reeve‚ the Miller‚ the Shipman‚ the Merchant‚ the Sumner‚ and above all‚ the Wife of Bath‚ in the prologue
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In order to narrow down the focus of my research‚ this paper will briefly discuss what is considered obscene and the different ways in which obscenity will manifest itself. Obscenity law aims at punishment for thoughts provoked or preventing the formation of certain thoughts‚ typically‚ erotic ones in the minds of willing viewers but not for overt acts‚ nor for antisocial conduct. Although the United States Constitution protects the freedom of speech‚ the First Amendment was not intended to
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across yet another story about a magazine editor being harassed or even beaten by right wing goons‚ about cinemas showing the films of Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair being trashed‚ about Bollywood starlets or saucy models being summoned to court for obscenity or indecency‚ about offending books‚ paintings and articles being slashed and burned amid saffron flags and TV cameras. Hindi film director Mahesh Bhatt‚ always ready with a sound bite‚ went so far as to call it a “cultural emergency” (Bhatt 1998)
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Art censorship and obscenity People in the United States of America are allowed to express themselves in many ways. One of these ways of expressing yourself is through art. Although we have this freedom‚ it is not completely accepted or viewed as right. What makes the many different forms or art acceptable or unacceptable with censorship? Why should creativity and artistic abilities be censored from other people or artists? “According to Plato‚ ‘because art has the power
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the world of literature? When it comes to novels banning or challenging can be a very delicate subject. When the government is concerned about the novel it can be banned for example‚ in Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscenity was an issue‚ but many people have different views about what obscenity is. When a book is challenged it can be local citizens who are concerned about the material being sold or are found in their libraries. David Herbert Lawrence was from Eastwood‚ a place which was know for the
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A Summary of Andrew Koppleman’s Essay ‘DOES OBSCENITY CAUSE MORAL HARM?’ Koppleman’s essay attempts to look at the obscenity law what he calls the ‘obscenity doctrine’ and its usage of the phrase ‘moral harm’. He criticizes the law as he feels that it is too crude and is not workable hence it should be abandoned. Koppleman also believes that the fundamentals of the law have never really been addressed adequately and what the law seeks to protect seems to be misunderstood in some sense. Koppleman
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View the definition and historical development of the term obscenity here: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/obscenity How has the definition of the term been affected by institutions such as the Supreme Court and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)? Supreme Court recognized‚ this could hurt all of our free speech rights. However they did say there was a "legitimacy and importance of the congressional goal of protecting children from harmful materials"‚ but that the CDA was
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was just another way for our parents to control us. In actuality our parents were just trying to protect us. They were shielding us from material that may be harmful to us. This is similar to what the government attempts to do with pornography and obscenity laws. Pornography is the portrayal of sexually explicit material with the intent to cause sexual arousal. Pornography is the display of women as sexual objects‚ enjoying pain‚ humiliation‚ rape or being physically harmed. It is also obscene material
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