Living in a first-world country‚ our freedoms and rights are protected above all else by the law. We are allowed freedom of speech‚ race‚ religion‚ thoughts and ideas‚ etc. These freedoms allow us to express ourselves to the best of our abilities. Yet some ideas that these freedoms allow us to transmit are censored in order to prevent harm to others; hate speech‚ propaganda‚ etc. is frowned upon as it may bring harm to others. The case of pornography in all this and its legal regulation is the belief
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Censorship‚ “Gates” Article The recipe for a strong argument is comprised of two main facets. One is its ability to persuade and the other its ability to reason. It’s possible for an argument to persuade without reason‚ but if an article lacks reason and fails to persuade it’s left completely exposed. Alice Bailey and Laura Tallman’s article‚ “Internet filters are gates‚ not erasers‚ to protect kids in library” which appeared in 2009 in The Press Democrat‚ exemplifies an argument that attempts to
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Refutation Paper AREA 1: Attack Significance (Harms) The government does see profanity as a problem but not a significant problem. The United States has an obscenity law that prohibits any regulation or suppression of what is considered obscenity. Profanity has been a problem in today’s society as children pick up profanity from movies‚ music‚ and TV shows. Censoring profanity is a way for parents to protect their children from picking up obscene words or viewing obscene images. Many Americans
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Pornography and obscenity is all we see and hear about today in the news‚ with no exception to most movies and even TV. As of 12 years old this issue strikes a bigger interest than in the past. When I flip through the channels and see the news or watch a TV show there is something always on that a younger child should not be watching or learning about unless they are older. When the world censorship is thrown around it is a very controversial issue with the rights of the people and the way the company’s
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Pornography"‚ the real questions here are‚ "what is the difference between obscenity and pornography"‚ and even more importantly‚ "where do we draw the line between the two"? Coetzee brings up a good point here. A point on which the entire debate over pornography hinges. What is the defenition of "obscenity"? An excerpt from a speech by Mike Godwin‚ Online Counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation‚ gives a good definition of obscenity in his on-line article: "Fear of Freedom: The Backlash Against Free
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Ans1) Susan Jacoby was a journalist since the age of seventeen and she is well known for her feminist writings. Susan Jacoby was referred as a “First Amendment junkie” by some other women for her personal views concerning the censorship of pornography in society. She gestated that censorship of any kind against pornography was wrong. Susan Jacoby did not necessarily agree with pornography‚ but still she felt that its rights guaranteed under the First Amendment should not be excluded. She is not advocating
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occurs often in today’s society‚ much of which is justifiable‚ but in some cases is simply unnecessary. What is Obscenity? Obscenity is difficult to honestly discuss. After all‚ what makes a thing obscene? It is something too vague to be defined. People often see things differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures‚ statues‚ paintings‚ etc. While others find less obscenity in these things. This is where the discrepancy is found between what should and should not be censored. The world
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AND CRIMES: “obscenity‚ Child Pornography‚ and related Laws” Submitted by :- a) Anupriya B.A.LLB- III Yr. College of Legal Studies‚ UPES. 8006936499 Email- anujani.mani@gmail.com; lawyer.anupriya@gmail.com b) Dharam choubey B.A.LLB-III Yr. College of Legal Studies 7500641765 Email-dharamchoubey@gmail.com ABSTRACT This paper aims at analysing various aspects of law relating to ‘obscenity and child pornography’
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What is Obscenity? The concept of obscenity differs from country to country depending on the moral standards of contemporary society. The Encyclopedia definition of Obscenity states‚ ’By English law it is an indictable misdemeanor to show an obscene exhibition or to publish any obscene matter‚ whether it be writing or by pictures‚ effigy or otherwise.’ The precise meaning of "obscene" is‚ however‚ decidedly ambiguous. It has been defined as something offensive to modesty or decency‚ or expressing
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views more openly. Obscenity is often described as an offensive expression of images‚ actions or words that create a form of sexual nature for or toward an individual. For example one in a rural community may describe their idea of obscene material differently than one in the online community. A family living in a rural area with a higher set of morals would not appreciate a porn store in their downtown square‚ whereas in a small urban college town it may be more acceptable. Obscenity may have its own
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