[net.legal] Porn: What has been banned?

rb@cci632.UUCP (Rex Ballard) (10/06/86)

In article <1583@mtx5a.UUCP> mat@mtx5a.UUCP (m.terribile) writes:
>Not quite.  When the material falls into the domain of true legal obscenity,
>distribution (though not posession) can be prohibited.  If you don't want
>it prohibited, write your legislator.

Interesting.  I have only heard of two types of successful bans.
Snuff films, and child pornography, when containing nothing else of
literary merit, has been banned.

The same films, with social commentary, warnings, and similar literary
"improvements" has been allowed, without further censorship.

Two death row inmates thus far, have arranged for the proceeds from the
filming of their own executions, to be donated to either a charity of
their, or their victim's survivors choice.

>	from Mole End			Mark Terribile

I hear someone is actually planning on making a film version of the
commission report.

You've read the book, now see the movie :-).