Difference between revisions of "Obscenity"
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Displaying obscene content on web pages is [http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title18/parti_chapter71_.html illegal] in the United States. | Displaying obscene content on web pages is [http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title18/parti_chapter71_.html illegal] in the United States. | ||
| − | Obscenity is not as clearly defined as [[ChildPornography|child pornography]]. | + | Obscenity is not as clearly defined as [[ChildPornography|child pornography]]. Federal and state courts use a 1973 case to consider whether material is obscene, applying three criteria: |
| + | *Whether an average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work as a whole appeals to prurient interest | ||
| + | *Whether the work depicts sexual content in a patently offensive way | ||
| + | *Whether the work as a whole lacks serious artistic, literary, political or scientific merit | ||
| − | + | Cornell University Law School has an informative page on [http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/obscenity obscenity]. | |
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More on obscenity: | More on obscenity: | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 30 January 2010
Displaying obscene content on web pages is illegal in the United States.
Obscenity is not as clearly defined as child pornography. Federal and state courts use a 1973 case to consider whether material is obscene, applying three criteria:
- Whether an average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work as a whole appeals to prurient interest
- Whether the work depicts sexual content in a patently offensive way
- Whether the work as a whole lacks serious artistic, literary, political or scientific merit
Cornell University Law School has an informative page on obscenity.
More on obscenity:
See also:
