Antipiracy Panel Sheds Light: “As we come to the end of the Bush administration, it appears that in the coming years intellectual property theft will likely pose a greater challenge to the survival of most…
Obscenity, paranoia? She is lucky she is not reported to the police for a child pornography offence! Store censors photo of baby on cake because of nudity: “A mother who wanted to give a birthday…
Public Comment Period Opens for Proposed Porn-Free Wireless Net: “A two-week public comment period commenced today for the proposed establishment of a free national wireless Internet that would filter out content considered harmful to teens…
What’s Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer: “In a Florida trial, Google data will be used to argue that explicit material doesn’t violate community values.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
UK’s Idea of Extreme Porn Still Undefined: “On June 14, U.K.-based Consenting Adult Action Network (C.A.A.N.) went to West Midlands police headquarters to seek advice about the recent implementation of the Obscene Publications Act which…
BBC NEWS | Magazine | What is obscene these days?: “What is obscene these days? “ It’s 2008 and sex seems to be everywhere. So who holds the line between permissiveness and obscenity? What is…
Do you know how much of your porn is extreme?: “ If you’ve got the time, ask a policeman It seems likely that the government thought that passing a new law on extreme porn would…
Interstate web host foils gonzo porn baron Max Hardcore: California obscenity, Florida conviction A federal jury in Tampa, Florida convicted a pioneer of gross-out ‘gonzo’ porn last week on obscenity charges stemming from the delivery…
Index on Censorship » Something must be done The government’s latest legislation on ‘extreme pornography’ is based on ill-informed notions, writes Julian Petley Question: what do Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Inside…
Max Hardcore Jury Returns Guilty Verdict: “Jurors in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial have returned a verdict of guilty on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.” (Via…