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Appeals Court Rules On Internet Obscenity Standards
dark_requiem writes "The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that online content can be judged by the standards of the strictest community that is able to access it. The court upheld the conviction of pornography producer Paul F. Little, aka Max Hardcore, for violating obscenity laws in Tampa, despite the fact that the 'obscene' material in question was produced and sold in California. From the article: 'The Atlanta-based court rejected arguments by Little's attorneys that applying a local community standard to the Internet violates the First Amendment because doing so means material can be judged according to the standards of the strictest communities. In other words, the materials might be legal where they were produced and almost everywhere else. But if they violate the standards of one community, they are illegal in that community and the producers may be convicted of a crime. ... Jurors in Little's trial were told to judge the materials on the basis of how "the average person of the community as a whole — the Middle District of Florida" — would view the material.'"
THE NATIONAL DEBT will be over $200,000/U.S. home by end of Obama's 2nd term (2016). Source: OMB What's up with that??
That's what happens when you start a bunch of wars with no purpose, as well as allow the US financial system to become so bloated and fragile (so you buddies can stuff their pockets) due to lack of regulation that it almost brings down the global economy.
After a bomb goes off you have to clean up all the debris and rebuild. Bush set off the bomb. Obama is doing the debris clearing and rebuilding. And you're pissed that it's expensive? OF COURSE IT IS.
With the first link, the chain is forged.
After a bomb goes off you have to clean up all the debris and rebuild. Bush set off the bomb. Obama is doing the debris clearing and rebuilding. And you're pissed that it's expensive? OF COURSE IT IS."
The problem is the Obama and administration don't seem to be fixing anything or clearing the 'debris' as you put it, up.?!?
They are just piling on more and more debt, and making a bad thing worse. They are insisting on new, and HUGE spending programs, that even if you like the merits of such programs, need to realize we simply can NOT afford them at this point in history.
Rather than add more spending, we gotta tighten our belts and CUT spending.
Right now, most every thing are doing is more like pouring gasoline onto a fire.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........