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Jury Decides Artist's Gory Images On Website Are Art

Posted by samzenpus on from the bloody-eye-of-the-beholder dept.

New submitter wilbrod writes "A Quebec special effects artist charged with corrupting morals has been found not guilty in a case that tested the boundaries of creative expression and Canadian obscenity laws. He was charged with three counts of corrupting morals by distributing, possessing and producing obscene material. During the trial, Couture argued his gory works, roughly a thousand images and two short videos that appeared on Couture's website, Inner Depravity, should be considered art. The material in question depicts gruesome murders, torture, sexual abuse, assaults and necrophilia — all with young female victims."

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  1. All fiction, if you were wondering by vivaoporto · · Score: 4, Informative
    From TFA:

    But there was no victim in the case â" all of the works were staged with willing actresses and a combination of fake blood, latex and silicone to create life-like, horrific images.

  2. Re:Really Quite Disgusting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Either you're trolling or you misunderstand things completely.

    Christians believe that Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice. Hence they should also believe that there is no need for more sacrifices to wash more sins.

    Whether you believe that or not is a different matter.

    You imply they're spreading misinformation, and yet you yourself spread misinformation in the process.

  3. Re:Really Quite Disgusting by Holi · · Score: 3, Informative

    Oh you mean the US.
    It's nigh impossible to get an accurate count of the number of criminal laws on the books.

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    Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.