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| Cygnus5 Member 88 Posts 4/02 |  Posted - Jul 27 2002 : 3:18PMFirst off, thanks to all of you for the many helpful responses to my previous queries. Now, for the latest: Since the 1973 Supreme Court ruling vis. community standards still prevails, how does it affect the online ordering of adult DVDs and other media? I live in Los Angeles, for example. Not much of a problem here. We're about as "free" as it gets. But what about enthusiasts living in, say, Ohio (which is an oppressively conservative state)? If an Ohio resident has his or her eyes on a truly extreme title available at Adult DVD Empire--gonzo, peeing, anal, etc.--is the potential customer out of luck? Also, what about the possession of such a title? Can a law-enforcement official de facto confiscate "non-acceptable" titles? Or would the confiscation have to occur as part of another type of arrest or investigation? It would seem, therefore, if our hapless Ohio resident has a hankering for certain types of porn illegal in his or her state, then it might be nice to have friends in a less-restrictive state. Such a person could then have these "forbidden" titles shipped to the out-of-state friend's address and then forwarded. Is this how it works? Or is porn as a whole illegal for sale in the restricted areas? As always, thank you for the help.  [Link] |
| DenverDon Benevolent Firmly Embedded in Depravity 5914 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Jul 27 2002 : 3:40PM Ohio I didn't think was such an opressive state. I was actually raised in Utah. When I visited a friend in Ohio, we could go down to the local video store and rent 'Adult' videos. You can't find that in Utah. About the best you could get 'over the counter' was cable versions of videos. I can't answer some of your other questions though. DenverDon  [Link] |
| Janitor Retired Porno movies, sexy videos, xxx. Adult DVD Talk at your service. 6409 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Jul 27 2002 : 4:17PM Elyse's Passion Obscenity Trial - ohio Seymour Butts Obscenity Case - LA JM Productions Obscenity Case - LA Max Hardcore currently on trial - LA LA isn't so "free". Definitely readGovernment Versus Erotica (book review) for detailed information about Adam & Eve's obscenity persecution. [Link] |
| DenverDon Benevolent Firmly Embedded in Depravity 5914 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Jul 27 2002 : 4:57PM Thanks for the links, some very interesting articles. I particularly like the Ohio link. My friend that I visited was in Cleveland and we had no problem renting any videos we wanted. DenverDon [Link] |
Bill  All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jul 27 2002 : 7:14PM Cincinnati is right on the border of Kentucky (as a matter of fact, Cincinnatti's airport is in Kentucky). It seems that Cincinnati has more in common with Kentucy cities than other Ohio cities. [Link] |
| snowman872 RainCoatReviews.com 400 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jul 28 2002 : 1:27AM Yes, I think if the "community standards" of Ohio (or Timbuk2) dictated that an extreme title were obscene, the person ordering and the retailer shipping could find themselves in hot water under state and/or federal statutes. However, I do not believe these types of cases are actively pursued by most DAs or Federal Prosecuters except in the case of child pornography. As for the possession of obscene material in one's own home for private use, I do not believe that is a problem, again unless it involves child pornography. Child porn is treated like a controlled substance such as illicit drugs -- the mere possession of it is enough to trigger the offense. But the state interest in watching someone an adult pee on tape in the privacy of your own home (as an example) is not nearly as strong. I believe there was a Supreme Court case on the possession issue in the 80s. I also believe there are federal statutes that prohibit the mailing of "obscene" material. -- Snowman
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| menace Member Of all the fishes in the sea, the mermaid is the one for me! 410 Posts 6/02 | Posted - Jul 28 2002 : 6:05PM Edited by - menace on Jul 28 2002 Edited by - menace on Jul 28 2002 [Link] |
| ILMR Member Earth 38 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Jul 28 2002 : 8:00PM Both conservatives and liberals have used the anti-porn stance to get votes. And there have been both conservatives and liberals who help abolish anti-porn laws. And for certain, both conservatives and liberals use porn, which doesn't seem to affect their making (or voting for) laws restricting it. [Link] |
| Bjones Member Adam & Eve Internet Commerce Group 30 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Jul 29 2002 : 9:40AM Have been and always will be subjective based on the make-up of the population and the individual making the decision. I want to give an example, non porn related, but one non-the-less. True story. A dorm room at a local University. A party gets too loud and the campus police are called. An officer notices an editorial cartoon on the wall. It is an image of a donkey sheriff standing next to a hangman's noose with an image of George Bush inside the noose. glean what you desire from this...even at a prestigious liberal arts college. The person who lived in the room was a member of the student democratic society (most campuses have a republican and a democratic student group). One individual was offended, so another had their constituitional rights trampled. And the cartoon image, was from the New York Times cerca 1991. For a close look at the legal battles incurred by my company, please read Government v. Erotica. Brian Jones [Link] |
| aybesea Senior Member Caroline Cage - Hungarian Hottie! 1485 Posts 5/02 | Posted - Jul 29 2002 : 10:00AM If you don't like porn, DON'T WATCH IT! Q: What's the big deal? [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jul 29 2002 : 7:36PM [Link] |
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