Boston situation -Reply

JQ Johnson jqj at darkwing.uoregon.edu
Wed Feb 26 19:15:32 EST 1997


I'm quite concerned that the "banned in Boston" discussion is so
casually using the term "pornography," when in fact most of those
arguing in favor of censorship (and those of us in the freedom of
information camp) would actually make a distinction between
"pornography" and "obscenity."  That distinction is at the core of U.S.
law in this area (pornography is protected by the first amendment), and
is important in other legal systems as well.  If you don't know the
difference, ask your legal counsel before posting.



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