Ruling Likely to Upset Obscenity Prosecutions

Ruling Likely to Upset Obscenity Prosecutions

Prosecutors will have to work much harder reaching a Internet obscenity convictions after Wednesday's ruling by the 9th Circuit.

9th Circuit: Obscenity Should Be Defined by U.S. Community Standards

9th Circuit: Obscenity Should Be Defined by U.S. Community Standards

A federal appeals court has decided that a national community standard to define Internet obscenity is more appropriate for online communications.

New South Wales Adult Film Ban Assailed in Poll

New South Wales Adult Film Ban Assailed in Poll

More than 70 percent in Australia’s New South Wales believe that the state’s ban on the sale of adult video content at brick-and-mortar stores is wrong, according to a study.