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Old 06-05-2008, 04:42 PM  
WiredGuy
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Originally Posted by GatorB View Post
This wil be appealed and should go all the way to the supreme court. You can NOT use "community standards" when applied to the WORLD WIDE web. That means some DA in some backwater in Alabama can take Hugh Hefner to court over playboy.com for "obscenity" because in his "community" Playboy is obscene.
While it does seem extreme, I believe that is the law and it really needs to be changed to redefine community standards. The three part test for determination of obscenity as defined by Miller Vs. California was made in the 1970's. It really needs to be updated to redefine community standards for the internet era.
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