A report on Obscenity
Any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time.
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Howl (poem)
1 linksPoem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1954–1955 and published in his 1956 collection Howl and Other Poems.
Poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1954–1955 and published in his 1956 collection Howl and Other Poems.
Upon the poem's release, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore's manager, Shigeyoshi Murao, were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and both were arrested.
Penguin Books
2 linksBritish publishing house.
British publishing house.
The novel was at the time unpublished in the United Kingdom and the predicted obscenity trial, R v Penguin Books Ltd, not only marked Penguin as a fearless publisher, it also helped drive the sale of at least 3.5 million copies.
Memoirs v. Massachusetts
1 linksMemoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U.S. 413 (1966), was the United States Supreme Court decision that attempted to clarify a holding regarding obscenity made a decade earlier in Roth v. United States (1957).
Patently offensive
1 linksPatently offensive is a term used in United States law regarding obscenity under the First Amendment.
Hicklin test
1 linksThe Hicklin test is a legal test for obscenity established by the English case Regina v Hicklin (1868).
State v. Henry
1 linksState v. Henry was a 1987 decision of the Oregon Supreme Court which held that the Oregon state law that criminalized obscenity was unconstitutional because it violated the free speech provision of the Oregon Constitution.
William S. Burroughs
1 linksAmerican writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature.
American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature.
Once published in the United States, Naked Lunch was prosecuted as obscene by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, followed by other states.
Oz (magazine)
1 linksIndependently published, alternative/underground magazine associated with the international counterculture of the 1960s.
Independently published, alternative/underground magazine associated with the international counterculture of the 1960s.
In both Australia and the UK, the creators of Oz were prosecuted on charges of obscenity.
Max Hardcore
0 linksAmerican pornographic actor, producer and director better known by his stage name Max Hardcore.
American pornographic actor, producer and director better known by his stage name Max Hardcore.
He spent two and a half years in prison (2009–2011), convicted in a trial for obscenity.
Obscenity Prosecution Task Force
0 linksOrganization created in 2005 by the United States Department of Justice.
Organization created in 2005 by the United States Department of Justice.
The OPTF's job was to investigate and prosecute producers and distributors of hardcore pornography that meets the legal tests for obscenity, as defined by the Supreme Court of the United States.