Creating a Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, Hearing Before the Select Subcommittee on Education...90-1, on H.R. 2525, Washington D.C., April 20, 24, 19671967 - 95 pages |
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... social evil is not primarily in the particular item that is sold ; the social evil lies pri- marily in the selling of it - in the deliberate , commercialized traffic in prurience for a profit ; in the Court's word , the " pandering ...
... social evil is not primarily in the particular item that is sold ; the social evil lies pri- marily in the selling of it - in the deliberate , commercialized traffic in prurience for a profit ; in the Court's word , the " pandering ...
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... social value . " In the most recent case in Virginia , it happened to be a Richmond case involving some movies that were being exhibited at a local theater the whole defense rested upon this new requirement of " utterly without ...
... social value . " In the most recent case in Virginia , it happened to be a Richmond case involving some movies that were being exhibited at a local theater the whole defense rested upon this new requirement of " utterly without ...
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... social importance are constitutionally protected . Subse- quently , in Manuel Enterprises Inc. v . J. Edward Day ( 370 U.S. 478 ) , 1962 , the Court held that to be legally obscene , material must be patently offensive as well as ...
... social importance are constitutionally protected . Subse- quently , in Manuel Enterprises Inc. v . J. Edward Day ( 370 U.S. 478 ) , 1962 , the Court held that to be legally obscene , material must be patently offensive as well as ...
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... social importance . Additionally , the advent of the instant photo developing camera has made pornographic photos somewhat more available to those who care to make and possess them . They need no longer respond to mail order offerings ...
... social importance . Additionally , the advent of the instant photo developing camera has made pornographic photos somewhat more available to those who care to make and possess them . They need no longer respond to mail order offerings ...
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... social value " before it can be declared obscene under the law . The book in this case " Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure " ( also known as " Fanny Hill " ) was found to appeal predominantly to a prurient interest in sex , and to be ...
... social value " before it can be declared obscene under the law . The book in this case " Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure " ( also known as " Fanny Hill " ) was found to appeal predominantly to a prurient interest in sex , and to be ...
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Page 22 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 6 - ... may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 USC 73b-2) for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
Page 51 - A book cannot be proscribed unless it is found to be utterly without redeeming social value. This is so even though the book is found to possess the requisite prurient appeal and to be patently offensive.
Page 30 - A thing is obscene if, considered as a whole, its predominant appeal is to prurient interest, ie, a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sex or excretion, and if it goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation of such matters.
Page 11 - House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings, and to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and. documents, as it deems necessary.
Page 11 - Commission. (c) MEMBERS FROM PRIVATE LIFE. — The members from private life shall each receive $100 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties.
Page 6 - The Commission shall have the power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and...
Page 12 - The provisions of sections 102 to 104, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes shall apply in case of any failure of any witness to comply with any subpena or to testify when summoned under authority of this subsection. (d) The committee is authorized to appoint and, without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, fix the compensation of such experts, consultants, technicians, and organizations thereof, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable.
Page 10 - Service of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an individual by the Commission as an attorney or expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or full-time basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 USC 99).
Page 11 - POWERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 10. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS. — The Commission, or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, and require, by.