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TLJMC 12
Obscenity, Indecency and Violence
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
04/06/2010

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Term
pornography
Definition
A vague - not legally precise - term for sexually oriented material.
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indecency
Definition
A narrow legal term referring to sexual expression inappropriate for children on broadcast radio and television.
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Hicklin rule
Definition
A rule taken from a mid-19th century English case and used in the U.S. until the mid-20th century that defines material as obscene if it tends to corrupt children.
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prurient interests
Definition
Lustful thoughts or sexual desires.
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patently offensive
Definition
Term describing material with hard-core sexual content.
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serious social value
Definition
Material cannot be found obscene if it has serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value determined using national, not local, standards.
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variable obscenity
Definition
A concept that sexually oriented material would not meet the definition of obscenity if distributed to adults but would be found obscene if distributed to minors.
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child pornography
Definition
Any image showing children in sexual or sexually explicit situations.
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safe harbor policy
Definition
An FCC policy designating 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as a time when broadcast radio and television stations may air indecent material without violating federal law or FCC regulations.
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