Hicklin. [L]ater decisions have rejected it and substituted this test: whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. Internet and the Law: Technology, Society, and Compromisesautors: Aaron Schwabach - 2006 - 395 lapasPriekšskatījums nav pieejams - Par šo grāmatu
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - 1957 - 834 lapas
...modern American cases are proper and may be expressed as follows: The test of obscenity is whether, to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the questioned material, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest. These standards make the concept... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 1 - 1958 - 138 lapas
...susceptible persons" does not pertain ix' American law, and we have adopted the standard "whether to the average person, applying contemporary community...standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appears to prurient interest." The Court went on to say in the Roth case, '.'The Hicklin... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - 1959 - 62 lapas
...for judging obscenity, adequate to withstand the charge of unconstitutional infirmity, is whether, to the average person, applying contemporary community...material taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest. The court had doubts as to whether the average person would be able to apply the phrase, "appeals to... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - 1959 - 110 lapas
...apparently accepted a definition of obscenity which says that it should be considered as to whether to the average person, applying contemporary community...material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. My question is, Do you feel that we should attempt to define obscenity and try to have the Congress... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - 1959 - 76 lapas
...modern American cases are proper and may be expressed is follows: The test of obscenity is whether, to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the questioned material, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest. These standards make the concept... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - 1959 - 152 lapas
...modern American cases are proper and may be expressed as follows : The test of obscenity is whether, to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the questioned material, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest. These standards make the concept... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Subcommittee on Postal Operations of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee - 1960 - 70 lapas
...lecherous, dissolute, sensual, debauched, impure, salacious, or pornographic. "Obscene" means that to the average person, applying contemporary community...material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity.... | |
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