WASHINGTON — The U.S. government was accused Monday of initiating a prosecutorial strategy against John Stagliano that is "vindictive, retaliatory and improper."
The accusations were made by Stagliano attorneys, who are seeking to have his obscenity case dismissed.
Something needs to be done about the wholesale manipulation of the FBI and local governments in the persecution of adult studios who ship their material to various parts of the country. In what is more like a frame up to exploit porn producers, the devious means that the authorities employ to persecute people by way of technicality is finally being exposed.
Student filmmakers from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts were arrested after filming a "simulated" sex scene. The charge is "participating in preparation of obscene material". OK, hold up a second. Art/film students are arrested for doing there homework? What's next, every producer of a Hollywood sex scene is going to be arrested too?
Given that Paul Little was found guilty of obscenity charges stemming from the distribution of pornographic DVDs through the mail, his sentencing shows that Judge Susan G. Bucklew applied fines and jail time 'within the guidelines' of federal sentencing protocol.
A man in the UK recently created a blog post entitled "Girls (Scream) Aloud" in which he made graphic reference to a fantasy involving the kidnapping, rape, and mutilation of girls from the band "Girls Aloud".
Extreme Associates defendants Rob Black and Lizzie Borden have waited five years to get a resolution on federal obscenity charges stemming from videos sent through the US Posatal Service depicting rape and torture. The next proceeding for the pair and their Los Angeles company will be March 16th, 2009 as announced by U.S. District Judge Gary L. Lancaster.
Robul Hoque has become the first person in the UK to be sentenced for viewing obscene images that were created by virtual reality rendering software. Although the pictures were animated, cartoons, and virtually generated, much of the content was in relation to a child abuse fantasy that was very realistic and therefore deemed obscene; thus Hoque was sentenced to 18 months community service.
In an attempt to sex up their image, Levi's has launched a new campaign that invites online users to 'Unbutton Your Beast'. While there is certainly some humor in this approach, I see this as clear evidence that mainstream marketing is not shying away from using overtly sexually charged messages as linkbait.
A new report by a Canadian website highlights the dangers our first amendment rights face with the current onslaught of anti-porn legislation being pushed by right wing political interests under the guise of clamping down on child porn.
In Britain, the 'Extreme Porn Law' has been drafted and reviewed by law enforcement officials but no date has been set for putting the new laws into effect and many members of the public are a bit confused by the implications of the legislation.
