The Obscene Publications Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 66) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, which significantly reformed the law...
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production of obscene articles for sale and the materials used in the production of obscene articles.[clarification needed] Obscene Publications Act 1959 Censorship...
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The Obscene Publications Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 83), also known as Lord Campbell's Act or Campbell's Act, was a piece of legislation in the United...
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Parliament of this name: Obscene Publications Act 1857 Obscene Publications Act 1959 Obscene Publications Act 1964 Of these, only the 1959 and 1964 acts are...
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scrutinise the magazine content before publication to ensure that it is likely to comply with the Obscene Publications Act 1959 since UK law does not allow hardcore...
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was the reform of Britain's obscenity laws, in particular the Obscene Publications Act 1959. It was set up in 1976 by the actor David Webb as a response...
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publication. The trial of Penguin under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 was a major public event and a test of the new obscenity law. The 1959 Act,...
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Walker was an English Crown Court case that was a test of the Obscene Publications Act 1959. It was the first such prosecution involving written material...
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and confiscated in the United Kingdom under section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. Foxy Brown seeks revenge when...
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released a list of 72 films the office believed to violate the Obscene Publications Act 1959. This list included films that had either been previously acquitted...
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Peacock was an English Crown Court case that was a test of the Obscene Publications Act 1959. In December 2009, the defendant, a male escort named Michael...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. A young man, Martin, traveling...
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following items:" with line six specifying "Cause a child to commit an obscene act". However, there were no laws addressing the simple possession of any...
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Turkish Penal Code states: 226/2: A person who broadcasts or publishes obscene images, printed or audio material or who acts as an intermediary for this...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. Oil prospectors Rolf and Robert...
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R v Penguin Books Ltd (section Publication history)
in the United Kingdom of Penguin Books under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 for the publication of D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. A group of abused, scantily-clad...
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is the Obscene Publications Act 1959, the Obscene Publications Act 1964, the Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981, and the Video Recordings Act 1984. Video-oriented...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic, and was controversial in Ireland...
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Child pornography laws in the United States (section 1466A - Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children)
drawings. The latter two categories are legally protected unless found to be obscene, whereas the first does not require a finding of obscenity. Child pornography...
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provided. This section amends the Obscene Publications Act 1959. See incitement. This section amends the Rabies Act 1974 and the Diseases of Animals (Northern...
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The government claimed that publication or supply of such material could be illegal under the Obscene Publications Act, if a jury would consider it to...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the "video nasty" panic. The film was released theatrically...
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Service (CPS) considered publication of fisting material to be grounds for prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and Section 63 of the Criminal...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. Jeremy Taylor is travelling through...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic Three astronauts return to Earth...
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already be illegal in England and Wales as a result of the Obscene Publications Act 1959, but the ruling in R v Peacock in January 2012 demonstrated...
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and confiscated in the United Kingdom under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the "video nasty" panic. In 1955 in Portland, Oregon...
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was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.[citation needed] A parked motorist...
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