Re: CDA IS DEFEATED!!!

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From: Fred Moore
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:00

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Thanks for your input, Bob; however, what you say below sounds to me like
it substantiates what I said--or maybe I'm losing the fine points of the
symantics.

"Obscenity" was not even at issue, as acknowledged by you and the NPR
report. But calling a communication "obscene", "indescent", or "patently
ofensive" is splitting hairs with a meat axe, distinctions without
differences, or at best, arbitrary.

It's all censorship to me.

Or am I missing something?

--Fred

Rob Funk (rfunk@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:

: I heard the NPR report too, and actually, I think you did
: misunderstand it.
: Yes, they made a point of saying that only part of it was challenged
: and all, but they also said it was the "indecency" part that was at
: issue, and that the "obscenity" part stands and was not challenged.

: No need to complain to NPR....

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From: fmoore@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Fred Moore)
Subject: Re: CDA IS DEFEATED!!!
Date: 1996/06/16
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