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Googling Community Standards

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:53 am

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

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#2 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:33 am

silverscreenselect wrote:The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."
How about those looking up shoes?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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#3 Post by silvercamaro » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:36 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
How about those looking up shoes?
That's really perverted.

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#4 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:36 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."
How about those looking up shoes?
I think that might fall under the heading of "fetishes."
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#5 Post by Evil Squirrel » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:40 am

silverscreenselect wrote:The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

I hope squirrel porn meets community standards! :shock:
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#6 Post by wintergreen48 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:01 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
How about those looking up shoes?
Or looking up skirts?

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#7 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:45 am

wintergreen48 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
How about those looking up shoes?
Or looking up skirts?


Or perhaps a surplice?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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#8 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:46 am

Evil Squirrel wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

I hope squirrel porn meets community standards! :shock:
It does if you're wearing to some pointy shoes.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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