You may or may not know that there is a trial going on in Los Angeles right now for what may be the "most extreme obscenity trial in U.S. history." Here blogger Susannah Breslin interviews the director Ira Issacs who is accused of the obscenity charges.
Isaacs, 57, is charged with four counts, including importation or transportation of obscene material for sale. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. Prosecutors also are seeking forfeiture of assets obtained through his video sales.
These movies are indeed very extreme and are not available to anyone but consenting adults. The case against Mr Isaacs is basically that there are some things that no-one should ever be allowed to make, see or distribute because the works are so shocking.
I'm not a legal expert or anything (and any IZ readers who are, please feel free to weigh in) but the importance of this trial seems to me to be resting on The Long Tail. Basically as things become easier for anyone to find, should there be some art or expression so vulgar that it must be unobtainable?
Also, the trial took an interesting turn this week when it was discovered that the federal judge overseeing the case had posted sexually explicit material on his personal website.
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Ya know, "Hollywood Scat Amateurs Nos. 1-6" were charmingly jejune, but honestly, he really stepped over the line with "Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7". Guy should've known the heat was coming.
Seriously, what a breathtaking waste of resources, no matter whether the government can satisfy the "Miller" test. Sigh.
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