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From: scott@scirtp.UUCP (Scott Crenshaw)
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Subject: Re: Possible Ban on Pornography
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 21:10:45 EDT
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> 	o	o	o	Pornography is any literature
> or media show produced with the intention of causing sexual excitement
> i.e. designed to appeal to the pruriant (sp?) interest.  Oppression and
> defamation of women is a completely orthogonal issue.
> 
> 	Frank Silbermann

	That helps a lot !!  The definition of 'pruriant (sp?)' interest
has been debated in the courts for 30 years and is still controversial. Solve
that and you'll have a definition of pornography.

	(the above comment was not intended to imply that
	 UNC , where Frank works/studies , does not have the 
	 best basketball team in the world)

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	   Scott Crenshaw		{akgua,decvax}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp
	   SCI Systems , Inc. 		Research Triangle Park, NC 

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