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Jail sentence for hentai owner raises First Amendment issues
Source: Ars Technica

An appeals court ruling which affirms that owners of obscene comics can be sent to prison raises troubling questions for aficionados of extreme art. Critics fear that the tentacles of big government are wrapping around our private lives.

Coweta passes new obscenity ordinance regarding adult stores, Starship says, "We are not one."
Source: times-herald.com

Despite the two new ordinances enacted Monday by the Coweta County Board of Commissioners, "we absolutely intend to open the store and we expect the county to give us our license as soon as possible," said Alan Begner, the attorney representing Starship Enterprises.

The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's Psyche
Source: The Washington Post

Question: Do you think your Google habits -- your random, untethered wisps of thoughts manifested as search terms like "unexplained hives" and "Kate Beckinsale single?" -- can be bundled together to paint an accurate representation of your morality?

Internet Sex Video Case Stirs Free-Speech Issues in Hong Kong
Source: The New York Times

HONG KONG — A series of arrests here for posting sexually explicit images of what appear to be some of Asia's best-known pop stars has led to a division among Internet users over free speech, and questions of selective police enforcement of obscenity laws.

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