Tel-T 207 Lecture 27Outline of Last Lecture I. Organizational Issues in the Media IndustryOutline of Current Lecture II. Regulation and DiversityCurrent Lecture- Regulation and Diversityo Only seven words out of 4000 are not allowed on TV or on broadcastso Max Hardcore Commercial representations of hardcore pornography Found guilty of obscenity- Highest form of indecency Talked a bunch of trash about obscenity and figured he was safe because of his 1stamendment rights- Ended up getting sent to jail for four years- He was a martyr for the porn industry- Anything on the internet or anything distributed on the internet is consideredinterstate commerceo Obscenity vs. indecency Obscenity has no real reason to exist according to the govt. Indecency is frequently convicted more Easier to hit the big targets rather than each individual rule breaker- Impossible for every clip or material to be watched and decided if it violatesindecency or obscenity- Most content providers/hosts aren’t held responsible for what some of theirmembers doo Obscenity An average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that thematerial as a whole appeals to the prurient interest Material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specificallydefined by applicable law The material taken as a whole must lack serious literary artistic, political, or scientificvalue Indecent-certain levels can be broadcast at certain times Profane-can be broadcast at certain timeso Industry Self-RegulationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Motion Picture Association of America- No national theater chain will carry NC-17 films Recording Industry Association of America- Parental advisory board- Started in the 1980s Entertainment Software Review Board- Created ratings