[lit-ideas] Re: Meta and Non

  • From: David Ritchie <profdritchie@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:54:27 -0800

On Jan 26, 2013, at 2:15 PM, John Wager wrote:

> David Ritchie wrote:
>> In Ohio, where one of our ex-list members lives, someone has been arrested 
>> for, "illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material."  I've tried word 
>> substitution, "appearance of a minor,"  "involvement of a minor,"  but 
>> "nudity oriented material" can't be fixed without reference to angels, 
>> archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, thrones, cherubim 
>> and seraphim.  To which I do not have access.
> Then there's the "illegal" part of the law.  Apparently, one can only be 
> arrested for "illegal" use; "legal" use is permitted.  So what's an "illegal" 
> use??
> 
> I wonder what the law would say about the cover to Walter Kaufmann's WHAT IS 
> MAN, featuring a cover nude photo taken by Kaufmann of his young 
> granddaughter?
> 

You'll recall the case of Jock Sturges, perhaps?

David Ritchie,
Portland, 
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