April 21, 2006

The little county in Alabama that ruined my TV…

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:05 am by djxtone

The idea that a company which supplies material for the nation could get in trouble for someone, who in their own town, obtains something illegal from you is absurd.  Several cases have been discussed which show how companies which supply potential controversial pornographic material have been shut down or issued obscenity charges for someone illegally using their service.

Miller law defines how obscenity is different from community to community (in reality state to state).  When someone in a far off state purchases an item from a different state, the seller must be aware of the laws of that state on obscenity.  This is ridiculous, companies should not be held responsible for the actions people take with their material.

In the case of Montgomery County, Alabama, it becomes evident that some laws are insane.  The little town, with only a handful of subscribers, found that the hardcore pornographic movies that were distributed by Home Dish Network were obscene only in that county.  This then led to the shutting down of the company.  It is terrible that an entire company could get shut down because a few people misuse its abilities.

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