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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Obscene Publication
An obscene publication is material published in a form that tends to “deprave or corrupt” those likely to read, see, or hear it under the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964.
Obscenity is not limited to pornography and may include material encouraging violence or drug use. Whether material is obscene is a question of fact usually determined by a jury.
Publishing includes selling, distributing, lending, circulating, displaying for sale, or transmitting material electronically, including via the internet.
The offence is generally one of *strict liability, although defences exist. A defendant may rely on lack of knowledge or argue that publication served the public good in the interests of literature, art, science, or learning.
The law also criminalizes activities such as publishing obscene advertisements, distributing indecent images of children, or possessing extreme pornographic material. Courts may authorize searches, seizure, and forfeiture of obscene materials.
An obscene publication is material published in a form that tends to “deprave or corrupt” those likely to read, see, or hear it under the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964.
Obscenity is not limited to pornography and may include material encouraging violence or drug use. Whether material is obscene is a question of fact usually determined by a jury.
Publishing includes selling, distributing, lending, circulating, displaying for sale, or transmitting material electronically, including via the internet.
The offence is generally one of *strict liability, although defences exist. A defendant may rely on lack of knowledge or argue that publication served the public good in the interests of literature, art, science, or learning.
The law also criminalizes activities such as publishing obscene advertisements, distributing indecent images of children, or possessing extreme pornographic material. Courts may authorize searches, seizure, and forfeiture of obscene materials.
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