CHM 592 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Virtual Reality, Interactive Media

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHM 592
• Professor: Dupagne Michel

Document Summary

Covers not only speech but also actions (burning a flag) Mutual v. ohio (1915: ruling motion pictures were held outside the first amendment, sparked local censorship offices all over the country (they decided what could be shown in their jurisdiction. Films with kiddie porn or snuff film were not considered protection speech. Miller v. california (1973: several tests that applied to determine when something is obscene or not, 1. You must look at the work/film as a whole: 2. If the work has literary, political, artistic (hard to determine) or scientific value it will not be found obscene: 3. You must apply contemporary community standards (ex: 50 years ago a bikini was unheard of whereas today a thong bikini is the norm) Exceptions/suspensions to accepted speech occur during wartime. The way to attack hollywood is to affect audiences (where the money comes from) Studio heads do whatever they can to thwart off any attempts at government regulation.