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Sexuality and the Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

2009

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The 2008 Federal Obscenity Conviction Of Paul Little And What It Reveals About Obscenity Law And Prosecutions, Robert D. Richards, Clay Calvert Jan 2009

The 2008 Federal Obscenity Conviction Of Paul Little And What It Reveals About Obscenity Law And Prosecutions, Robert D. Richards, Clay Calvert

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Article provides an inside perspective on the 2008 obscenity trial and conviction of veteran adult movie producer Paul Little, who is known in the adult industry as Max Hardcore. Little was sentenced by a federal judge to nearly four years in prison after a twelve-person jury in Tampa, Florida found him guilty of multiple counts of selling and distributing obscene content via the U.S. Mail and Internet.

The Article centers around comments and remarks drawn from four exclusive interviews conducted in person by the authors with: (1)Jeffrey Douglas, the California-based attorney who represented and defended Paul Little in United …