What’s Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer

"Obscenity" in general is such a silly concept. Why should anyone control the morality of viewing certain things? Is anyone here familiar with law that could explain the doubtless inanity behind "obscenity"?

Honestly, what do the "community's values" matter at all? That's like arguing a religion with only ten constituents in a given town can't have any evangelism because most people think it's nutty. It seems like violating free speech, to me.

EDIT: I have to admit, however, this line was gold: “people are at least as interested in group sex and orgies as they are in apple pie.”

non-reg link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/technology/24obscene.html?...