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== Real Life ==
* In US law, one of the few ways that a work can be banned is if it's declared "obscene". One of the requirements of being declared obscene is that it has no artistic value. In other words, porn depicting naked people can be banned but ''art'' depicting naked people can not. This distinction has never been made clear, with "I know it when I see it" being the precedent. This has earned the nick name "the limp dick test" in some legal circles.
* The American film distribution company Vinegar Syndrome argued that while they were indeed established to restore and distribute X-rated media, they emphasized that they are not a part of the pornographic industry, stating: "We are film archivists who happen to focus on preserving sex films." and that they curate and restore those they deem to "provide value" rather than the run-of-the-mill DVD one can find off a sex shop.
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