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Old 11-11-2011, 12:42 PM   #76
Elfwreck
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Originally Posted by Mayzshon View Post
Here's a question: Where is the dividing line between erotica and porn?
Bias of the reader. There is no objective line. No company that says "we allow erotica but not porn" has given any objective standards, or even a list of examples of "this book is in one category & this book is in the other."

There is no legal definition of "pornography." There's sort-of a definition of "obscenity" (which involves "community standards"), and isn't subject to first amendment protections, but isn't specifically illegal.

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KDP's term's of service forbids porn, but they allow erotica. They allowed the title above to be published, but a similar title that was slightly more explicit was blocked.
I'm just not sure where the limits are.
Authors and publishers are stuck dealing with "we can yank your book from our shelves anytime we like if we decide it doesn't suit our taste in literature."
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