http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26333076
Georgia court dismisses unsolicited 'sexting' case
The US state of Georgia's supreme court has dismissed an obscenity case against a man who sent a woman an unsolicited photo of his tattooed penis in a text message.
The court ruled unanimously that the 1970 law applied only to "tangible" material sent through the post.
Charles Lee Warren faced up to three years in prison.
Mr Warren was arrested after he texted the photo in October 2012 and the woman went to the police.
The obscenity law under which he was prosecuted makes it a felony to send unsolicited material depicting nudity or sexual conduct unless the "envelope or container" in which it is sent bears a warning in "at least eight-point boldface type".
The arguments in the case were heard in front of the Georgia high court in November.
On Monday, the court said the case was not being dismissed merely because electronic text messaging did not exist in 1970 when the law was passed.
"The specific prohibition is clearly aimed at tangible material that is delivered in a tangible manner... and because appellant did not send anything through the mail, he did not violate this prohibition," reads the opinion, which overturned a lower court's decision.
"This conclusion is reinforced by the fact that the imprinted notice on the envelope or container must be in 'eight-point boldface type' and must say that the 'container' should be 'returned' to the sender if the addressee does not want to 'open' it."
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The floodgates are open!
The entire internet will be flooded by genitalia!
The entire internet will be flooded by genitalia!
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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No change then? Makes a slight change from boobies being flashed on every other click I suppose?JimC wrote:The floodgates are open!
The entire internet will be flooded by genitalia!
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Your wish is my command, oh master :Scumple wrote:No change then? Makes a slight change from boobies being flashed on every other click I suppose?JimC wrote:The floodgates are open!
The entire internet will be flooded by genitalia!
While there is a market for shit, there will be assholes to supply it.
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I'm trying to think of something that I could google that doesn't produce images of genitalia. 
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Genitalia?
Isn't that an Italian airline?
Isn't that an Italian airline?
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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