I'm not a lawyer, so these are only my personal opinions. If you need legal advice, you should hire qualified legal counsel.
IMO, your friend's statement is partially true, as there are some communities that prohibit the distribution of adult materials. The State of Utah is one such place.
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Re: Distributing Pornographic Material
In United States v. Reidel, 402 U.S. 351 (1971), a man was charged with distributing pornography. He argued it had to be legal to distribute pornography because the Supreme Court in Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557 (1969) said it was legal to possess pornography. The Supreme Court in Reidel said "The focus of this language [Stanley] was on freedom of mind and thought and on the privacy of one's home. It does not require that we fashion or recognize a constitutional right in people like Reidel to distribute or sell obscene materials." The Supreme Court has continually stated there is no constitutional right to distribute pornographic materials. - It is illegal to distribute pornographic material and ch!|# pornography.
- It is illegal to transport pornographic material and ch!|# pornography.
- It is illegal to transmit pornographic material and ch!|# pornography
- It is illegal to produce ch!|# pornography.
- It is illegal to produce pornographic material with intent to distribute.
- It is illegal to distribute material harmful to a min0# to min0#$.
- It is illegal to broadcast pornographic material over radio, television, cable and satellite systems.
- It is illegal to mail pornographic material.
Distribution means conveying the material to another person. This can be done by giving it, showing it, or selling it. All methods of conveyance are illegal, i.e. handing it to someone, mailing it, e-mailing it, putting it on a web site, broadcasting it on television, satellite, or radio, over the telephone line, downloading it, uploading it and any other possible way of transferring information.
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