Paul Cambria
Encyclopedia
Paul Cambria is a Buffalo, NY based first amendment attorney
who has represented various figures and companies within the pornography
industry. Cambria received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1973 and a BA from State University of New York at Fredonia in 1969.
A partner at the Buffalo based law firm Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, he practices in the areas of Criminal Trials, Appeals, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Zoning, Antitrust and Professional Licensing Defense. He has argued several cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. His practice is nationwide and he divides his time between the firm's offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has represented many prominent individuals including publisher Larry Flynt
and musicians DMX
and Marilyn Manson
, and bio-artist Steve Kurtz
.
's 2000 election, there was concern within the pornography industry regarding possible future U.S. Justice Department
prosecution over obscene material. Cambria is known for creating a list of sex acts that he recommended pornographers not film so as to avoid possible legal problems with the U.S. Government. It became known as "The Cambria List" and is controversial and subject to interpretation, even within the porn industry, particularly with regards to whether it is best applied only to box cover art.
The PBS series Frontline in their programme "American Porn" revealed some of the items on the list.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
who has represented various figures and companies within the pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
industry. Cambria received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1973 and a BA from State University of New York at Fredonia in 1969.
A partner at the Buffalo based law firm Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, he practices in the areas of Criminal Trials, Appeals, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Zoning, Antitrust and Professional Licensing Defense. He has argued several cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. His practice is nationwide and he divides his time between the firm's offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has represented many prominent individuals including publisher Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt
Larry Claxton Flynt, Jr. is an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications . In 2003, Arena magazine listed him as the number one on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list....
and musicians DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
and Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
, and bio-artist Steve Kurtz
Steve Kurtz
Steve Kurtz is a professor of art at the SUNY Buffalo, former professor of art history at Carnegie Mellon University and a founding member of the performance art group, Critical Art Ensemble. He is known for his work in BioArt, and Electronic Civil Disobedience, and because of his arrest by the FBI...
.
The Cambria List
After George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
's 2000 election, there was concern within the pornography industry regarding possible future U.S. Justice Department
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
prosecution over obscene material. Cambria is known for creating a list of sex acts that he recommended pornographers not film so as to avoid possible legal problems with the U.S. Government. It became known as "The Cambria List" and is controversial and subject to interpretation, even within the porn industry, particularly with regards to whether it is best applied only to box cover art.
The PBS series Frontline in their programme "American Porn" revealed some of the items on the list.
- Massive ejaculation on the face
- UrinationUrinationUrination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body. In healthy humans the process of urination is under voluntary control...
- Adults appearing to be underage
- Subjects involving the dead
- Subjects involving religion
- shots with appearance of pain or degradation
- bukakke
- spitting or saliva mouth to mouth
- food used as sex object
- coffins
- blindfolds
- wax dripping
- two penises in/near one mouth
- shot of stretching vagina
- fistingFistingFisting is a sexual activity that involves inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum. Once insertion is complete, the fingers either naturally clench into a fist or remain straight. In more vigorous forms of fisting, such as "punching", a fully clenched fist may be inserted and withdrawn slowly...
- squirting
- bondage-type toys or gear unless very light
- girls sharing same dildoDildoA dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...
(in mouth or vagina) - hands from 2 different people fingeringFingeringIn music, fingering is the choice of which fingers and hand positions to use when playing certain musical instruments. Fingering typically changes throughout a piece; the challenge of choosing good fingering for a piece is to make the hand movements as comfortable as possible without changing hand...
same girl - male/male penetration
- transsexuals
- bi-sex
- degrading dialogue, e.g., "Suck this cock, bitch" while slapping her face with a penis
- menstruation topics
- incestIncestIncest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
topics - forced sex, rapeRapeRape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
themes, etc. - black men-white women themes
- Animals
External links
- Cambria interview transcript from NPR's On the MediaOn the MediaOn the Media is an hour-long weekly radio program, hosted by Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone, covering journalism, technology, and First Amendment issues. It is produced by WNYC in New York City...
- Coverage of the referenced Frontline episodes by SlateSlate (magazine)Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...