[hopespringseternal]

No, I don't ignore that at all. Pornography can be in written form, as well as visual.

Try reading something in another car.

Main Entry: por·nog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: -fE
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek pornographos, adjective, writing about prostitutes, from pornE prostitute + graphein to write; akin to Greek pernanai to sell, poros journey -- more at FARE, CARVE
1 : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
2 : material (as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement
3 : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction

See definitions 1 and 2.

[MineralMan]

"Try reading something in another car. "

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I beg your pardon. I don't have a DVD in any of my cars, and do not view pornographic material anywhere. The point here is that pornography is difficult to define, despite your dictionary entry.

Some folks think that any depiction of nudity is pornography. Others believe that frank violence is just as pornographic.

In the US of A, we have this concept called "freedom of press," and our courts have decided that it's quite alright to publish sexually explicit material and for adults to purchase it, as long as it does not contain sexual exploitation of children.

Do I think folks should be watching porn in the back seats of their cars? I do not. That's just tacky and potentially offensive to other travelers on the roads.

On the other hand, I'm not so delicate that a glimpse of sexual activity on a tiny DVD screen in someone else's car will send me into a tizzy. Further, four year olds are generally not even aware of such activity and would not give that tiny DVD screen a second glance.

If it were in my car, you wouldn't even be able to see it, even if I had a DVD player and was running porn on it. The rear windows are tinted.

[Modernman]

See definitions 1 and 2.

Any laws banning pornography based on those definitions would encounter constitutional problems based on vagueness (a reasonable person could not be sure what activities were legal and which were illegal- would a picture of two lovers kissing equal pornography? What about the Mona Lisa, with her coy little smile?) and overbreadth (the law would ban things that are not constitutionally protected, such as child pornography, as well as speech that is protected by the 1st Amendment).

Let's be clear here- we are talking about trying to come up with a LEGAL definition of pornography for a hypothetical law banning same.