Sentence examples for expressive materials from inspiring English sources

But so were vendors of all manner of "expressive materials," from silk-screened T-shirts to engraved grains of rice.

Compared with companies that sell their wares only in stores, online businesses -- particularly those engaged in selling so-called expressive materials like books, music and videos -- are good candidates for law enforcement requests under the Patriot Act.

Amazon's lawyers say the Constitution protects the company so that it "may sell — and customers may read, hear or view — a broad range of popular and unpopular expressive materials with the customers' private content choices protected from unnecessary government scrutiny".

Longino argues that pornography should not be given the same legal protection as other expressive materials.

As Deleuze and Guattari remind us, it is not actually simple functional use but rather the emergence of expressive materials that defines the territory (Deleuze and Guattari [1980]).

By treating sexual violence as a product of exposure to pornography, feminists promote a view that relieves sexual predators of responsibility for their actions, and blames their actions instead on expressive materials or the pathological conditions they allegedly cause.

It poses the challenging question, "What if anything could be an expressive material?" and leaves much for the viewer to resolve.

"We've provided this range so the public can become aware how truly pervasive and powerful this expressive material can be," Dr. Schwartz said.

This taut 36-work summary of his development shows an artist whose artistic virtuosity was given substance by a religious vision of nature and an equally deep faith in the autonomy of paint as an expressive material.

In the District Court's view, the extent of copying of expressive material entitled to copyright protection was minimal and that such use as Hamilton had made was "fair use" within the meaning of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 107 (1982).

Critically, the supreme court has given guidance on this question in two rulings, Eldred and Golan, explaining how copyright law itself is constitutional even though it places limits on free speech; copyright is, after all, a law that specifies who may utter certain combinations of words and other expressive material.