Leave it to the Dutch to decide that peep shows are no different than theatre:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070213/K021302AU.html
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"Admitting customers to peep shows is equivalent to admitting them to a theatre performance," an Amsterdam Appeals Court judge wrote in a ruling late last month and publicized Tuesday. "The erotic character of the performance does not diminish that."
So why would anyone care about that? Oh yeah, money:
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the owner of the peep show [...] will receive thousands of dollars back from the tax service as a result of the ruling
Given that some of the plays performed at the Fringe Festival are rife with nudity and faked sexual acts, I tend to agree with what the judge ruled.
Art is art is art...
Just think when it comes to *funding* art, it should be "pay per view" and not "impose artistic tastes of others upon everybody" :(
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update: oops, just read the CBC article and didn't realize it was about a tax "break" -- I thought it was about receiving a *grant*. So nm my "impose ... upon everybody" complaint, not applicable.