Editing Schoolkids Oz (section)

==The trial==
The trial of ''Oz'' editors [[Richard Neville (writer)|Richard Neville]], [[Felix Dennis]], and [[Jim Anderson (editor)|Jim Anderson]], for No. 28, ''Schoolkids Oz'', was conducted at the [[Old Bailey]], under the auspices of Judge [[Michael Argyle (lawyer)|Michael Argyle]]. Of particular significance is the adaptation by Vivian Berger of a [[Robert Crumb]] [[cartoon]] to include the [[Rupert Bear]] cartoon character in an explicitly sexual situation.

The defence lawyer was [[John Mortimer]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], later the writer of the ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' television series. He was assisted by junior counsel  [[Geoffrey Robertson]], later to become a prominent barrister in his own right.

[[Image:Oz-33-back-cover.jpg|right|thumb|''Oz'' No. 33, back cover advertising "A Gala Benefit For The Oz Obscenity Trial"]]

The defendants were found guilty and sentenced to up to 15 months' imprisonment. This was later quashed on appeal by the Lord Chief Justice [[Lord Widgery]].