ABRAMS, J.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the declaratory judgment statute, G.L.c. 231A, can be utilized to obtain a judicial determination whether a particular film, "The Lives of Joanna," is obscene within the meaning of the Massachusetts obscenity statute, G.L.c. 272, §§ 29-31, before the film has been exhibited or distributed within the Commonwealth and before there has been a threat of prosecution.
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