Online Porn Dodges Major Bullet

[Democracy White]

This is very interesting. I also like how one of the links mentioned in here put a message up because of it.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67991,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

Federal prosecutors agreed Thursday to temporarily protect members of an adult industry trade group from strict new enforcement regulations. But thousands of porn sites are still fair game, and their webmasters now face hefty prison terms if they don't keep records proving that models and performers are over 18.

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Find hot spots near you: It wasn't immediately clear how the agreement will affect the many websites that removed adult content or shut down entirely in anticipation of the new enforcement effort. Affiliates of Rotten.com, including RateMyBoobies.com, and Fleshbot.com took down photos, as did some featuring celebrity nudity.



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At issue is the government's right to make sure that anyone seen in an explicit pose on a U.S.-based website is legally an adult. Under the law, photos and videos of everything from intercourse to masturbation are fair game.

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The Justice Department's new interpretation raises a slew of issues. Adult performers fear their real names, addresses and ages will end up in the hands of countless webmasters who must now keep these records. "We deal with stalkers now," said Bill Rust, webmaster of Arikaames.com, a soft-core site featuring his wife. "We've had people who join the site and try to track her down, send cakes and candies to her parents' house."

The message at RateMyBoobies.com, a subsidary of Rotten.com lashes out at Bush and the people who voted for him. It's hilarious

[mongo]

1. If you didn't join the Free Speech Coalition

you are now too late. This will leave anyone not belonging to this organization fair game for the feds change of rules in mid-game strategy.

[Democracy White]

2. So how do you join the FSC?

[mongo]

3. Free Speech Coalition

http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/