Kaelynn,

I’m with Lifetime all the way!

When I was a boy there wasn’t any pornography on the internet! I say that if the FCC can’t regulate pornography off the internet, then the internet should be shut down!

Certain exceptions should be made, of course, for sensitive, artistic treatment that idealizes the human form and exults in the union of kindred souls - http://www.pixies-place.com come to mind in that context.

Unfortunately the FCC/the current administration is closer to having their way than ever before.

Lilith,

Oh yes? What have those lovable souls been up to this time? :)

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/May/05_ag_272.htm goes in to affect soon

Lilith,

I'm happy to learn that the Federal Government (granted, in a slow, plodding way) has followed Pixies lead in attempting to eliminate exploitation of children.

Yet again, Pixies Place is leading edge! :D

I'm not in support of the statutes as they are currently written they suppress free speech and expression for consenting adults unless steps are taken, steps that could raise privacy issues.

The US administration wants to control adult content on the internet, but was unwilling to support the ban on automatic assault weapons?

Does this rule apply to Pixies (it sounds as though it does)? And if yes, how will these records be kept, and how will age be validated?

Do we have to go back and provide informaiton for historical pics? And will we need to take off pics that cannot be validated?

So many questions..... :spin:

campingboy,

I may be wrong in my interpretation of the page to which the link above takes us, but it seems to me that it refers to “new and improved” rules which enable federal inspectors to verify that the actors in sexually explicit internet content are not children.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casec...ction_2257.html

In and of itself, that seems to be a reasonable goal of the law passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law eons ago (1988):

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casec...2257_notes.html ref. the “Effective Date”.

Here in the States, it is relatively easy for Congress to meddle in business activities, as Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution grants it permission to do so. Changing the rules regarding gun ownership has proven to be considerably more difficult, as the Second Amendment to the Constitution “guarantees” that “right”.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/...on/amendment02/

This has proven to be one of the most contentious amendments to the Constitution, second only to the one which limits its ability to establish or suppress religions or to suppress free speech. Interestingly, those are addressed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/...on/amendment01/

Quick answer.....I'm not sure yet. As I know, I promise you will too. There are still appeals before the courts.