The FRC is blowing smoke in everyone eyes. A law could easily be passed pushing all adult content into the .xxx domain within a certain timeframe, and it would be easy to enforce. Sites offering adult content after the deadline would face hefty fines and would be shut down.
>I think I can see where the FRC is coming from. They're saying that the >new domain shouldn't go into effect since there's nothing to relegate >adult content to that domain explicitly, since there will, still be just >as many .com, .net or .org (etc. etc.) domains serving porn. > >However, as usual, they pass off the blame for "bringing pornography >into the home" to the industry, and not the people in the home for >looking it up in the first place. > >I do understand their concerns - that domains should act as sort of >ersatz zoning restrictions, but they're backwards in how it works. I >doubt the new domain will make it any easier or harder to find whatever >it is that floats your boat, though, and I would guess that what will >mostly happen is that proprietors of HotTrannyAputees.com will just >mirror their content to HotTrannyAmputees.xxx anyway. In fact, I'm sure >Verisign, Comodo, et. al would love that, since they just get to sell >more certificates. > >- Jim > >Robert Munn wrote: > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169563 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
