Well not just that. There are plenty of image hosting sites like imageshack.us or open discussion forums that people happen to post nudie pics to. The site isn't a porn site, it might be tech site or a food site or whatever. Does those sites have to use a .xxx domain?
-Kevin On 8/16/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I kind of see your point. It makes me wonder what the dividing line is that > separates porn from artful nudity or something similar. Would dirty stories > be considered porn? I wonder who's going to do the deciding. > > > Matthew Small > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Short Fuse Media [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: time to close ranks ... > > *shrug* having a .xxx domain would be a bit of a double edged sword. I > mean - what would constitute 'pornography' ? Who would decide the > parameters of a 'pornographic website' > > For instance: > > "ICM Registry has proposed that it would handle the technical aspects of > running the master database of .xxx sex sites. A second, nonprofit > organization called the International Foundation for Online > Responsibility would be in charge of setting the rules for .xxx .... " and > > ".xxx was necessary to force adult Webmasters to 'abide by the same > standard as the proprietor of an X-rated movie theater.' " > > Uh, yeah, suuuure... I want internet content to be policed just about as > much as I want a hole in the head. I think pushing back on the .xxx tld > is a good idea. Besides, parents should be the once responsible for > controling what their kids see on the internet - not the gov or ICANN. > > But that's just my .02 cents. > > -Erik > > Robert Munn wrote: > > >OK, Internet professionals, it's time to close ranks around ICANN. The Bush > Administration has objected to ICANN's approval of the .xxx domain, > injecting politics into what should be basically a library sciences > exercise. > > > >http://tinyurl.com/76t62 > > > >Gotta love the FUD from the Family Research Council, who argues that > creation of a .xxx domain would flood our homes with filth, when the reality > is the opposite and consigning pornography to the .xxx root domain would > allow users, companies, and ISPs to block the traffic completely. > > > >Voice your concerns to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:169616 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
