> That would be fine with me, although I don't see how your "safe harbour
> status" would not be lost by doing this.
Categorizing content is not the same as filtering. Historically search
engines have only gotten in trouble if they 1) filtered content or 2) had
a special category for specifically illicit content. For instance, some
search engines have been hassled for allowing users to search specifically
for MP3s. However, search engines have generally not be hassled for not
blocking searches with for the keyword "MP3".
So while you can have a directory view that splits keys into directories
and you end up with all the keys starting with "illicit/" in the
"illicit" folder, you're probably okay. However, if you have an option for
"Search For Illicit Material" then that's probably a bad plan.
Anyway, I'm not trying to make a moral arguement about censorship and
such. You're totally free to do whatever you want with your site. It's
yours, so have at it. I'm just trying to give some advice based on my view
of U.S. legal precedent regarding search engines and illicit content so
that nobody gets unduly hassled. But take it or leave it because I'm not a
lawyer.
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