Isn't the flaw in this that not every website, or porn website, is of US origin. We can't impose laws on those who operate outside the US. Some countries may go along with it, but not everyone would. Its the same reason sites like The Pirate Bay still exist.
Michael Gorman On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 21, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 21 July 2009 12:29 pm, Peter Manis wrote: >> >> A law could be put into place that forced companies to use xxx, any >>> company charging money could have its merchant account suspended. >>> There are obviously work arounds to this, but considering the effort >>> we put into other things that don't completely work it doesnt seem >>> like a huge issue. Especially since porn sites are not people we need >>> to worry about offending or pissing off, it isn't the local book >>> club. >>> >> >> So you're in favor of censorship as long as it's limited to stuff you >> don't like? >> >> <smile> >> > > That's not censorship it's regulation. It would be so easy to just make > all adult content move over to .xxx. Granted the demand for domain names > would make for a nice economic boost in someones pocket. All existing > .com/.net/ ...etc. would just need to redirect to the new .xxx. > > If you are caught with adult content on a .com/.net/.etc you pay a fine and > continued abuse results in the loss of the tld. Just like a drivers license > works. > > This would make the admins for forum sites go nuts with moderation. But > it's no different then a bartender checking ID. > > >> (And just so you know, we're in the hosting business and we don't host >> spam.) >> >> Jeff >> -- >> Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services >> P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >> voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: >> "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
