Yeah that is one of the work arounds I was speaking of, but I'm guessing a lot of porn companies are in the US
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Michael Gorman <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
