Foreign Webmaster Arrested on U.S. Obscenity Charges

ArtWilliams · 2006-09-10, 04:00 PM

Brazilian webmaster comes to Florida and gets arrested!

The link is here.

emmanuelle · 2006-09-12, 09:31 AM

More http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0907061bukk1.html

I am familiar with Mr Croce through another board where he has posted.
Since he was shipping product from the US instead of offshore, he is indeed subject to the laws pertaining to the USPS.

Fantasy is not a crime, but if you can't resist pushing the envelope, at least try to cover your bases. Shipping from the US was just a dumb decision.

babymaker · 2006-09-12, 01:24 PM

and he's hosted in the US too.

SirMoby · 2006-09-12, 06:33 PM

I'm still a firm believer in if it's private material then leave it alone. They spent a lot of money going after this guy that could have been used for prosecuting companies that are hiring illegal aliens and not paying taxes on them.

ArtWilliams · 2006-09-12, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirMoby

I'm still a firm believer in if it's private material then leave it alone. They spent a lot of money going after this guy that could have been used for prosecuting companies that are hiring illegal aliens and not paying taxes on them.

Don't some U.S. companies lobby Congress to go soft on illegal aliens as means to supply them with cheap labor?

ecchi · 2006-09-21, 04:45 AM

I cannot remember if it was on this board or another one, but a while back I posted to say that I do not use US hosting because you can get a better service for less in Europe. As the dollar dies I have been considering moving back to using US hosting because with the dollar costing pennies now (54p last time I checked) American hosting is probably cheaper than European hosting to non US citizens now. However reading this thread I'm glad I didn't.

scottybuzz · 2006-09-25, 12:44 PM

I just stay clear away from all of that content! Just not worth the risk and is illegal in UK anyway.

ecchi · 2006-09-25, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scottybuzz

is illegal in UK anyway.

UK law is a minefield. Apart from deification and urination (and possibly vomiting) it is all legal. Remember Channel 4 produced a cinema released film with fisting in it last year, probably already shown on Film 4.

However 'obscenity' is still illegal, and still defined as 'anything that causes offence'. For example, people have been arrested for saying "fuck" in a public place.

So what I want to know is; why isn't Johnathan Ross doing life?

tickler · 2006-09-25, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ecchi

However 'obscenity' is still illegal, and still defined as 'anything that causes offence'. For example, people have been arrested for saying "fuck" in a public place.

That probably explains how they are going after men showing their big fat hairy bellies in public.

It went the opposite way in Canada. The girls won equal rights in court to go topless.

ponygirl · 2006-09-25, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tickler

That probably explains how they are going after men showing their big fat hairy bellies in public.

It went the opposite way in Canada. The girls won equal rights in court to go topless.

yep, us girls have equal rights here ya know

Although I think we'd all agree to cover up if it meant no more big fat hairy bellies hangin out

2006-09-10, 04:00 PM	#1
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	Foreign Webmaster Arrested on U.S. Obscenity Charges Brazilian webmaster comes to Florida and gets arrested! The link is here.

2006-09-12, 01:24 PM	#3
babymaker Someone Turn Off The Damn Heat! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Sewer....err.philly i mean Posts: 1,366	and he's hosted in the US too. __________________ *Get ElevatedX W/Hosting 99MO!*

2006-09-12, 09:31 AM	#2
emmanuelle 0100011101100101011001010 1101011001000000100001101 1010000110100101100011 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,441	More http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0907061bukk1.html I am familiar with Mr Croce through another board where he has posted. Since he was shipping product from the US instead of offshore, he is indeed subject to the laws pertaining to the USPS. Fantasy is not a crime, but if you can't resist pushing the envelope, at least try to cover your bases. Shipping from the US was just a dumb decision.

2006-09-12, 06:33 PM	#4
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	I'm still a firm believer in if it's private material then leave it alone. They spent a lot of money going after this guy that could have been used for prosecuting companies that are hiring illegal aliens and not paying taxes on them.

2006-09-21, 04:45 AM	#6
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	I cannot remember if it was on this board or another one, but a while back I posted to say that I do not use US hosting because you can get a better service for less in Europe. As the dollar dies I have been considering moving back to using US hosting because with the dollar costing pennies now (54p last time I checked) American hosting is probably cheaper than European hosting to non US citizens now. However reading this thread I'm glad I didn't.

2006-09-25, 12:44 PM	#7
scottybuzz Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 94	I just stay clear away from all of that content! Just not worth the risk and is illegal in UK anyway.