2257 or .xxx which will it be?

RawAlex · 2005-06-04, 10:51 AM

Jay, it isn't a choice. There is a a decent chance that we get both... so why choose?

2257 is a paperwork nightmare of a law, never passed by the house, senate, or signed by the president. Little bureaucrats re-writing laws without the real power to do so. It's a laugh a minute.

.xxx is like setting up a porn slum and rounding us all up. While I wouldn't go so far as to suggest it is some sort of concentration camp, I will say that it will make it VERY easy for ISPs, browser manufactures, etc to block us out.

More importantly, it would make it possible for bandwidth providers and peering points to specifically block the end IPs for porn sites, refusing routes, blocking access, and generally making it impossible for porn to operate.

When porn gets moved into a walled off slum, it won't be hard to shut us of completely.

When that happens, and if we are forced down that road, it will be the time I leave this business.

Alex

View Poll Results: Heavy 2257 enforcement or .xxx -- which would you rather deal with?
2257	13	35.14%
.xxx	24	64.86%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

2005-06-04, 10:51 AM	#14
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Jay, it isn't a choice. There is a a decent chance that we get both... so why choose? 2257 is a paperwork nightmare of a law, never passed by the house, senate, or signed by the president. Little bureaucrats re-writing laws without the real power to do so. It's a laugh a minute. .xxx is like setting up a porn slum and rounding us all up. While I wouldn't go so far as to suggest it is some sort of concentration camp, I will say that it will make it VERY easy for ISPs, browser manufactures, etc to block us out. More importantly, it would make it possible for bandwidth providers and peering points to specifically block the end IPs for porn sites, refusing routes, blocking access, and generally making it impossible for porn to operate. When porn gets moved into a walled off slum, it won't be hard to shut us of completely. When that happens, and if we are forced down that road, it will be the time I leave this business. Alex