2257 and live chat?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Talleyrand

Hi Hammer.
I want to make a directory with a lot of links, but the images will be only banners or pics 2257.
Must I have some records? Can I go to jail for it? T.I.A.

Talleyrand

2257 really only applies to Americans. If you reside in another country, you don't have to worry about it.

[Talleyrand]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

2257 really only applies to Americans. If you reside in another country, you don't have to worry about it.

My sites are in USA and I want to work in accord with the law of USA.

Talleyrand

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Talleyrand

My sites are in USA and I want to work in accord with the law of USA.

Talleyrand

But the question is, my dear friend, where are YOU? Where the content is hosted doesn't matter. If you are a citizen of another nation living in that nation, not the U.S., then you really don't have to worry about 2257. There are Americans who think they can avoid 2257 by hosting elsewhere, but that won't save them. The U.S. can only apply their laws to those residing in the U.S. They cannot go to your country with a search warrant from an American court and ask to see your 2257 records off of U.S. soil. You are safe from 2257.

[Hammer]

If you live outside the U.S. but host in the U.S. you will have to comply if the law goes through as is because the DOJ will simply have your site shut down if you don't. I doubt if the DOJ would even have to force the host to shut your site down, the hosting company simply wouldn't host any site that didn't comply with the law, no matter where the owner lived. Do you think hosting companies want to deal with the government because one of their clients refuses to follow the law?

The same is true of anyone that uses a U.S. based company to handle their processing. Right now, ccBill will not host your site if it does not contain a 2257 statement listing the custodian of records. If you live outside the U.S. you also need to host and process outside the U.S.

[tigermom]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

2257 really only applies to Americans. If you reside in another country, you don't have to worry about it.

What if I ever want to visit the US? They could possibly hold my name and info and refuse entry? not grant me a visa maybe...

I guess if the new law goes through, non-American hosts will have a ball. Silly how the American government is driving business away...