2257 regs published in full

Wenchy · 2005-05-25, 02:19 PM

I've been thinking on this a lot since yesterday (who needs sleep anyway?), and I've come up with the following observations:

1) I would like for someone to explain to me just exactly how in the hell ANY of this is going to protect children!! This isn't about them, it's about legal porn and the fact that a specific group of right-wing politicians don't like the fact that it's so readily available and there's nothing they can do to stop it.

2) IMHO, the US government has finally hit upon a way to do the impossible... police the internet. They've been wanting to do that since Al Gore was around and just hadn't been clever enough to put it all together; thus these changes in the regs.

3) I can't help but notice the irony of the fact that Carl's Jr. can put a commercial on prime-time network TV of a scantily clad P*ris H*ilton all but masturbating and the government doesn't even raise an eyebrow, but credit-card-carrying adults are being told what they can and can't do on the internet (when you get right down to it, the new rules have implications far beyond just WMs - they slap the hands of the over-21 crowd on a global level).

4) Personally I blame the email spammers, the BBSs, the chat rooms (and yes this includes those that are supposedly "monitored"), and Google et al for a lot of this. Unfortunately, WMs who consider themselves businesspersons and who take this seriously are but a small percentage of those tossing porn around on the Net, and now we're paying for the indiscretions and lack of concern of the rest of the group. Anyone who moves forward with these new regs in place may find they have a lot more traffic and revenue in the coming months as the bottom feeders get tossed out and/or arrested (can you say "test case"? I knew you could).

As I said, just my observations. With time I think I've gone from being freaked out and worried to being so pissed off I can't see straight... and something tells me I'm not alone.

LindaMight · 2005-05-25, 02:25 PM

Right on Wenchy! Let's get the bottom feeders out of here. The Feds should clamp down on those that steal the "legit" stuff, pirate the pics, and then "toss them around" and end up making money on copyrighted material! I know because I have caught many and have lived to see a reimbursement. I've had my fill of pirates and thieves....and if this law, Big Brother as it is, and as against it I am, is enforced, I hope the thieves are too stupid to even know what 2257 is.

Linda

sue-fl · 2005-05-25, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wenchy

As I said, just my observations. With time I think I've gone from being freaked out and worried to being so pissed off I can't see straight... and something tells me I'm not alone.

Well put Wenchy! I was freaked out earlier also but now just plain pissed. What I do is all legal and there is no way I shouldn't be able to do it if I want. I'm going to forget for today. I'll just print it all out and read it till I can figure out what I need to know. And keep doing what I am now. For the simple reason I like what I do.....

2005-05-25, 02:19 PM	#1
Wenchy Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mile High City Posts: 120	I've been thinking on this a lot since yesterday (who needs sleep anyway?), and I've come up with the following observations: 1) I would like for someone to explain to me just exactly how in the hell ANY of this is going to protect children!! This isn't about them, it's about legal porn and the fact that a specific group of right-wing politicians don't like the fact that it's so readily available and there's nothing they can do to stop it. 2) IMHO, the US government has finally hit upon a way to do the impossible... police the internet. They've been wanting to do that since Al Gore was around and just hadn't been clever enough to put it all together; thus these changes in the regs. 3) I can't help but notice the irony of the fact that Carl's Jr. can put a commercial on prime-time network TV of a scantily clad Pris Hilton all but masturbating and the government doesn't even raise an eyebrow, but credit-card-carrying adults are being told what they can and can't do on the internet (when you get right down to it, the new rules have implications far beyond just WMs - they slap the hands of the over-21 crowd on a global level). 4) Personally I blame the email spammers, the BBSs, the chat rooms (and yes this includes those that are supposedly "monitored"), and Google et al for a lot of this. Unfortunately, WMs who consider themselves businesspersons and who take this seriously are but a small percentage of those tossing porn around on the Net, and now we're paying for the indiscretions and lack of concern of the rest of the group. Anyone who moves forward with these new regs in place may find they have a lot more traffic and revenue in the coming months as the bottom feeders get tossed out and/or arrested (can you say "test case"? I knew you could). As I said, just my observations. With time I think I've gone from being freaked out and worried to being so pissed off I can't see straight... and something tells me I'm not alone. __________________ I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"

2005-05-25, 02:25 PM	#2
LindaMight Oh! I haven't changed since high school and suddenly I am uncool Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Up there and down here Posts: 258	Right on Wenchy! Let's get the bottom feeders out of here. The Feds should clamp down on those that steal the "legit" stuff, pirate the pics, and then "toss them around" and end up making money on copyrighted material! I know because I have caught many and have lived to see a reimbursement. I've had my fill of pirates and thieves....and if this law, Big Brother as it is, and as against it I am, is enforced, I hope the thieves are too stupid to even know what 2257 is. Linda __________________ The Woman with a Surprise