2257 Ruled Unconstitutional

[tickler]

Originally Posted by Greenie

It's odd how all the big 2257 news seems to come out during a big webmaster event - last one was during XBiz in July & now this.

I think the time limit for filing an appeal was like 90 days(early October), so they had to throw something up. And there is a lot of WM events.

Originally Posted by tickler

I can't find anything in the news sources yet to confirm.

Here's an actual article with some detailed info, and Reed Lee is already doing a good job of ripping it apart. Plus, the FSC has already decided to oppose it.

"....but at least one prominent First Amendment attorney finds the government's petition not only lacking, but possibly containing statements helpful to the adult industry's fight to get 2257 overturned on the federal level."
"But for Lee, almost every time the government makes an argument supporting 2257, it either contradicts some previous statement on the subject, or undermines what the law actually says – and he'd like to see some court take noticed of that."
http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objecti...F1EC7C9FCDBBBE

[Toby]

Originally Posted by tickler

...Here's an actual article with some detailed info, and Reed Lee is already doing a good job of ripping it apart. Plus, the FSC has already decided to oppose it.

FSC can file an amicus brief in support of the original plaintiff, but that's all. They didn't bother to do so with the original suit, wasn't even on their radar until the ruling last Fall.

This is really all just procedural at this point. The Feds had to file now in order to keep their appeal options open.