2257 advice

[RawAlex]

Luke, the "softcore" think isn't exactly as cut and dried as we all wish it were. As an example, if you use softcore to promote hardcore, use hardcore terms on the same page, etc., you may be deemed to be promoting sexual material and as such, everything on the page is, well, sex. The terms of the new and existing laws are NOT clear.

As I mentioned elsewhere, I would NOT hang my business (and my virgin anus) on a narrow reading of the rules. Trust me, Asscroft wants you, me and everyone else to do hard time in a federal butt slamming prison. My virgin anus is NOT interested.

Having said that, it is not clear what the real effective date is of these new rules, nor is it clear that they are constitutional (the almost exact same wording failed the stink test in 1998). There is a distinct difference between rule clarifications and rule changes - only congress and the house can write laws. The AG might think of himself closer to god than the rest of us, but he still can't get past the constitution.

At the end of the day, the best 2257 advice is to get WRITTEN advice from your lawyer and follow it.

Alex