I'll volunteer. Would I get paid for such a job? :) Matthew Small wrote: > I kind of see your point. It makes me wonder what the dividing line is that > separates porn from artful nudity or something similar. Would dirty stories > be considered porn? I wonder who's going to do the deciding. > > > Matthew Small > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Short Fuse Media [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: time to close ranks ... > > *shrug* having a .xxx domain would be a bit of a double edged sword. I > mean - what would constitute 'pornography' ? Who would decide the > parameters of a 'pornographic website' > > For instance: > > "ICM Registry has proposed that it would handle the technical aspects of > running the master database of .xxx sex sites. A second, nonprofit > organization called the International Foundation for Online > Responsibility would be in charge of setting the rules for .xxx .... " and > > ".xxx was necessary to force adult Webmasters to 'abide by the same > standard as the proprietor of an X-rated movie theater.' " > > Uh, yeah, suuuure... I want internet content to be policed just about as > much as I want a hole in the head. I think pushing back on the .xxx tld > is a good idea. Besides, parents should be the once responsible for > controling what their kids see on the internet - not the gov or ICANN. > > But that's just my .02 cents. > > -Erik > > Robert Munn wrote: > > >>OK, Internet professionals, it's time to close ranks around ICANN. The Bush > > Administration has objected to ICANN's approval of the .xxx domain, > injecting politics into what should be basically a library sciences > exercise. > >>http://tinyurl.com/76t62 >> >>Gotta love the FUD from the Family Research Council, who argues that > > creation of a .xxx domain would flood our homes with filth, when the reality > is the opposite and consigning pornography to the .xxx root domain would > allow users, companies, and ISPs to block the traffic completely. > >>Voice your concerns to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > >
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