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Gemini1766 -> Amature Adult Photography and You Online (4/23/2008 11:17:35 AM)
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People keep wondering why they cannot get pictures of what we here would consider reasonable for this site and the content typically found here. Well, to make it easy, I'm going to share an easy to understand write up about Bill 2257 and how it affected such things.
This write up comes courtesy of The Doms View online eZine; the original can be found at Bill 2257 and the decline of the rights of Americans, which was written and posted by The Doms View online eZine.
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Here’s the plain language version of Bill 2257 as I see it:
Primary and secondary producers of ‘sexually explicit images” now must do the following:
1 – Keep a record of each performer’s LEGAL name, and all other aliases
they use or have used, with a copy of a government issued photo id.
2 - This record must be kept for 7 years.
3 – This record must be contained in a searchable database that can
match up EVERY url that is attached to ANY photo that is on the
producer's website.
4 – The names and copy of identification must be given to the secondary producer who will keep
the same searchable database for the same images on their website.
(so much for protecting the privacy of the performer)
5 – Each website MUST have an address on the front page of their site
that indicates where this database is kept.
6 – This address MUST NOT be a PO box, but a legitimate geographical
address where the actual records are kept. (for TDV that means a private home address)
7 – 3rd party addresses are not acceptable
8 – The `office' must be open 20 hours a week during `normal business
hours.
9 – This legislation is retroactive to 1995!!!
Give me a fucking a break! Ten years retroactive???? Violations to this bill can result in a 5 year prison term, and additional violations can result in a ten year prison term for each offence! Holy crap! The personal privacy of all models, and all secondary website owners and content providers is now ignored to help stop child pornography. But how does the repetitive and costly record keeping system stop kiddie porn that usually isn’t shot or hosted in North America? That is the basis for Bill 2257. To help stomp out child porn. The Free Speech Coalition has struck a deal with the Department of Justice whereby the government will not pursue 2257 record inspections or prosecutions of any of the plaintiffs or their members until 30 days after a hearing on the preliminary injunction, scheduled for August 8 & 9, has been held, or until such time as the Court, if it issues a preliminary injunction against the law, dissolves that injunction. Only members of The Free Speech Coalition and plainfiffs to the application for a Temporary Injunction are protected. The rest of us are still sitting ducks. Fasten your seatbelts folks, this Bill threatens the privacy of many many people and you are going to see a drastic drop in sexually explicit images (note BDSM images fall directly into that category even if there are no ‘pink’ bits showing) available for your viewing pleasure. We might also see a drastic drop in discussion lists. Group owners, now is a good time to back up your lists.
There are links on the original page that the above comes from that go into more indepth detail on what the law states from original to final form which was enacted on the 24th day of June, 2005.
I hope this helps answer peoples' questions as to why certain pictures cannot be posted here.
I personally think it is the wrong way to go as our (the United States) government cannot police the actions, restrictions, or lack of restrictions of what is allowed on the net by other governments. It's time to put the onus back on the people. Make parents responsible for their lack of oversight of their children, their surfing and gaming activities, etc.
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