So this, um,
friend I have enjoys the occasional perusal of pornographic materials, which includes the periodic procurement of 'adult' DVD's. Although he hasn't actually
purchased such a DVD in a long time, he does still browse the vast selection of screenshots and preview videos at adultdvdempire.com.
Or at least, he did.
When he tried to have a peek today, instead of screenshots he found a diatribe on the subject of new regulations imposed by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, expanding on U.S.C. 18 section 2257 (the federal regulation that requires porn producers to keep age verification information) to include anyone "who inserts on a computer site or service a digital image of, or otherwise manages the sexually explicit content of a computer site or service that contains a visual depiction" among the "secondary producers" of porn.
In other words, it's now illegal to post pornographic images on the 'net unless you have documentation proving that the people involved in the production are of legal age. Or, as the aforementioned diatribe put it:
Quote:
Recently, United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has approved changes proposed to U.S.C. 18 section 2257 requiring all companies that display explicit sexual content to obtain age verification documentation from the original producers of the work.
Originally, this documentation was only necessary for those companies that hire, pay, and film the content. This information is incredibly private, and includes personal information pertaining to the performers that could be very dangerous when in the wrong hands. Now, these documents must be disseminated to virtually every adult vendor that wishes to remain in business and out of jail.
Currently, we are diligently working to obtain, organize, and verify this information as quickly as possible as to not interrupt our service to you. Unfortunately, this will mean a temporary disruption to our web site in the following areas:
* Removal of all screen shots from our web site
* Removal of all back box art from our web site
* Removal of all explicit front box art from our web site
* Removal of all V.O.D. movies from our web site
As documentation is secured and verified we will again offer these features to you.
We at AdultDVDEmpire.com wish to convey our apologies for this inconvenience, and hope that the regulation changes are found unconstitutional as we believe them to be. This is another scheme by our government to restrict your freedom—as adults—to enjoy this form of entertainment if you so choose.
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According to the EFF, this expanded regulation doesn't only impact websites dedicated to selling or giving away porn online, but to
anyone (even bloggers) who posts anything that might be construed as 'obscene' in the most conservative areas of the country. Find out more at the
EFF website.
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