An actual ATTORNEY weighs in finally!

[Slade]

"Federal prosecutors agreed Thursday to temporarily protect members of an adult industry trade group from strict new enforcement regulations. But thousands of porn sites are still fair game, and their webmasters now face hefty prison terms if they don't keep records proving that models and performers are over 18.

"It would be a mistake to view this as anything other than a big victory" for porn webmasters, said J.D. Obenberger, an adult industry attorney based in Chicago. He predicts that the Department of Justice won't actually prosecute anyone, pending court hearings this summer.

It wasn't immediately clear how the agreement will affect the many websites that removed adult content or shut down entirely in anticipation of the new enforcement effort. Affiliates of Rotten.com, including RateMyBoobies.com, and Fleshbot.com took down photos, as did some featuring celebrity nudity.

Even non-porn online publishers like PlanetOut.com, a gay website, temporarily removed all photos from its personal ads, even though it bans pictures with adult content. Sister site Gay.com, which had allowed more explicit content, dropped personal ad photos, too.
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_1

[Lee]

You are aware that JD does work for and, therefore profits from the FSC arent you?

Regards,

Lee

[Squirt]

"He predicts that the Department of Justice won't actually prosecute anyone, pending court hearings this summer. "

I'm glad to see he admitted the truth.. though the writer labled it a "prediction"

From what attorneys for the FSC have said before.. this kind of thing helps everyone.. NOT just members.. because when a case is before the court.. the DOJ does not want to mix things up by starting in on people when key issues haven't been decided by the court, like COPA.

I really support what the FSC is doing legally... but this whole public spin to get memberships.. WHOMEVER is doing it.. is really turning me off to the cause. I don't like people trying to manipulate me like this.