OK, I've been reading a bit about the judge's decision in the COPA matter. It's clear that any legislative attempt to restrict speech will fail.
But... how would you feel, as a webmaster, about a mandatory label on each page, such as the "RTA" tag that ASACP is promoting?
My first thought is I don't see any restrictions in speech as a result of mandatory use of the RTA tag, because the tag, by itself, would not prevent access to the content except by browsers set up to filter for it.
Would it cause some unnecessary restriction of adult content? Probably... I could see ISPs offering a "family-friendly" filtered option that would prevent adults (or adult children) in the home from viewing content they're entitled to view. But I think that perhaps something of that nature might be a good thing for everyone concerned... and far more effective than a domain, such as .xxx, exclusively set aside for adult content. Those that don't want to see adult content simply set their browsers to block anything with the tag, those that want free access to everything on the net leave it open.
What do people think?
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