Supremes uphold PROTECT act... is this an erosion of free speech?

[basschick]

chad, i love your analogy

Yep. It is like driving a beat up red Trans Am with a big marijuana leaf bumper sticker at the speed limit. You might not be breaking the speed limit, but the cops may follow you and pull you over for a broken tail light so they can take a good look at you and find out if you have a bag of weed in the car.

[chadknowslaw]

chad, i love your analogy

:-)

he he he

Most lawyers like to phrase things so that only other lawyers understand. I like to speak so that everybody understands.

[Kushiel]

:-)

he he he

Most lawyers like to phrase things so that only other lawyers understand. I like to speak so that everybody understands.

It's appreciated, Chad.
I've never understood why anyone would take legal advice and listen to someone that speaks only in jargon. That's a lot of trust to put into someone without knowing what the hell's going on.

[Matt 26z]

No, it could not be used against a legitimate barely legal pornographer. If you put "All models were over the age of 18" statement on your site then it is obvious that you are not selling child porn nor are you implying that it is child porn.

I like using cocaine as an analogy. If I sell cocaine, that is illegal and I can be prosecuted. If I bag up baking powder in little baggies and tell people it is cocaine and sell it as cocaine, I can be prosecuted for the attempt to sell cocaine because a reasonable person would believe I am selling cocaine. If I bag up baking powder and put a label that says "Contents: 100% pure baking powder" and sell it as baking powder, I have done nothing wrong and cannot be convicted.

What about if you sell a powdery white substance without telling anyone what it is? Some see it as cocaine. Others see it as baking powder.

Likewise, what if a webmaster posts a promo page without saying all models are 18?

It sounds like it might be advisable to have an age statement on every single page now.

[Kushiel]

What about if you sell a powdery white substance without telling anyone what it is? Some see it as cocaine. Others see it as baking powder.

Likewise, what if a webmaster posts a promo page without saying all models are 18?

It sounds like it might be advisable to have an age statement on every single page now.

First... I don't think someone would buy a white substance without asking what it is. I've never heard of someone walking up and asking.. "Hey.. you wanna buy some unidentified powdered substance? Hit or miss.. do whatever you want with it.. It's a grab-bag of fun", or the other way around... "Hey man... you know where I can score some unknown white powder?"... somewhere along the way, there's going to need to be some clarification, or someone is being careless.

Likewise, I'm fairly certain there's not going to be a russian-roulette offering of "I have no idea how old this guy is"... Again, with the careless.

Plus, since nearly every website I've looked at in the last 9 months has had 2257 compliant plastered somewhere on the page, as well as the disclaimer that everything is 18+, I don't think it's that worrisome. It's been 'advisable' to state that all talent is of legal age for the last decade. All it takes is a single line of HTML, somewhere, and you're done. Situation clarified, crisis averted.