Yes, I suppose I am. And were someone to say, "I'm going to sue you," one might be able to get away with, "I live in Canada, your laws have no power here ... hahaha," and they might just believe you and go away.

Also, I imagine suing someone in another country is a little more complicated, and someone might not want to go to the bother.

But still, if an action were filed, it could be a lot more expensive to defend myself because I'd have to fly myself and a lawyer to whatever jurisdiction, or find a lawyer in that jurisdiction. And, if I just decided not to bother showing up ... I'm not sure for what kinds of things extradition orders can be drawn up. But I wouldn't want that hanging over my head – I'd never be able to go to Disney ever again, or lie on a beach with Gary and Lee.

Finally, where 2257 is concerned. You're right. The U.S. government has no jurisdiction here in Canada, and no local police department is likely to follow through on a search request from the U.S. Dept of Justice. This is one of the flaws with the whole 2257 proposal. If the U.S. authorities approach my host about one of my sites, my host could just say, "Go away, this isn't the U.S."

The other problem is that with parts of the proposed legislation, I am, as a "foreigner" required only to accept passports whereas a producer in Bumfuck, Idaho can take a birth certificate and/or driver's licence. So on the one hand Canada tends to fall under the jurisdiction of VISA U.S.A., but on the other hand, we get special rules because we're not in the U.S. That's typical.

However, where the problem lies for Canadians, and indeed any non-U.S. webmaster or producer of adult content is that if we don't look like we're complying, then programs and processors may decide to simply not let us play in the game. If I put a statement on my website that say, "I'm not in the U.S., therefore I don't have to comply with your 2257 laws," then perhaps you decide that having me promote your program poses too much liability.

If I look like I comply by putting all the regular statements that you would on your website and I maintain the appropriate records (even though it's all unenforceable) then I don't raise any red flags and I get to play in the game.

For the record, I think it's important that we do everything we can to protect kids, I just think this should be coming out of some international body so it is fair to everyone and enforceable everywhere (as much as it can be).

Dzinerbear