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Persian Kitty-
You're speaking like a sane, logical person. But let me tell you, you could still be at risk.
The intent of the law is not the scary part. Read the Washington Post article. It says:
"Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has voiced concerns that prosecutors could misinterpret the legislation."
The scary part is that it gives power to fanatics. It doesn't matter whether you think your domain is misleading or not. If it doesn't have pornographic language in it, it's going to be arguable. If you're standing in front of a judge who is conservative and frowns on pornography he may say that the simple fact that you were aware of the law and you kept using the domain is "knowing" or reckless disregard. Your definitions don't matter. Theirs are the ones with the power. It's not the law itself that is scary. It's the fact that people will be able to use this law to administer their prejudices against porn.
Being big or profitable or well-known isn't going to save you if your are targeted. There is a reason why the law is written the way it is. It goes so far as to list the specific words that qualify as pornographic and I ain't seein' Persian Kitty on the list. Maybe in the long run this won't last. Maybe if you're willing to go through the hell it would be to put up a fight and appeal it all the way, you can use your above defense and be the one to get the law changed. But in the meantime you better hope some little girl doesn't want to know some interesting facts about her new persian kitten. Or to be more realistic, what if someone wants to start a site about their persian kitty and oops that domain is already registered, and maybe that's how they run across you. You're in the same boat with everyone else.
If a scenerio can be conceived within the allowances of this law, then in my opinion it is perfectly possible and maybe even likely that it will occurr. It's a threat. That's my point of view.
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