Bill Would Ban Porn Site Names That Appeal To Kids
Porn site owners who use domain names likely to entice children could be fined and imprisoned under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
The "Truth in Domain Names Act," would make it a crime to use a misleading Web site name to trick minors into visiting pornographic Web sites.
The legislation would outlaw porn sites with seemingly benign names, such as www.teens.com, www.cheerleaders.com, and www.whitehouse.com.
Indiana Republican Mike Pence said he introduced the bill following a recent hearing in which FBI agents testified that innocuous domain names are one of the tools pedophiles commonly use to prey on children.
Violators could be fined $250,000 and sentenced for up to two years in jail.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2002May3.html
What a bunch of bullshit. Imagine the government tried to tell you what you could name your movie or your magazine or your book or your kids or anything else.
Porn site owners who use domain names likely to entice children could be fined and imprisoned under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
The "Truth in Domain Names Act," would make it a crime to use a misleading Web site name to trick minors into visiting pornographic Web sites.
The legislation would outlaw porn sites with seemingly benign names, such as www.teens.com, www.cheerleaders.com, and www.whitehouse.com.
Indiana Republican Mike Pence said he introduced the bill following a recent hearing in which FBI agents testified that innocuous domain names are one of the tools pedophiles commonly use to prey on children.
Violators could be fined $250,000 and sentenced for up to two years in jail.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2002May3.html
What a bunch of bullshit. Imagine the government tried to tell you what you could name your movie or your magazine or your book or your kids or anything else.





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