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Kimmykim,

I guess you missed my point. What do the cable companies, hotel chains, etc have to offer the Gov't and what would they want in exchange? The Merchant Banks VERY much wanted stiffer Bankruptcy laws and for years they never got them. Then, boom, the internet takes off on the .com craze and, whether or not interenet porn is big, the perception is that it is huge and out of control. Now the Merchant banks have something to offer the Gov't. They kill the billing and the Internet porn dies and the Gov't does not have to do anything.

BTW, porn on cable, hotels, etc is all softcore. I don't think I ever saw a gapping cum filled asshole at a Hilton, or on Spice. The porn on those distribution outlets does not have the perception of being out of control, thus is not a main focus.

Also, on those other distribution channels they would simply go after the producers, and guess what they are. Seymore Butts, Max Hardcore, JM Productions, are all in court right now.

The Gov't will use all avenues to go after porn and it will go after it where the public perceives it as the most threatening. The internet is perceived as out of control.

Since internet porn relies on Credit Cards for probably 99.9999% of its business (I am not sure how much dialers and mail in check account for) it seems like a logical tactic to kill the money source.

If I where the Gov't that is what I would do. That and prosecute Title 18 sec. 2257. That would pretty much bring it under control.