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"Three commenters also commented that the definition of secondary
producers as those who "manage content" on a computer site could be
construed to include those who operate posting services such as Usenet,
bulletin boards, and other similar services. According to those
commenters, someone who removes illegal material such as child
pornography could thereby submit themselves to the requirements of Part
75, while if that person did not remove such material, the person would
be liable to prosecution for hosting child pornography. The Department
declines to adopt this comment. Operators of such sites are obligated
by law to remove child pornography from their sites and to report the
attempt to post such pornography to law enforcement. Compliance with
that legal obligation could not be construed as converting the operator
into a producer of pornography for purposes of section 2257 and this
regulation."
In other words board operators are not considered producers within the definitions of 2257.
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