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Do you think that the new 2257 will in fact be enforceable?
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People think the Patriot act is unconstitutional. It's enforced anytime there is a need.
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I suspect that as the 2257 law is over the top and in truth is going to catch many USA webmasters out. As these cases go to court I suspect webmasters will simply lie, such as saying that the content was shot in 1980 and so the 2257 law does not apply to them.
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That's possibly fine and good... as long as they are the
only person using such content exclusively.
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I would also think that agencies that have been set up to protect children will be mad as hell, as its clear that sites will move from the USA which means that unlike at the moment people are getting ID's for models, soon they may not bother. As such it increases the risk of under aged models being shot.
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Agencies set up to "protect children" for the most part have the goal of "preventing adults".
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I also suspect clever lawyers will find loopholes in the 2257 laws.
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I suspect lawyers most people can afford have little internet expertise.
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It will also be expensive for the FBI to prosecute people.
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How much is spent presently sending people to jail for small amounts of marijuana. As long as the TPTB is "right" the price doesn't matter.
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Also I do not think that the public in the USA will give big support to the 2257 law.
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The "public" has no idea what 2257 is, nor do they care
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It will also be daft that non USA webmasters will be able to almost do what they want, yet USA webmasters will not.
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Out of sight out of mind. Not their problem as long as they can tout some statistics to constituencies.
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