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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
not sure if he is out of context or the reporter is , but he is completely right..
Its illegal for people to VIEW obscene content in polk county. If the distribution takes place in polk county then the distributor is also liable , BUT in most cases the distribution does not take place in polk county only the viewing , and that part is illegal.. so they can only charge the viewer not the website owner.. ( unless he is distributing in polk county )
I think what he was trying to say is that , other employees , even though they dont live in polk county could be liable if they helped distibute it from polk county to polk county.
He doesn't mean he can charge the owners of a website in afghanistan for porn that a polk county resident viewed.
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Yup, a lot of countries around the globe have similar laws, this is nothing new to those of us who have actually researched the legal side of running a porn business.
Germany for example has some very strange (by U.S standards) laws concerning adult websites.
Why individuals who run an adult business dont do their homework when it comes to issues such as this is simply astounding if you are running a business in the 'porn' industry, you still need to ensure that you are running a solid business.
This case is tantermount to educating adult webmasters that they just cant upload a porn site and think its 'fun' it isnt, something as simple as a law enforcement officer hitting your site could potentially mean you end up in jail.
Regards,
Lee