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TTiger · 09-07-2004, 01:20 AM

Porn in China: Death by success takes on a new meaning
Francis Till

The phenomenon of "death by success" -- in which a website is brought down by strong user interest -- is well known online but has taken a new twist in China.

Starting next Monday, official news agency Xinhua reports, Chinese internet porn websites that attract too much traffic could land their owners in jail for life, along with hosting service owners and others "who knowingly aid the production and dissemination of pornographic materials."

The threshold for prosecution under the proclamations, issued jointly by the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, will be 250,000 user sessions.

"If a pornographic website has been clicked for more than 250,000 times, the case would be considered 'very severe' and relevant people would be applicable with sentences of life imprisonment, according to the interpretations," Xinhua reported.

While targeted at commercial porn sites, the edict will also sweep up casual providers in "grave cases."

China's criminal law already outlaws the production and dissemination of pornographic materials.

Porn providers who run mobile phone and "phone sex" operations will also be covered by the edict.
7-Sep-2004

http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_art...ame=Technology

reynold · 09-07-2004, 01:27 AM

they have poor law regulation and implementation. it's all like --blah! blah! blah!

Doctor Dre · 09-07-2004, 03:33 AM

250k times ? WTF it's easily doable in a single day ...

mardigras · 09-07-2004, 04:38 AM

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Originally posted by Doctor Dre
250k times ? WTF it's easily doable in a single day ...

Serious, not to mention an overzealous prosecution could use a traffic broker (or create their own traffic hub) to get charges and no one would be the wiser

the_wizz · 09-07-2004, 04:39 AM

Hey can we post this one more time?

09-07-2004, 01:20 AM	#1
TTiger Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: quebec, canada Posts: 3,030	Death by success takes on a new meaning Porn in China: Death by success takes on a new meaning Francis Till The phenomenon of "death by success" -- in which a website is brought down by strong user interest -- is well known online but has taken a new twist in China. Starting next Monday, official news agency Xinhua reports, Chinese internet porn websites that attract too much traffic could land their owners in jail for life, along with hosting service owners and others "who knowingly aid the production and dissemination of pornographic materials." The threshold for prosecution under the proclamations, issued jointly by the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, will be 250,000 user sessions. "If a pornographic website has been clicked for more than 250,000 times, the case would be considered 'very severe' and relevant people would be applicable with sentences of life imprisonment, according to the interpretations," Xinhua reported. While targeted at commercial porn sites, the edict will also sweep up casual providers in "grave cases." China's criminal law already outlaws the production and dissemination of pornographic materials. Porn providers who run mobile phone and "phone sex" operations will also be covered by the edict. 7-Sep-2004 http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_art...ame=Technology __________________

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the_wizz Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: hmmm..... Posts: 1,633	Hey can we post this one more time? __________________ Promote the Best

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reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	they have poor law regulation and implementation. it's all like --blah! blah! blah!