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That's why there's never been a better time to support these guys:
http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/FSCView.asp?coid=105

They are the ones fighting for all of us. Become a member!

contact:

Diane Duke
Executive Director
Free Speech Coalition
(818) 304-1712

In finland we have a system that ALL videos must be sent to be approved by Finnish Board of Film Classification. Each video is then given an unique identifier number which you must put out either on the back of the DVD, or next to the clip on the internet. example: http://www.porngreen.com/fi/ see the "X-#######" over each of the big thumbs? That's the identifier.

These are all in one big central database (this includes 'mainstream' hollywood movies too), where you can see who made the movie, who produced it, where, when, and whether the clip in question is legal or not. They manually review only fetish-stuff and teen porn.. 'vanilla porn' is automatically approved. Criminal charges are brought upon anyone who sells either non-marked movies, or movies that are deemed illegal (ie. Bumfights is illegal, as is rape and violence pornography).

Similar system in the US would help clear the air.

You guys wanting the government to preapprove porn make me laugh my ass off.

I want the government as far away from my business as I can keep it and I would classify anyone who would openly invite the government into their business as extremely naive if not an outright fool.

Well.. not in a country where porn isn't considered a sin. It's just another job.

your right thats why Im suggesting an industry comity to handle such matters.
Im sure you are not the only one who feels this way,and Im not suggesting that (they)get a hold of you I am suggesting that the industry grows some balls and takes charge of what is theirs and shows these mutherfuckers what time it is!!!
By being organized and sticking it to them before they stick it to us....

Doesn't matter if it's porn or any other business. Any time you get the government involved it takes more paper, more time, more energy, more money to accomplish the same goal.

Governments should build roads and defend countries and that is about it.

Content should not have to be submitted to the government.

I have the right of free speech. It should not be assumed that I am going to abuse that right by putting up illegal content prior to me putting content up. In the United States that is known as prior infringement on free speech. The government should prosecute those who put illegal content up when they put it up. Period.

I I feel you on this but wouldnt it be nice to be part of a protected organization instead of fending for yourself and living in total paranoia?

You mean like the Crips or the Bloods ?? Or maybe the Mafia, I hear they protect pretty good.

I am an American, of course I live in total paranoia. That is the price of a free society.

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I also feel you on this and its that exact FREEDOM that some scumbags abuse and cause the people like you and many others to have a bad wrap in todays society!
Unfortunatley it has come down to this and your freedom is slowly being taken away by those scumfucks!
Consider this its almost the same as a firearms permit opposed to buying a gun off the street!
If you get pulled over searched and have a licesne to carry then your good but if you have an illegal gun in your glove compartment your going to prison!
It comes down to this unfortunatley and I think at least if we had some sort of comity we could trust and showed the government we were all compliant then that would give them no reason for any surprize visit shit or to totally ban porn from the country!
We then as an industry become professionals not heathens living in caves.

A TGP = "a service that refers or links users to an online location on the World Wide Web. Such term includes directories, indices, references, pointers, and hypertext links."

In fact, EVERY site can fall into this description "a service that refers or links users to an online location on the World Wide Web. Such term includes directories, indices, references, pointers, and hypertext links.

A paysite is a site that links users to an "online location on the World Wide Web".

How is this 2257 law going to apply to anyone? I say battle it to the death! There's so many loopholes in this it's rediculous.