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Originally Posted by crockett
Last time I heard 2257 it was over turned in the in the 6th circuit, so the ball was tossed back into the hands of the govt, to decided if and how they would continue.
That judgment only technically counts for Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, but it's unlikely any cases would be brought forward on 2257 violation or would records be checked elsewhere because of that ruling. This happened about the time Alberto Gonzales got in hot water and was fired.
I assume with him getting his ass kicked out of town and the judgment against them in the 6th circuit that 2257 has been at least temporally sidelined, but of course we will never know until the govt makes the next move. While Obama is surely not going to make the FBI's top priority internet porn like it was with Bush/Gonzales no elected official is ever really a friend of porn.
Just because Obama is less likely to do the same kind of drastic things as the Bush admin, doesn't mean we are safe. The net is the wild wild west and the govt, regardless of whom is involved will want to control it and of course it will be done to protect the children or make us safe.
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The lawyer in the Isaacs case mentioned this in an article.
"I think the Obscenity Unit is going to be disbanded once Obama takes over," Diamond told AVN.
http://www.avn.com/law/articles/33283.html
Another interesting comment from a casino folks site.
President-elect Obama and his advisers have established a website at change.gov listing their plans for governing after his inauguration. Among the programs and ideas expressed on the site is a pledge to protect the Internet from censorship and government interference, a promise which brightens the prospects for the online gambling industry.
http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/...edom-42294.htm
Another comment from the After Hours Video trial.
Buzzelli(federal prosecutor on loan from the DOJ's obscenity task force) later expressed his disappointment with the ruling, calling the federally maintained database (read 2257) verifying the ages of porn performers "a joke."
"It's one FBI agent, probably based somewhere near Los Angeles, responsible for monitoring thousands," he told the Hook. "I've seen these records. They're photocopies of Portuguese drivers' licenses and Chinese passports that you can barely read. The federal government does not track it. It is an un-enforced law."
http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2...rnTrial-C.aspx
Looks like they are going to try rolling the dice after all rather than let the ruling stand.
The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has granted the federal government's request for a rehearing on the 2257 federal record-keeping law struck down as unconstitutional by a 6th Circuit panel last October.
http://www.avn.com/video/articles/29557.html