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One implication of the recent, well needed, child porn busts is the possible spillover into legal porn. These recent busts may be used to illustrate the "evils of porn" and twisted to justify a crackdown on online adult entertainment, Ed Meese style. One category of adult content seems particularly vulnerable-- the "teen" category. In the biz, "teen" is defined as 18-21. Unfortunately, the "mainstream" world does not see it that way and may result in harassment if not outright prosecution.

Any way to deal with this trend?

The first thing to come to mind is to
a) use content from a reputable provider that can supply Sec 2257 info as well as a content license
b) use softcore -- no teen hardcore stuff
c) I'm seeing this more often, use nonnude with suggestive strip tease
d) move to Canada or the Netherlands =) [nice option, specially the Amsterdam part, but kinda costly]

Another possible approach, based on the Attorney General's relatively recent testimony to Congress, is to crack down on "intellectual property rights" violators. Using this as cover, law enforcement can probably close down a lot of the porn galleries out there due to unlicensed content. It would be interesting if this approach is taken since it would pit the content provider against gallery owners furthering a right wing push to "clean up the Net."

What are your thoughts on this issue?

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[This message has been edited by pimplink (edited 08-10-2001).]