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Originally Posted by Webby
If you are seriously saying the attraction of a .XXX TLD in the US will have such an appeal that "MORE porn sites will come to US hosting for billing, bandwidth, and corporate logistics" under these conditions - I'm really missing something along the way.
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.XXX is a bad idea (period) (exclamation mark)
But, since congress is going seriously down the road to passing such legislation, then you can try to blow up the rails of that train, slow it down, or help to alter its course.
The idea of suggesting the "safe harbour" if you use a .XXX domain (and put the .com on the shelf) is to throw back to those who support .XXX when they claim it will protect children.
If .XXX will protect children, then why not give safe harbour?
This will probably not occur, since the religious groups are upset about .XXX for fear of "legitimizing" porn, and having a safe harbour statue, would mean more porn would come to the US as i stated.
So if no safe harbour is given, and .XXX is passed with its draconian and see-no-porn-purist attitudes, then it does signal a strong "get out now you fool" signal, for those companies that are still in the US.
Yes, the exodus to move overseas has been going on, but mainly by the larger companies that can afford to incorporate offshore.
The big companies like Playboy and Hustler won't be going offshore, they will have the resources to ride out the flood, once the the heavy rains rall.
I have heard the arguments against .KIDS... that they say look how many signed up for .kids.us
This is a lame citing by the .XXX supporters. An organization like IFFOR should be the one to monitor the .KIDS TLD, and companies like AOL, google, have great private sector power to enforce the rules that kid specific sites should have a .KIDS domain to allow acccess, etc.
I have heard that they said there is no money in .KIDS
This is a very revealing statement....so this isn't about protecting kids, its really about making money? Yes, we all know the almighty dollar is the driver for most things, but there can be a great economic opportunity for .KIDS domains, where the domain may cost $200/year because of the maintenance and support needed to ensure that .KIDS domains don't go rogue and change to adult offerings, etc.
.KIDS could also help with spam.. that kids would have a hotmail.kids or aol.kids address, and an amendment to CAN-SPAM that sending the bad email to a .kids email address is a felony.
I have heard some say that .KIDS will help the pedos find the kids by going to those specific sites.... hello, pedos know where the kids are. they are in AOL chat rooms, in myspace chat rooms, etc.... a .KIDS domain doesn't make the website a bullseye for pedos..
There is alot of ignorance and spin that is being thrown around by .XXX supporters (and as you have read from the bill, DEMOCRATS are onboard with this idea as well).
Gone are the arguements that if .XXX is made mandatory that businesses will leave, taking their tax base with them. The .XXX supporters won't worry about that. They will be wearing the blinders to think that it is good that the pornographers are driven outside of the US, but it only means more porn will be imported into the US, rather than already here (hence the futileness of their "solution")
These issues do get complex and involved due to politics, ignorance, and personal agendas.
My intent in my postings is to make those that are concerned over this issue to be vigilant and to be ready to act when FSC rings the bell.
If you ask Joe Average on the street if they think having a .XXX TLD is a good idea, most will say yes. They will say atleast you know that it is a porn site.
The masses viewpoint is hard to argue against, they don't see the 1st amendment, they don't see the obscenity prosecutions, they see the simple fact that the .XXX extension could let people (and kids) know what the website content will contain.
Fight the .XXX!