How will 2257 affect message board posting?
 

This might be a stupid question, but are message board posts subject to the new 2257 rules?

Any images hosted at a message board will need 2257 docs... there is no 2257 for text :glugglug

Yes...for pics

Err, sorry... Yeah I meant for pics :) So if an image is hotlinked from another server, you'd technically still need 2257 docs? Yeesh.

So basically it gives the government permission to arrest the entire world. What a great country we live in! :)

No they would just arrest the person that owns the board.

it's going to be a rough few months as things shake out that's for sure

Another unenforceable law.

so no more tub girl??

:( :(

Duke

Last I checked boards were "service providers" therefore exempt. Same as yahoo groups, profile sites, etc. etc. The person posting is 100% responsible for anything they post so you post porn = YOU have 2257 info and link the thread in your records...

Yep, a pain in the ass...to post a pic of today's cutie with a yummy butt, I have to add this link to my records...fuck it...worth it

http://www.photogreggcontent.com/brooke.jpg

Geezus fucking Christ...

:disgust

"Three commenters also commented that the definition of secondary
producers as those who "manage content" on a computer site could be
construed to include those who operate posting services such as Usenet,
bulletin boards, and other similar services. According to those
commenters, someone who removes illegal material such as child
pornography could thereby submit themselves to the requirements of Part
75, while if that person did not remove such material, the person would
be liable to prosecution for hosting child pornography. The Department
declines to adopt this comment. Operators of such sites are obligated
by law to remove child pornography from their sites and to report the
attempt to post such pornography to law enforcement. Compliance with
that legal obligation could not be construed as converting the operator
into a producer of pornography for purposes of section 2257 and this
regulation."

In other words board operators are not considered producers within the definitions of 2257.

Oh sorry my SARCASM key was broke I must get that fixed.

hopefully

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Damn it, I was going to post that until I scrolled down to your post.

Touche!

ADG Webmaster

add what link??

Not compliant!! arrest him!!

Gregg, the problem is you don't need to add another link to your records - but GFY needs model release and 2 forms of ID for this model. Who's domain is publishing the material?

Think about it. If someone open a new domain, and hotlink 100 CP images, you would say that they are guilty of distribtuing CP. Well, taken down to the other end of the scale, no matter who actually posts the images, GFY would appear to be responsble for them.

It's a big can of worms.

Alex

That would be true if the image was "attached" to the post, but it's not, it's hotlinked... making it still exist on a server other than GFY. It's all in what domain the image is on... not the domain that is image sourcing it. (in my understanding)