Nicole2112
09-28-2006, 12:20 AM
I got this (http://news.com.com/Justice+Dept.+defends+mandatory+Web-labeling+bill/2100-1028_3-6116997.html) last week from my ISP:
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its defense of a proposal to imprison Web site operators who don't label pages containing sexually explicit material.
The idea, outlined in an April speech by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (http://news.com.com/Gonzales+calls+for+mandatory+Web+labeling+law/2100-1028_3-6063554.html?tag=nl), is approaching a vote in Congress. Even though there have been no hearings, the legislation has been attached to two separate measures--a massive communications bill (http://news.com.com/Senators+adopt+Web+labeling+requirement/2100-1028_3-6088745.html?tag=nl) and a bill to fund large portions of the federal government including the State Department--that are likely to be considered by the full Senate this fall.
I run a website (http://www.littlebull.com/Story/) on which participants are allowed to write stories of any kind, including and up to pr0n-o-graffic fan fiction. I currently have a rating system whereby participants can choose a movie-style rating for their stories; I suppose I'll have to make that obligatory rather than optional, and as part of site moderation keep a close eye on which ratings get chosen. I'd already figured I had to make sure no one wrote a steamy sex scene and labelled it G, but if these bills pass I'll have to get more hard-a$s about it than I'd anticipated, just for my own protection.
Should you be inclined to complain about this legislation, the time to write letters to your Senators is now.
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its defense of a proposal to imprison Web site operators who don't label pages containing sexually explicit material.
The idea, outlined in an April speech by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (http://news.com.com/Gonzales+calls+for+mandatory+Web+labeling+law/2100-1028_3-6063554.html?tag=nl), is approaching a vote in Congress. Even though there have been no hearings, the legislation has been attached to two separate measures--a massive communications bill (http://news.com.com/Senators+adopt+Web+labeling+requirement/2100-1028_3-6088745.html?tag=nl) and a bill to fund large portions of the federal government including the State Department--that are likely to be considered by the full Senate this fall.
I run a website (http://www.littlebull.com/Story/) on which participants are allowed to write stories of any kind, including and up to pr0n-o-graffic fan fiction. I currently have a rating system whereby participants can choose a movie-style rating for their stories; I suppose I'll have to make that obligatory rather than optional, and as part of site moderation keep a close eye on which ratings get chosen. I'd already figured I had to make sure no one wrote a steamy sex scene and labelled it G, but if these bills pass I'll have to get more hard-a$s about it than I'd anticipated, just for my own protection.
Should you be inclined to complain about this legislation, the time to write letters to your Senators is now.