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Unintended consequences & ICANN's blessing of *.xxx TLDD
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 19:20:01 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dennis Allison <allison () shasta stanford edu> Date: June 3, 2005 7:01:15 PM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Unintended consequences & ICANN's blessing of *.xxx TLDD Dave, I seems to me that the *.xxx TLD has some significant and possibly unintended consequences. For one thing, the *.xxx TLD seems to me to shift the responsibility foraccess control back to the user and his/her browser and away from the web site owner since any site in the TLD clearly and by design announces that
it contains adult-content. The providers will no longer need to pussy-foot (no pun intended) around and worry about under-age access control since the mere use of the *.xxx TLD indicated willingness to accept adult material. I am not a lawyer; I'd be interested in what some of the lawyers on the list have to say on this issue. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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