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FC: Utah's porn czarina's first priority: Internet smut
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:33:22 -0500
********* Background on announcement of "czarina": http://www.politechbot.com/p-01678.html ********* From: "William K. Walker" <wkwalker () nvdi com> To: "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan () well com> Subject: Utah's Porn Czarina going after Internet smut Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:05:20 -0500 Declan, Perhaps the Politech list would be interested in the latest on Utah's Porn Czarina. Am I surprised? Internet smut is her first target. Bill Walker NVDi http://www.sltrib.com/2001/feb/02112001/nation_w/70356.htm Porn Czar Says Inexperience Is Irrelevant Utah's new porn czar is an acknowledged virgin who rarely watches R-rated movies and has prosecuted a scant five pornography cases in her 15-year legal career. But Paula Houston asserts she knows smut when she sees it. ... http://www.sltrib.com/2001/feb/02112001/nation_w/70409.htm Cyberspace Tough Task, Smut Fighter Admits Even before her first day in office, Utah's new obscenity and pornography ombudsman is chalking up her first loss in the war against smut. That is because Paula Houston, the new so-called porn czar, acknowledges it is virtually impossible to stop hard-core pictures and video from entering Utahns' homes. ... Nevertheless, Houston vows the first target in her sights will be Internet porn. Cyberspace experts say it will be a near impossible technical and legal challenge ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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