more on Bush administration asks for halt to .xxx domain [fs] [based on 6000 letter indeed djf]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Bob Frankston <Bob2-19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
Date: August 16, 2005 2:24:38 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net, 'Ip Ip' <ip () v2 listbox com>
Cc: Jeff Jarvis <jeff () buzzmachine com>
Subject: RE: [IP] more on Bush administration asks for halt to .xxx  
domain [fs] [based on 6000 letter indeed djf]


Jeff Jarvis (http://www.buzzmachine.com) spoke about this at David
Isenberg's Freedom to Connect event last spring and how the campaign for
decency on TV was basically orchestrated from a point source.

As Lauren pointed out, there are very good reasons to oppose .XXX but  
this
is a very strange warping of reality. The idea that .XXX makes sense  
at all
is based on the notion that there obscenity (or whatever  
characteristic you
refer to) is an intrinsic property of some bits.

I would presume that the reason that the administration opposes .XXX is
that they believe in the idea so much they are afraid it will work  
whereas
many of us on this list oppose it because it can't work.

.XXX, Schiavo, evolution, gays, boogie men ... Fear as strategy.


-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 13:33
To: Ip Ip
Subject: [IP] more on Bush administration asks for halt to .xxx  
domain [fs]
[based on 6000 letter indeed djf]



Begin forwarded message:

From: Chris Beck <cbeck () pacanukeha net>
Date: August 16, 2005 1:26:16 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Bush administration asks for halt to .xxx
domain [fs] [based on 6000 letter indeed djf]


Rumour has it David Farber, on or about 16/08/2005 12:55 PM, whispered:


> "The Department of Commerce has received nearly 6,000 letters and
> e-mails from individuals expressing concern about the impact of
> pornography on families and children," Gallagher said in a letter that
> was made public on Monday.

I have to wonder if that is 6,000 ( letters + e-mails ) from 6,000
different
people or if there is a "click here to send an e-mail" button sitting
on the
same web page that spawned all the FCC complaints last year.

Cheers,
Chris
--
Chris Beck  -  http://pacanukeha.blogspot.com
Harrison's Postulate:
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.


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