rahlquist
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Ok but why is everyone avoiding the pink elephant in the middle of the room?
Section 230 of the Communications Decency act covers this, an ISP is not responsible for the porn people can reach through it as long as the ISP does not edit or remove offensive content. Once they begin the edit the content they are liable for all the content available through them. At least that's how I have always seen it interpreted. ( »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_23···ency_Act ) so for example if I ran a small ISP with a news server and removed alt.kiddie.porn from my server and someone managed to pull some kiddie porn from alt.porn then I would be responsible for that content as if I approved it. AT&T solved this by dumping all the alt.binaries, but that still wont prevent it 100%.
The slippery slope is sliding past us at an ever increasing rate. Reach out and grab the lifeline of the bill of rights and constitution ...
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EPS
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| The problem is that the New York AG was threatening to launch legal action against the carriers anyway. They may have been able to use the Communications Decency Act as a defense, but it would still end up a long expensive legal process that would greatly injure their public image. ("Next at 11: Is your ISP defending pedophiles?") |
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major marco
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| said by rahlquist  :Ok but why is everyone avoiding the pink elephant in the middle of the room? said by EPS :The problem is that the New York AG was threatening to launch legal action against the carriers anyway. They may have been able to use the Communications Decency Act as a defense, but it would still end up a long expensive legal process that would greatly injure their public image. ("Next at 11: Is your ISP defending pedophiles?") Two reasons:
(1) How many sheeple are actually aware of the CDA, nevermind §230.
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(2) Notwithstanding negative PR, but also include the fact that these phantom crusades make great 20 second soundbytes for fatcats looking to pad their resumes so it looks good for the next election year. It's a hell of a lot easier to appear to be doing something worthwhile as opposed to actually having to get off your ass and do it. Why bother when the press will suck you off with very little to no effort exerted by you.
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Kearnstd
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this could also be a method of attack at piracy, get the ISPs to close down newsgroup access in the name of the children and you also nip a bud on the massive piracy tree, which while usless makes the legal eagles and **AAs feel good.
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