[Mike AI]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Aug 24 2004, 01:28 PM
Mike, I am not sure which is worse, sticking your head in the sand or screaming that the sky is falling.

I did not attend the 2257 meeting in Florida, for the simple reason that at this point, the lawyers have little or nothing to go on, so they are basically providing high priced speculation. In some cases, I think they might be (intentionally or not) presenting the worst case scenerios in an attempt to rake in retainer fees from new clients.

Some people are making moves that are fairly wise (Madthumbs is doing something they feel is right, not sure how it will affect their business), while others are attempting to profit by creating all sorts of 2257 resources, programs, and "help sites"... in the end, they don't really know what is going on, so there is no way to know if the products will help or not.

Some people feel the rules are too similar to rules already rejected by the 10th circuit a number of years back.

Some people feel that the rules will be challenged (a la COPA COPAII) before they even go into effect. The potential for a restraining order is there, if someone does the challenge, due to the 10th circuit previous rulings. There is potential for a constitutional challenge (the executive / admin side cannot write laws, a key part of the 10th circuit's ruling).

Some people feel that this will only apply to content made after whatever the actual implementation date is. Some people think it applies to all materials defined in 2257.

Some people think softcore excludes them.

Some people think this means that "Girls Gone Wild" type material will be illegal.

I could go on and on.

it's fun.

Alex

I agree Alex.

Tie this in with Presidential politics, and it might get ugly.