[Hammer]

Alex, it's obviously up to all of us to do what we think is right and we should all be taking our attorney's advice on the matter. I am going by what the law says as I interpret it and what I have been told by my attorney. It does not matter one bit what you link to unless what you linked to is on your own server and in that case you would obviously need to comply. If, however, as was the discussion on the other board, you run a TGP and link to content that is not hosted on your server, you are not responsible for proving anything about the content on the page that you link to, only what is on your TGP. In the case of a thumb preview TGP, unless you used softcore images for the thumbs, you would be required to obtain the records from the webmasters that submitted the galleries to you which would be impossible. The solution is to use softcore only images for the thumbs and then, even if you do link to hardcore galleries, as long as they aren't on your server, you would not need to post any 2257 info on your own site or maintain the records.

Lee, I am not giving legal advice. I never said I was an attorney or that anything that I said was a legal fact. I am simply stating some possible solutions to anyone that runs a thumb preview TGP or anyone that is concerned about listing their home address because they work at home.

I guess you still don't see the hypocrisy in accusing me of giving legal advice when you come behind me and refute what I say, even though you have no more legal right to claim your opinion is fact than I do.

The rest of your post is just plain nuts. Just because no one has been prosecuted under the current 2257 regulations doesn't mean someone won't be someday. It's quite obvious that the AG proposed these changes to rid the world of porn, since we all know this has nothing to do with protecting children. Does it really seem that hard for you to believe that if Bush is re-elected that they will then begin prosecuting webmasters?

By the way, when you posted the other day that you were all set up to take business offshore if it became necessary, did you realize that might be construed as giving the advice that moving your business offshore might be a possible solution to the problem? And since just moving your business offshore would accomplish nothing if you still maintained residence in this country, doesn't that seem to be bad advice?

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but your aren't from the UK? Are you a U.S. citizen? Just curious, because if not, it's pretty damn easy for you to spout this crap and tell everyone that they're all over reacting if all you have to do is pack up and move back to the UK.