FSC Grasps at more straws to increase membership

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by o'Jebaba

The FSC is not a perfect organization; but, I know their heart is in the right place because I have "been there and done that."

That isn't the point at all. FSC is suffering from a vision of being the king of the adult world. Much in the same way that ACACP stopping being about CP and started being about the politically more attractive "protecting children from porn", the FSC has attempted to move from Free Speech issues to a whole range of non-speech issues, such as copyright protection.

FSC wants to be the key organization for porn, standing between porn and the government on all issues. Nobody asked them to do it, they have just been trying to jump in front of hot button issues and hope not only to go for a ride, but the end up driving the issue.

The whole "you have to be a member" to be protected thing was a very agressive and very rude way to try to talk people into giving them money. The reality (as any lawyer worth their salt would point out) is that with an agreement such as that in place for the FSC group, the DoJ would be loath to take anyone else to court on the same issues. You wouldn't need to be a member to get effectively the same protections, and you wouldn't have to have your personal information forwarded to the FBI. The only good ruling in our general favor on 2257 had nothing to do with the FSC attempts in court.

In the end, the 2257 issue (like many others), which was FSC's big stand, was OTBE as congress passed the Adam Walsh law(s) and now a new clarification is on the go for 2257A. Perhaps is FSC wants to raise funds they should open an ice cream stand at Moot Point, because it seems to be where they spend much of the their time.