"COPA" tag (sorted by SiNergy)

ISPs May Have to Police Child Porn

beachboy97a7 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:20:13 -0700

Assuming President Bush signs the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, S. 17 as planned, ISPs will shoulder the responsibility of policing 'hash marks' of known child pornography content.

UK Condemn Man for Viewing Obscene Virtual Porn

pocket-rocker — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:35:59 -0700

Robul Hoque has become the first person in the UK to be sentenced for viewing obscene images that were created by virtual reality rendering software. Although the pictures were animated, cartoons, and virtually generated, much of the content was in relation to a child abuse fantasy that was very realistic and therefore deemed obscene; thus Hoque was sentenced to 18 months community service.

Anti-Porn Crusaders Push Censorship Under Banner of Child Porn

beachboy97a7 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:15:59 -0700

A new report by a Canadian website highlights the dangers our first amendment rights face with the current onslaught of anti-porn legislation being pushed by right wing political interests under the guise of clamping down on child porn.

Candian Lawyer Allowed to View Child Porn Under Strick Terms

BigBorker — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:14:16 -0700

While in America, cops, lawyers, and even judges are generally barred from viewing child porn, even in the name of enacting justice against those charged with creating the illicit material.

15 Year Old Girl Faces Sex Offender Charges for Sending Pictures of Herself

plumppopotamus — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:35:16 -0700

A 15 year old girl in Ohio is facing two felony sex offender charges for sending nude pictures of herself to friends via her cell phone's text messaging service. While the pictures were self-portraits, so to speak, she still faces charges of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second-degree felony; and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.

Microsoft Considers Merits of Identity Verification Systems

megaphant — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:13:03 -0700

Scott Charney, Microsoftâ€™s corporate vice president for Trustworthy Computing, explains that his company is diligently assessing the benefits and practicality of implementing an identity verification system that is tied to existing governmentally administered ID systems such as your driver's license or social security card.

Porn is Bipartisan

slippynipple — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:12:01 -0700

While traditional party politics seem to show that Democrats are more sympathetic to the plights of porn consumers and producers, this group seems to be focused on the real issue that everyone can agree to when it comes to regulating porn: protecting children. It is understandable under this context that porn is in fact bipartisan, an idea espoused by this two person interest group.

Tips for Keeping Kids Out of your Adult Website

slippynipple — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:28:59 -0700

While this is not meant as a substitution for sound legal advice, anyone operating an adult webmaster should be aware of several common strategies for complying with laws and regulations tied to keeping kids out of your adult website.

New York Threatens Comcast Over Obscene Porn

BigBorker — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:28:31 -0700

The New York Attorney General's office sent a loud message to Comcast Cable, the State's second largest Internet provider, that if it does not eliminate access to child porn, there will be legal consequences. Perhaps this is a load of political gesturing before an election year, but I bet Comcast heeds this warning and steps up some of their filtering technologies.

COPA Takes Another Hit

pocket-rocker — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:28:31 -0700

A ruling handed down by the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals in relation COPA (Child Online Protection Act), stated that the law "cannot withstand a strict scrutiny, vagueness, or overbreadth analysis and thus is unconstitutional".