Be careful with your goatse links

[CTho9305]

If you register a "misleading" domain name, and trick someone into viewing an obscenity, the state will provide you with two years of free meals and housing (or 4 years if you trick a minor).

 

[Moonbeam]

Dare I click that link? No I think I won't.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Is this new?

 

[ebaycj]

whitehouse.com <--- I wonder if this is misleading..

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: LordSegan
Is this new?

Bush Regime passes new Internet Laws July 7 2006

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
If you register a "misleading" domain name, and trick someone into viewing an obscenity, the state will provide you with two years of free meals and housing (or 4 years if you trick a minor).

Do you have a problem with it? I chalk it up there with the anti-spam laws.

 

[PottedMeat]

i wonder if theres a law against people spraying goatse in CS:S

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
If you register a "misleading" domain name, and trick someone into viewing an obscenity, the state will provide you with two years of free meals and housing (or 4 years if you trick a minor).

Is this a joke?

Edit: Nevermind.

 

[fishmonger12]

Originally posted by: § 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet
Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

I doubt you can find an example of someone getting 2 years for linking to goatse. More than likely they would get a hefty fine.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12

Originally posted by: § 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet
Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

I doubt you can find an example of someone getting 2 years for linking to goatse. More than likely they would get a hefty fine.

The law just went into effect. Of course there are no examples. You obviously don't live in a puritannical area of the country. There are some juries here that I think would hang you if you did this. . .

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Again... What is the problem? I see people who disapprove of the law but WHY?

 

[CitizenKain]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Again... What is the problem? I see people who disapprove of the law but WHY?

Why does something like this need to be a law? Not only the completely unenforceable part of it since you could just host the site overseas.

More importantly is the very tricky part of deciding what is obscenity. Since that can vary from city to city, you could potentially be fined for having a site that is legal where you live, yet illegal somewhere else. Making vague laws as part of a "Think of the CHILDERN!!!!" campaign is stupid. I think everyone online should get sent to a shocksite at least once, it helps build character.