[registrars] Amber Alert and Adult Domains
Has anyone heard anything about this or have any
comments on this?
Basically our client is worried that by owning
sex related domains, he could end in jail because of the new Amber Alert
Bill.
I am copying his email regarding this.
Patricio Valdes
Parava Networks
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To: Patricio Valdes
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Domain Renewal Well its real ive been looking around for info
myself regarding this. Im surprised no one has heard about it or has talked
about it outside of the adult industry. Its a big problem for those who may be
affected but there's does not seem to be much talk or info in the search
engines.
I was told by a buddy of mine that
some domains i have such as xxxxxxxx.com was a 50/50 gamble. But
i have tens of thousands invested into building and branding this site for
well over a year and this may put me out of biz.
Here is the actual Amendment which was tied to the
Amber Alert Bill.
Under the proposal, a last-minute
amendment to an unrelated child abduction bill, people who knowingly use an
innocent-sounding domain
name to drive traffic to a sexually explicit Web site could be fined and
imprisoned for two to four years. An example of an innocuous-sounding domain
name with pornographic content is WhiteHouse.com, which is not sponsored by the
Bush administration.
This was where the artical was posted.
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