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Daniel,
I agree with the thought that the definition of
pornography is difficult (possibly impossible) to agree upon given the global
nature of the Internet. "Pornography", "Age of Consent" and many other terms
very by definition between cultural borders. However, the key point in
supporting the .xxx is not to filter by definition, but by content. Yes, it is
true that what some people consider art others consider pornography. That is
whole debate unto itself. The .xxx TLD should not attempt to solve that dilemma.
What the .xxx TLD does attempt to do is better organize and protect content. It
does not matter if you call a nude photo "art" or "pornography", it still should
not be viewable in most (or all) K-12 school settings. This is the problem that
the .xxx TLD attempts to solve. If a photo, piece of artwork, etc. contains
nudity, then it should exist in the .xxx TLD. The actual term definitions and
specific content filtering should be left to each individual, organization and
country. I agree that this is a difficult situation and the .xxx TLD is only
part of the whole picture, but it is worth a legitimate attempt. We have nothing
to lose at this point.
Aaron
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Aaron
D. Sanders
A+ Network+ MCP Windows 98
Second year
student in the Master of Science in Information Technology program at Rochester
Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems - Clarion
University of Pennsylvania
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