.XXX and the future

[yota71@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear sir or Madam,
My name is yota71 and I am an adult website developer. I am writing to you about
the .XXX TLD agreement that is being proposed. I would like to take some time to
help people that are not in the adult industry understand why I am apposed.
There will be many effects on the adult industry and the hundreds of millions
of legally aged adults that will also be affected.
There are millions honest adult webmasters all over the world. The adult website
business is one of the largest industries on the internet. The reason that this
is possible is because of the people that surf these sites.  Good working tax
paying Americans visit these sites in numbers almost beyond comprehension. As
with any industry there are always going to be individuals that will abuse the
system. We as webmasters understand this and are apposed to material that is
not appropriate being viewed by people that are under age.
It is my responsibility as a parent of two to monitor my children and their
internet usage. We also understand that in working America it is often
difficult to control. There are thousands of programs available to block
viewing of these websites from those who are not of age. With this in mind I
ask this question. Is it the United States Governments job to regulate these
types of occurrences?
This is not a question of whether adult material is right or wrong.  This
industry has been so exposed to the public and been a subject of debate for
years upon years. This is one reason I believe this bill could not ever
properly be executed and enforced.
If .XXX TLD is passed the un-honest webmasters and some of the honest webmasters
will seek to relocate there businesses. Relocating to other countries some of
which may be terrorist in nature.
This relocation will send millions if not billions of American dollars to
secondary and third world countries.
Enforcement of .XXX TLD will be at cost the American tax payers. The legal and
technical power needed to execute enforcement will be devastating to the United
States Economy.
As Americans it is our job to insure the mental and physical safety of our
children. .XXX TLD is not the proper and most efficient way to control the
abuse of this industry.
In conclusion the people that support the idea of controlling the abuse the most
are us. When morality and freedom are abused we as Webmasters suffer.
I love my children more than anything in the world and do not want them exposed
to things that are not suitable. Yet it is not the responsibility of the United
States Government to do my job at the taxpayer?s expense.

Thank you and God Bless America,


yota71