Goatse is now a federal crime

The wording is based on what people consider obscenity. April, for example, is so fucked up that there is no possible way goatse could be considered obscene to her.
 
Sarcasmo said:
The wording is based on what people consider obscenity. April, for example, is so fucked up that there is no possible way goatse could be considered obscene to her.
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Wrong
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002252---B000-.html
(2) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and
(3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

Edit : basically they are saying its obscene if your town thinks its inappropriate for kids. That standard applies to both the adult and child portions of the code. That pretty far reaching.
 
theacoustician said:
I'm extremely surprised thrawn or someone hasn't completely covered this thread with phony links already.
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I don't want to go to jail officer.
 
theacoustician said:
I'm extremely surprised thrawn or someone hasn't completely covered this thread with phony links already.
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it was far too obvious of a ploy to be effective or funny :p
 
theacoustician said:
Since when has legality, morality, or common courtesy ever stopped you?
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About the same time as your being entertaining, interesting or slighty arresting.
 
Sarcasmo said:
Last call just makes him surly.
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aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha - I don't think, other than myself, I've ever heard anyone use that word in a sentence - noice!

thrawn said:
About the same time as your being entertaining, interesting or slighty arresting.
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You forgot ugly, lazy and disrespectful. Shut up bitch. Go fix me a turkey pot pie. No dad, what about you? Fuck you. No dad, what about you? Fuck you. Dad, what about you? Fuck you.
 
shawndavid said:
aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha - I don't think, other than myself, I've ever heard anyone use that word in a sentence - noice!
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I'd shoot for burly but I need to drink alot more beer for that to happen.





edit> Last call never stops a proper drunk. I am always prepared. :heart:
 
Good thing this wasn't inplace when I was in college or else I'd probably still be in jail.

edit: nice link in the article, lol
 
§ 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet

(a) 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.
(b) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 4 years, or both.
©) For the purposes of this section, a domain name that includes a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site, such as “sex” or “porn”, is not misleading.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “material that is harmful to minors” means any communication, consisting of nudity, sex, or excretion, that, taken as a whole and with reference to its context—
(1) predominantly appeals to a prurient interest of minors;
(2) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and
(3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
(e) For the purposes of subsection (d), the term “sex” means acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person’s genitals, or the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
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A non exhaustive first impression:

Goatse probably would not be classed as obscenity, obscenity is defined as what “the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeal[ing] to the prurient interest” Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15. Somehow I doubt that Goatse on the whole appeals to the average person’s prurient interest.

So we have part (b), material that is “intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors”, ‘material harmful to minors’ being defined in part (d) of the statute. Goatse though, fails the prurient definition again. Seeing as the statute doesn’t say ‘or’ it says ‘and’; (d)(1), (2) and (3) would have to apply to the work ‘as a whole’. Otherwise anything that ‘lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors’ would be illegal to deceitfully link to as well.

‘Intent to deceive a minor’ would only hold up if the person was specifically targeting minors. They also have to do it ‘knowingly’. That is a far higher threshold than just doing something and having a minor stumble upon it. This is pretty much just says 'you cant trick minors into seeing porn'.
 
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