House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

From: EEkid () aol com [mailto:EEkid () aol com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:28 PM
To: dave () farber net; dfarber () cs cmu edu
Subject: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

 

 

 

http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=repblg

 

 

"Wednesday's vote caught Internet companies by surprise: the Democratic
leadership rushed the SAFE Act to the floor under a procedure that's
supposed to be reserved for noncontroversial legislation. It was introduced
October 10, but has never received even one hearing or committee vote. In
addition, the legislation approved this week has changed substantially since
the earlier version
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.03791:>  and was not
available <http://www.downsizedc.org/read_the_laws.shtml>  for public
review. 

This is what the SAFE Act requires: Anyone providing an "electronic
communication service" or "remote computing service" to the public who
learns about the transmission or storage of information about certain
illegal activities or an illegal image must (a) register their name, mailing
address, phone number, and fax number with the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children's "CyberTipline" and (b) "make a report" to the
CyberTipline that (c) must include any information about the person or
Internet address behind the suspect activity and (d) the illegal images
themselves. (By the way, "electronic communications service" and "remote
computing service" providers already have some reporting requirements under
existing law too.) "

 

"The definition of which images qualify as illegal is expansive. It includes
obvious child pornography, meaning photographs and videos of children being
<http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2252.html>  molested. But it also
includes photographs
<http://www.news.com/Federal-case-may-redefine-child-porn/2100-1030_3-613952
4.html>  of fully clothed minors in overly "lascivious" poses, and certain
obscene visual <http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1466A.html>
depictions including a "drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting." (Yes,
that covers the subset of anime called hentai
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentai> )."





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