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Date Posted: Mon, Apr 12 2004, 14:16:03
Author: MKIceman
Subject: GAFF-Owned Site
In reply to: Dragoness Eclectic 's message, "Re: Possible locations for a new board" on Mon, Apr 12 2004, 14:07:34

>>Hence why I still recommend a completely GAFF-owned
>>site, to avoid the double-work of continual site
>moves.
>
>And hosting your own XXX site gets you into legal
>issues--you know you are legally required to restrict
>access to over-18, right? Some fansites skate by with
>a click-through "You're over 18, right?", and
>technically the laws on adult sites refer to imagery,
>not text, but...

First, it won't be called an XXX site. It will be called a free-speech site, or something along those lines. As long as there are proper disclaimers (i.e., "over-the-age-of-consent" for certain sections, "not-responsible" for the entire site), there are no difficulties involved with "obscene" material, especially since it's mostly text. Links to images should not be a problem as long as the disclaimers are there.

>(And then you have the issue of being the owner of an
>'adult site', with your name attached to the domain.
>Is this something you want to show up on background
>checks by employers, and whatnot? )

See above. Regardless, the only personal details necessary in owning the domain are a billing name and address. Depending upon the domain host, those details are always kept strictly confidential between customer and provider, so most background checks will never reveal such information. (Security clearance background checks are another matter.)

>It may be the only way to be able to freely criticize
>NC-17 litter--er, "literature", but I'm just pointing
>out it is not a no-brainer, easy solution. Ownership
>has its own issues, beyond paying the bills.

It does, but I contend that the benefits far outweight the problems.

--Matt

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Replies:

  • XXX vs. NC-17 Rating -- MKIceman, Mon, Apr 12 2004, 14:21:27

  • Re: XXX vs. NC-17 Rating -- Dragoness Eclectic, Tue, Apr 13 2004, 14:51:04



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