PORN: Yahoo for the Justice department's efforts to thwart the sleaze industry's

... use of underaged performers.

The adult-entertainment industry is embroiled in a legal battle with the federal government over new regulations that many online purveyors fear could put them out of business.

At issue are rules established last year requiring any Web site carrying sexually explicit videos or photographs to maintain records proving that the performers are at least 18 years old. The rules apply whether the Web site owner produced the content or merely republished it. And they were made retroactive, so site operators must maintain records for all content filmed or photographed in the past 10 years. First-time violators face prison sentences of up to five years.

Wonderful! In fact, build a prison in ANWAR and send all the child perps there for the rest of their lifes. Use robotics for security and computers for maintenance and record keeping.

The Justice Department issued the regulations after Congress instructed it to update a 1988 child-protection law applying to filmmakers and magazine photographers. The new concern, the government has said in court filings, is the proliferation of Internet sites promoting content featuring "teens" and "young-looking performers."

Critics say the record-keeping rules are overly burdensome and part of a widening assault by the Bush administration against legal forms of sexually explicit material. "This has nothing to do with protecting children," Lawrence G. Walters, a Florida lawyer who represents several porn sites, said of the new regulations. "They're trying to shut down the adult-entertainment industry with overregulation."

Mr. Walters, let's follow the money, okay? My bet is it leads right back to you and you fellow parasite tort lawyers.


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