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So forgive me if this has been posted, or discussed. If it has, please point me in the direction of the thread.

I belong to BMEzine (http://www.bmezine.com). Recently, the owner posted this:

As you may know, the Bush administration recently changed the laws regarding certain types of online "adult" publishing and made sites like IAM illegal. We managed to get an injunction until September 9th, but if the site isn't immediately transferred back to full Canadian ownership and hosting (while it is Canadian owned and run, the servers were in the US and there was US management), Rachel faces life in prison for her involvement in BME and IAM.
Among many others, the following restrictions were forced by the Republicans in the new legislation:

I would have to get copies of everyone on IAM's ID, and share this with the US Department of Justice. Same goes for everyone who submits to BME, or is in a photo submitted to BME.
No underage (under 18) members.
Most foreign (non-US) members would be banned from joining IAM or submitting photos to BME.
The new laws effectively would have forced BME and IAM to immediately go offline, or face 5-10 years in prison for every single photo on both sites


heres a link about the new bill: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003741.php

Quite distressing. Thoughts? Could this affect the Asylum?

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Puffy has to move out of the States. Guess we know he doesn't need much luggage.

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The asylum is hosted in the UK so I doubt it'd be an issue.

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But not all of the members are in the UK.

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Ownership and most of the administration is US domiciled.

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Life imprisonment?
What the fuck man.
Bush is evil.

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Bingo.

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Wait a sec. Why is Rachel facing life when what's his face seems to be the front for the whole thing? My, my. Lucky I never posted any of MY piercings on that site *cough*

The only good thing was FREE IAM service and Modprom. Oh, and that I followed a link to end up here.

I don't really disagree with what was done, though. I mean, how many underagers have YOU seen on that site, morg? It may not be considered porn to all, but I can see how they would consider it rather graphic for many. Espeically the "previews" they had for extreme, etc.

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Its all part of the limey evil plan. The US asylum owners will be forced to hand over control to macker.

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I belong to BMEzine (http://www.bmezine.com).

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Is there some point in the future where Muslim fundamentalist thought and Christian fundamentalist thought eventually coincide and herald a new age of peace and understanding under the iron first of religious repression?

It would be nice and quiet at least.

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Yes, as foretold by the prophet Frank Herbert, with the ecumenical counsel amalgamating man's various sacred texts into the Orange Catholic Bible, to be promulgated by the Missionaria Protectiva of both the Bene Gesserit and the Bene Tleilaxu.

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Yes, as foretold by the prophet Frank Herbert, with the ecumenical counsel amalgamating man's various sacred texts into the Orange Catholic Bible, to be promulgated by the Missionaria Protectiva of both the Bene Gesserit and the Bene Tleilaxu.

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