Re: Utah governor signs Net-porn bill

[Richard Irving]

Bill Woodcock wrote:
>     > The measure, SB 260, says: "Upon request by a consumer, a service provider
>     > may not transmit material from a content provider site listed on the adult
>     > content registry."
>     > 
>     > Its entirely voluntary on the part of the consumer. 
> It's also voluntary on the part of the service provider.
   What !?!  Surely you Jest!

   So, it is voluntary on _both_ sides, _and_
it was made into a _law_ ?

  Can anyone confirm this ?


>  Of course no 
> one would be so foolish as to try to legislate the operation of the 
> Internet without having read RFC 2119, and anyone familiar with that 
> document would understand the difference between "MAY not" and "MUST NOT".
>
> :-)
>
>                                 -Bill