feds crack down on free speech
2005-06-17 20:16:39.740526+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Clued in by an article on pending changes to rules on records keeping for producers of sexually explicit material, I went over to the Free Speech Coalition and found their comments on Title 18 Section 2257, and a press release about 28 CFR Part 75 which had this line:
"In the immediate future, you're going to be seeing inspections and arrests, not because of 'illegal' content, but because [the producers] don't have the records, they never had the records, or they're trying to be cutesy," predicted First Amendment attorney J.D. Obenberger. "Maybe the DOJ [Department of Justice] will proceed gently, but I don't really think they have any reason to. I'm pretty damn sure the DOJ has a list of content producers they want to inspect, and they'll begin doing that in 30 days. They could do it early, but they probably won't because that undermines the political smokescreen. They have a staff that's been well-trained, and they're armed – literally – and ready to go."