********* Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:47:10 -0700 From: "Da'ud X Mohammed" <webmasterat_private> Organization: Oregon Coast News Signal To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private> Subject: the Britney/Pepsi "deal" Hello Declan, The following FYI in the context of our fingers in the pie over at AdultCheck; to stay on the safe side of the Free Speech issue, and have the virtual bucks to back it if we ever get into trouble with censorship. The porn compananies, having the most to lose are on the front line AND have the resources to wage a winning battle; more so than CNN who would be likely to cave into censorship (as we have seen in their recent past). Slightly off-subject: While we (right thinking people) might not agree on what's black and what's white, we do agree on what's what. OCNS editorials reflect that; our writers are from all over the religious and political spectrum, and they're the best and most thoughtful writers on the Internet AND we don't necessarily agree editorially but we mutually respect nth degrees of honesty, and editorially the paper reflects that Freedom of Speech as a matter of policy. More or less on-subject: While at OCNS we don't have xxx-like sexual content, we do write on adult issues (politics, comedy, science, men's health, and so on), so intentionally we (try to) hear what's what and from time to time we get lucky. No where is it written that the Britney/Pepsi "deal" would protect her from becoming damaged goods, but business is business. I'm glad to see one of the recognized players in pornworld be responsible to common decency, for whatever their reason. Here's today's news from porno's never, ever land via the following e-mail... What next?? With peace dxm ************* Subject: [AC Announcements]Important Update to Banned List Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:40:21 -0700 From: aclist-adminat_private To: aclistat_private Dear Webmasters, At the advice of legal counsel, we have added "Britney Spears" to the list of banned words and phrases. In accordance with our policies, any site using or referencing "Britney Spears" will be subject to provisions outlined on our policy page. Any reference, image or inference relating to "Britney Spears" should be removed in order to comply with this policy update. Take Care, Brad Estes http://www.adultcheck.com/cgi-bin/sites/policy.htm http://www.adultcheck.com/cgi-bin/sites/banned_words.txt -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adult Check Webmaster Mailing List Adult Check adheres to a zero spam policy. This mailing is intended solely for subscribers of the Adult Check Webmaster program. If you feel that you have received this message in error, or do not wish to receive further mailings, please send an email to the address below with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. aclist-requestat_private -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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