I took this from a GFY post on the issue, and I personally agree with this 100%
"I'm pretty sure it will be struck down. There are two major flaws in it. First it is so broadly written that sites like Amazon and breast cancer sites will be effected so it's too much of a blanket. Second it doesn't call out any real legitamate forme of online age verification.
Previous courts threw it out because they say a credit card isn't really age verification ( when I was in disney world a couple years ago I saw a 12 year old girl with a visa debit card ) and that forcing the use of a credit card as age verification is wrong and restricts access to adults. I can take my drivers license and some cashe and go buy porn in any porn shop in the country and I never have to have or use a credit card.
So I think this will be struck down because it is just too flawed. However, regardless of who wins the election ( and lets be real for a second Kerry is much better for us than Bush if only becaus Ashhat will not be in the picture) there will be a nother law like this one written and as soon as congress gets balls enough to list, in detail, what type of stuff should be restricted you can expect it to get voted in and very possibly be upheld in court.
Also, moving your server offshore will not protect you unless you move with it and plan on not coming back to the states. How many webmasters really will pack up all their stuff and move to a different country? I had read that only about 50% of the adults sites on the web are US owned. . . so only about half the free porn will go away. Sites like The Hun will get bigger and those who are little guys that do 3-6 signups a day will most likely disappear. Many affiliate programs may not disappear, but will take a huge hit."
For US webmasters who think free porn will disappear and everyone will benefit, you are very soarly mistaken. You're paysites will need to be changed completely, no one will be able to even look at your tour without proper age verification. You SE guys, you link to porn, congrats, you are in the same boat. This act only benefits one group of people - NON-US webmasters, so if you're in the US, and you are rooting for this to go through, you have no idea - sure money will be there to be made, but you will have to rebuild it from ground zero, and there will be 1000s of other people thinking just like you.
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