A few fast thoughts before I go to the Dojo…<\/p>\n
A BDSM event called "3D Days" has put up it’s<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n informational site<\/a>. The event itself is certainly looking like it might be<\/p>\n worthwhile if you’re planning to be in Nashville. The real reason I bring it up<\/p>\n is this… the site si a perfect example of a second generation website. It is<\/p>\n not my intention to put down the authors, obviously they have got a lot fo work<\/p>\n on their hands and I am sure someone put a lot of time into it… but this site<\/p>\n has it all:<\/p>\n contact link is not an animated image of an envelope or anything.<\/li>\n that’s all about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n I hope the event goes well for them… but I had to point it out as a perfect<\/p>\n example of almost everything I don’t<\/i><\/b> miss about old style web<\/p>\n design \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Today the Supreme Court<\/p>\n <\/p>\n upheld portions of the COPA<\/a> (child online protection act) by ruling that the<\/p>\n test of "local communities standards" when applied to websites is not<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n overly broad and therefore unconstitutional. While the law is in jeopardy for<\/p>\n other flaws this is a real blow to what I consider rational free speech.<\/p>\n Remember that this means that any image on your site that may be viewed by a<\/p>\n minor (warning pages are not a valid defense) that could be construed as against<\/p>\n local standards anywhere in the country<\/i> may wind you up in jail. That<\/p>\n includes a bikini image if you get the wrong trailer park town.<\/p>\n This does not bode well I think for our friend<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barbara<\/a>‘s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n legal battle<\/a>, a lawsuit that was aimed squarely at this portion of the<\/p>\n current legal climate.<\/p>\n On the business front, you may take some heart for us by reading<\/p>\n\n