Utah Internet Porn Registry Bill Signed Into Law

The Utah internet porn site registry bill was signed into law today by Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. In spite of the obligatory threats by the ACLU, Governor Huntsman signed the legislation which requires ISPs to provide blocking of pornographic web sites at a customer's request.

I commented earlier on this bill and the hysterical reactions it has caused in the ranks of the pro-pornography activists in Utah and elsewhere. These same activists are now using the "Utah taxpayers ... could be saddled with legal bills ranging from $100,000 to $1 million." gambit as an argument. The pro-pornography activists certainly hope that is the case.

The source article, from The Salt Lake Tribune, is here. A less shrill version from The Register is here.

Warning: the authors of The Salt Lake Tribune article have a definite slant which is very apparent in the presentation. Yes, I do too but I don't write for a newspaper and I never make the claim that I am unbiased in my contempt for porn operators and the horse they rode in on.