Utah Anti-Kids-Spam Registry "a Flop"

Eric Goldman writes "A couple of years ago Utah enacted a 'Child Protection Registry.' The idea was to allow parents to register kids' email addresses and then to require certain email senders to filter their lists against that database before sending their emails. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the Utah registry has been a 'financial flop.' Initially projected to generate $3-6 million in revenues for Utah, it has instead produced total revenues of less than $200,000. 80% of this has gone to Unspam, the for-profit registry operator; Utah's share of the registry's revenues has been a paltry $37,445. Worse, Utah has spent $100,000 (so far) to defend the private company from legal challenges by free-speech, advertising, and porn interests."

Comments

Re:Just as well

[hazem]

Imagine: a database of genuine e-mail addresses belonging to minors.

Yeah, I'll bet pedophiles and the fundamentalist Mormons (the ones who like to force 14 year old girls into marriage with their relatives) would love such a database.

Re:Let me get this straight

[Anonymous Coward]

we're trying to explain a combustion engine to 4th century British peasants.

Did you try 7th century French ones? Much more technically savvy. Of course, you'd need to speak to them in French, which is probably a bit difficult for a fat american fucktard like you.

Re:The private sector saves us again

[Anonymous Coward]

...or niggers.

Re:Let me get this straight

[Grimbleton]

Since when does the French populace have culture?

Re:Let me get this straight

[Anonymous Coward]

So culture is shit people made a long time ago. How exciting and vibrant. Nothing like gazing into the past to propel your civilization into the future.