Copyright Statement

This web site is copyright to Crescendo Communications. Reproduction for any purposes other than linking to this site and journalistic review is prohibited unless written consent has been obtained from the author.

In this context, the "site" comprises pages on "macrophile.com" that do not use a leading tilde ("~") user directory. Pages under "~username" directories belong to their respective users, and those user copyrights supersede this site statement.

Referenced and attributed works may include:

• Artwork, imagery, and stories by Dr. Samuel Conway.
• Stories, web, and CGI work by Crescendo Communications.
• The Macrophile logo registered by Kenneth Sample.

CDA Commentary

In Reno v. ACLU, the Communications Decency Act was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, government regulation of speech content is presumed more likely to interfere with the free exchange of ideas than to encourage it.

This site is intended as an adult-oriented information and art archive. The operator cannot determine viewer age by IP address, and therefore provides notice regarding adult orientation.

Legalities Concerning This Site

This website is served within the United States and subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

The obscenity framework referenced is the three-part Miller v. California test:

• Whether an average person applying contemporary community standards would find a prurient appeal in the work as a whole.
• Whether the work as a whole is patently offensive.
• Whether the work as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

The legacy statement argues all three criteria must be met for material to be deemed obscene and outside constitutional protection, and that this site does not meet that threshold.

While some viewers may find portions of the site offensive, the position stated is that the content remains constitutionally protected speech and viewing is voluntary.

A Note Concerning Minors

Referencing Ginsberg v. New York, the statement notes that tighter standards may apply to minors, while also maintaining that this site is not designed for minors.

The page states that, where possible, content may be marked as inappropriate for minors and that filtering vendors may be notified.

And concerning parental responsibility...

For a word on parental responsibility, Lori Fena, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation:

What [Reno v. ACLU] means is that the responsibility for controlling our content lies on us -- the citizens and the parents -- and this is a call for all of us once again to demonstrate how we can trusted to use this medium responsibly."

I have done my part. Please do yours.