Like the unsuspecting populace in a cheesy action adventure flick who are unaware that an asteroid is about to pulverize the planet, many Fleshbot readers may not have realized how close we came this week to total disaster: had the Supreme Court upheld certain provisions of the Child Online Protection Act, this site might have had to implement some sort of intrusive age verification system, or (worse) close up shop indefinitely, meaning we'd have to go back to working fry baskets for a living. The fight's not over yet, but in the meantime - enjoy the smut! (All that and news that Rocco Siffredi isn't retiring after all, as reported previously. It's turning out to be a good week.)

"Ashcroft vs. ACLU 2" (aclu.org)
"High Court Upholds Blocking of Web Porn Law" (AVN)

More links to coverage and updates after the jump.

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"High Court: Porn Law Too Broad" (Wired News)
"Justices Uphold Block of Web Porn Law but Send Case Back" (New York Times; registration required)
"High court bars Internet porn law enforcement" (CNN)

Update Two more articles from AVN: "The COPA Ruling: 'If We Don't Keep Porn From Kids, Somebody Else Will'" and "Supreme Court Passes The Buck Again" (avn.com)

See also: chat transcript with with ACLU associate litigation director Ann Beeson (washingtonpost.com)

Previously: Ashcroft Video Project, Obscenity, Then and Now

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