O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005: "How Sex Laws Incite Technological Change
Annalee Newitz, Policy Analyst, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Date: Tuesday, March 15
Time: 2:35pm - 3:20pm
Location: California Ballroom B

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Why is sex-related technology always ahead of the curve? Why are internet pornographers early adopters? In a nutshell: sex laws. These ever-changing laws, which affect everything from online anonymity to content availability, fuel innovation in the so-called 'adult' industry by creating conditions where content delivery models must always outpace legal and social limitations.

Come find out more about how sex laws have enlarged the demand for technologies that provide anonymous, instant, mobile gratification while also stoking content-providers' desires for soft/hardware that can control access and quickly identify users by age and geographical location. Ultimately, geeks in other industries can learn from porn's misadventures because the laws that affect porn sites today will affect other cutting-edge players tomorrow."