Comments on: iPod porn pains parents, employers

Attorney Eric. J. Sinrod says the potential for iPod pornography is no longer a theoretical exercise.

[mkmcgregor]

But how do they get it to the IPod?

You stated that this is a way for children, amongst others, to get to porn outside of the realm of their parents PC that is carefully tied down. If that's the case, how did they download the porn to the IPod in the first place? If they have access to other PCs to do the dirty work, then what does it matter how the parents PC is locked down or that they have an IPod. They will just go to the other PCs and look if not download. Yes the IPod makes it protable, but they still have access it somehow to get it there. As far as the work aspect, unless the people are uploading porn to the work PC, I don't see why possessing a device at work is an issue. In case your getting mad, I belive that pornography is immoral and should be avoided, but I'm making a point; probably got the porn people mad now. It's the equivalent of having a magazine in your briefcase. If you get caught with it at work and someone is offended; SURPRISE, you might get fired. Same here. My real point was about the children, their access to it didn't make any sense. Everything after that is pure rant.

CNET hates Apple.

Who paid for this article? Who told you to write this article? Who?
Who? Who? Answer me!

[petekortum]

My boss carriers around hustler inside his newpaper

.........and his wallet has snapshots of his
favorite escort service employees.

[microsoft slayer]

Eric "Numrod"

this sounds like another christian propaganda.

[h_eckler]

Christian? Probably not...

I don't think Eric is a Christian, but I could be wrong. Regardless, this is not about religion. This is about liberty and personal responsibility; ideals that a liberal lawyer from San Francisco knows nothing about.

[MTGrizzly]

This is about market share...

As has been pointed out by several people, the ability to view "portable" porn has been around for awhile. However, it wasn't until a "market leader" emerged that it was possible to focus on one brand name. With its huge market share, Apple attracts these type of "imaginary scenarios" because it sells so many iPods. It is similar to the reason Windows attracts so much malware than MacOS - Windows has more market share! It isn't worth the effort to attack MacOS machines, (yes, I know there is malware for any system), because there are, relatively, so few of them. Similarly, it doesn't profit the doomsayers to attack portable media players until there is a market leader.

It doesn't help that the iPod is seen as a part of the "youth/technology" culture that scares the older generation to death.

[Jeff Putz]

What if we all close our eyes and hide?

Wow, how many times do you see "might" and "could be" in this editorial? What a stupid piece of text. There's nothing intelligent about any of it, it's all common sense, and about stuff that isn't even a problem as of yet.

Here's my cell phone, call someone who cares.

Technology is the devil!

[XedOut CreationZ]

This is hilarious...

I've already commented on "Eradicating the evils of iporn" which
actually came out after this article, but surprise, they're basically
the same thing. I'm beginning to wonder if a kid has actually
done this or if it's all speculation, after all I have yet to see any
other source other than CNet respond to this issue without
referencing cnet as their primary source. Doesn't anyone else
realize that by posting articles like this you might actually be
giving kids who didn't know, if there where any in the first place,
ideas? To get down to the point, the iPods are MP3 players sold
as MP3 players. Seriously, I don't remember this much
controversy over anything else that might be used to view
pornographic material. Hell, if the kid had slightly some above
basic computer "knowhow" they could store and watch porn on
their video game systems, xbox or ps2 for example. Slandering
something just because it doesn't have a Microsoft label; if
something like this destroys the iPod's name or causes apple to
revoke their iPod video advances, then I might have start a class
action suit against CNet, If someone doesn't start one first.

[h_eckler]

Here's Eric's Contact Info...

All obtained legally via duanemorris.com

Eric J. Sinrod, Partner
Duane Morris LLP
One Market, Spear Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1104
E-Mail:[e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

Why not send a message to Mr. Sinrod directly rather than through CNET? Read his Bio folks. He's a typical, money-grubbing lawyer. And, he's considered one of the best IP lawyers in the country. Now that's funny. I'll bet if we did a surprise check of all the computing devices at Duane Morris, we'd find plenty of porn. An article like this is sort of like throwing stones at your own reflection, isn't it?

[Lewis Smets]

www.MyDirtyIpods.com - Ipod Adult Site Reviews + Free mp4s

I wanted to let you know that I found a new site (totally free) that indexes all of the web's free iPod porn -- http://www.mydirtyipods.com.

There are videos and links to podcasts, etc. as well as reviews and ratings of each site.

In addition to the reviews and links, this site has over 200 FREE MP4s for Ipod porn.

All Free!

[h_eckler]

Eric "Nimrod"

What a dope. Palm and Windows Mobile PDAs have been able to play porn video for quite some time. And so what? If I have porn on my personal device, that's my business. If I choose to view it at work, then I take the chance I could get caught; and suffer the consequences.
As for my kid? I'll manage that without the advice of some lawyer. He's probably figuring out a way to sue Apple as I type this. Just shut up and go back to doing what you do...nothing.

[okay431]

-MY OPINION-
And why do parents care? It's not their business It should not be a problem as long as the children can decide when it's getting too absurd. Teenagers also feel sexual attraction and it's nothing bad to explore your own body etc... Did those parents reading this never watch porn as a youngster? if so they would probably never know what sexual intercourse and they would probably not have any kids. Adults are overreacting about children feeling sexual attraction, sry bout teh eng