I think that any site that put up porn should be registered as such; it would make filtering much easier. I believe that icann.org ought to be doing something there. If you put up porn without registering, your domain name ought to be de-registered, without notice. Of course this means that some kind of authority has to be in place, with rules and such, complete with a clear definition of what porn is, that is universally accepted. We have the V chip (voluntary program) here in the USA for TVs, why can't we have the same for the internet?
This issue would be similar to the old right to bear arms in the US, and I'm sure that many people would argue that registration is nonsense, for whatever crazy reason they come up with.
pHaestus has it right though; the copyright issue is a big one. If a site in another country copies something of yours, more than likely you won't have any kind of legal recourse. Your only option is to report it to the host, send a sternly worded letter, and keep your fingers crossed.
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