Paypal may be backing off

[elf]

Paypal, getting pressured from many sides, is reconsidering their ban on certain kinds of erotica. Reps from several ebook publishing companies, including Mark Coker from Smashwords, have contacted them to say (1) "WTF? I mean, well, um... WTF?" and (2) "how exactly do you define these terms, because once you shift from 'incest' which has kinda-sorta a legal definition to 'pseudo-incest,' how are we supposed to know if a book fits that or not?" and also (3) "Do you have any idea how many historical novels smash into multiple areas of your new ban?" and then (4) "also, WTF?"

PayPal attempted to say it was the credit card companies demanding these changes. ( Apparently, that ain't so. )