Is Promoting Virtual Prostitution Legal Then?

SF Gate reports that Craigslist Cuts Erotic Services section due to pressure for promoting illegal prostitution services. They quote:" "It's clear to everyone that Craigslist's erotic services section was nothing more than an Internet brothel," Lisa Madigan, attorney general for Illinois, said in a statement."  Andrew Cuomo is not so impressed though it seems. I guess he will be looking for more headlines on tracking this stuff from the great state of New York. Seems sorta pointless though as the web is loaded with porno and a lot of it is for money--so how can you draw a line? How can you enforce something that people want to do so badly (or properely even?).

So er, than what is an internet virtual brothel on the Second Life porno/narco/ultra-violence grid then? Ya, is a virtual brothel less illegal than a listing on a web page? Is a voice-escort not really an escort? Is avatar prostitution sex for virtual money a legal simulation of an illegal act?? Is it really an big deal if the escorts are doing it for fantasy and not making that much money really? Is paying online for virtual escorts a path down the slippery slope to doing it in real life?

But I guess if lDAs can attack the web service providers, it is possible to beat some money or make some case to shut it all down. Follow the money and who stands to gain from this stuff. Certainly a hugh chunk of the Linden Lab revenue comes from porno which in many areas (not all) of the world is illegal--so looks like they should be expecting some interest from Andrew Cuomo and others. I don't think sectioning this brothel/escort activity off to the side is gonna make it less illegal to profit from it. But if it weren't for sex and money, where would the internet even be today?