Mista_Shrpnl

This is some serious ----. From my admittedly rather limited reading on the issue so far, it directly affects all of us...

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Here's a few exerps:quote:
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The DOJ recently issued a regulation, which goes into effect next week, updating the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act for the Internet age. This law, also simply known as 2257, after its number in the criminal code, requires adult businesses to keep detailed records proving that all the models they use are over the age of 18.
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To keep "proper records" under the new version of 2257 (and avoid steep fines or jail time), you must maintain files that contain every single erotic image or film you've published, cross-indexed with age-verification papers for every single performer in them. These records must be kept for seven years.
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Republishing an erotic image - even if you're doing it simply for the purposes of criticism - requires you to keep the same age-verification records as the people who created that image.
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Another Article: NSFW content on this site

So anyway, what I'm gathering at this point is:
If Bill or Jim want to post some nudie pics, they themselves are required to keep records of every model depicted with proof of age, blah blah etc. You might think only the actual "producer" or creator of the **** is required to do this, but I've seen on several sites that the law included "secondary producers" which is defined as: "the term 'secondary producer' is defined to include anyone who posts a digital image on an internet site, under 75.1 (c)(2). Secondary producers are the ones who are now being required to maintain this information."

This doesn't look good... :eek :shake

Random Hero

to bad no one here cares.

PureCRXtasy

I think what he's getting at is that this will directly affect the quantity of available ****. I don't really see this as a bad thing though since all of the good sites will be able to comply. The only people this would really affect are the little fly by night crap sites that just buy a few dvd's full of generic images and create a site around them.

dragon

I'm not really sure what all that means and i thought they already did that but are they saying that if anyone post **** they have to provide information of that image? like if i took a pic of a girl naked and posted it on here i have to have a permit?

PoorMansPorsche

I think its a matter of profit.. if your business is the posting of **** then you are required to follow the regulations spoken of.. How ever if I were to take a naked picture of say one of your moms.. as say art.. it would be a direct violation of my first amendment rights not to be able to share it with you guys. so in other words I dare the DOJ to come after me.

-CF

B16CRXT

You just need to be able to prove she is at least 18

Xgenturbo

Not even, if she consents then she consents...its her fault for being stupid.

Honda16hb

I doubt the doj cares too much about hmt, plus if they arrest kain I'm sure we'll all donate enough to bail him out and get him the best state appointed attorney money can't buy.

RedCavz

who cares, nobody looks at this site anyway

Spenser

according to this website.... there are some more mandates that might affect us further

http://www.alternet.org/story/11945/