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Originally Posted by pussyserver
The orginazations main fucntion "will be" to self govern the industry as a whole and provide some form or protection to legitamate adult companies
example ( jimmy the spammer would not be accepted into org so therefore jimmy is on his own as well as members who afiliate with jimmy)
maintain a pool of counsel with constituional specialist and lawyers in key conservative states ( especialy conservative lawyers) theese lawyers will be first in line for use by all of the industry as an incentive this includes asset transfers and sales but most importantly challenging just about every thing that dosent has the potential to affect our industry
if the fovernment know we want do anything they have they have the right to do everything
sue them at every turn make them work for theese laws and spend the money
Pay for the lobbyist
buy some lunches or some dinners or some wave runners ( not bribery) but spend money where it needs to be spent
like any good orginazation the name and main operators of this orginazation will not appear to have any ties to the adult industry but the purpose of the orginazation will be the same
the intrest of the industry backed by the industry to protect and grow the industry
think about it
Big tobbaco has a product that has been proven to kill people
why are they still able to sell it
......orginazation and self presevation by spending the money that needs to be spent to protect its intrest
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OK... Throw some thoughts at ya -
Bearing in mind the net is international, is there something in having an international org to represent the industry - possibly with sub-sections for any interested country?
Legal assets are one aspect, tho there are plenty opps to link up at other levels in various ways and this may not be simply limited to "webmasters", but possibly include ISP's who have an interest in adult hosting or are involved in transactiong funds for adult websites etc?
It may be.. tho only my
, that unless the industry begins to police itself and shows that this is being done in practice - it remains open to attack by both governments and individuals. The "front end" (basically lobbying and advocacy) is inclined to fall apart when detrimental facts are thrown on the table and, sometimes these can be indefensible.
There are currently a number of orgs performing what is CP-related "management". However, there may be room for this from the adult industry itself and with direct reporting and liason with domestic law enforcement agencies internationally. (Truth is - it's easier and more effective to deal direct). Whether "we" think issues like CP are not part of the industry, still does not force others to think otherwise. Again, there is an education function involved, which could be part of the role of such an org.
Next thought is a long story, but basically along the lines of adopting "standards". An element of that may go along the lines of developing a "standard" for website entry/access with the object of inhibiting/terminating minors accessing adult content. The method, implementation and legal aspects could possibly be covered on an international basis (particularly taking account of varying domestic laws).
Little doubts, you are 100% correct in that any org working on behalf of the adult industry does need to be managed and handled by professionals who can bring expertise with them - whether that is lawyers with experience of this industry and qualified ex law enforcement employees blah.
Another possible aspect tho may seem out on a limb, is finance and banking expertise. There are prob several areas where they can play a role - some being on payment processing systems and either developing or working in liason with existing transaction providers to cover all regional possibilities.
No doubts you are aware of a "weakness" in for example, third party processing where a processing company can have full access to webmaster funds in addition to their own processing fees and profit element. This has proven to be a major problem for many clients of these companies and something that could possibly be tightened up thru an org representing the industry.
This stuff is endless - It's wherever you want to take it
But underneath, there can be many benefits overall to such an org - even down to simply providing legal/financial/business advice to a webmaster/member.
PS Depending on the precise role and aims - funding for such an org need not be limited to those contributing from the adult industry - there are possibilities of funding from many sources, oddly - including governments.