hahahah I am reading this article about the bill that "strengthens" 2257 and I am laughing my ass off at the potential ramifications of it.
http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=10343
If you don't want to read the above, here is the executive summary: "Among other provisions ... adds nudity and clothed images of pubic areas to the definition of ?explicit sexual activity? as defined in U.S.C. 18 ยง 2256, and criminalizes the production and distribution of R-rated mainstream motion pictures that fail to comply with the record creation and notice provisions of 2257..."
Not just mere nudity would become illegal, but also clothed areas of the pubic area? hahahah Do you realize who this potentially turns into criminal violators? Here is a short list off the top of my head. The creators of:
1. baby diaper commercials and print ads
2. cosmo/glamor mag (they always have bare butt shots of women in ads)
3. many, if not the majority of PG-R rates movies these days
4. most music videos
5. underwear commericals and print ads
6. everything involving Victoria's Secret marketing
7. journalists coverage of fashion shows
8. SI swimsuit issue
9. and be careful taking home pictures/movies of your newborns/infants/toddlers... post them on a homepage that has a commercial banner on it to share with family and friends and you're a violator too!
The list goes on and on. Not to metion anyone and everyone who distributes or publishes these things would also need 2257 documentation.
The activities that this bill would potentially criminalize are completely insane, will cause us all a lot of headaches until it is sorted out in the courts, and is also fucking great for comic relief right now despite all of that.... Thanks Mike Pence!
http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=10343
If you don't want to read the above, here is the executive summary: "Among other provisions ... adds nudity and clothed images of pubic areas to the definition of ?explicit sexual activity? as defined in U.S.C. 18 ยง 2256, and criminalizes the production and distribution of R-rated mainstream motion pictures that fail to comply with the record creation and notice provisions of 2257..."
Not just mere nudity would become illegal, but also clothed areas of the pubic area? hahahah Do you realize who this potentially turns into criminal violators? Here is a short list off the top of my head. The creators of:
1. baby diaper commercials and print ads
2. cosmo/glamor mag (they always have bare butt shots of women in ads)
3. many, if not the majority of PG-R rates movies these days
4. most music videos
5. underwear commericals and print ads
6. everything involving Victoria's Secret marketing
7. journalists coverage of fashion shows
8. SI swimsuit issue
9. and be careful taking home pictures/movies of your newborns/infants/toddlers... post them on a homepage that has a commercial banner on it to share with family and friends and you're a violator too!
The list goes on and on. Not to metion anyone and everyone who distributes or publishes these things would also need 2257 documentation.
The activities that this bill would potentially criminalize are completely insane, will cause us all a lot of headaches until it is sorted out in the courts, and is also fucking great for comic relief right now despite all of that.... Thanks Mike Pence!
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