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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
Cropping and covering is one of the biggest questions. Shouldn't someone have asked the FBI agent about this at the XBiz Conference?
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The FBI don't make the rules. They read them, they gather information, nothing more. The "is it legal" is up to the judges and the lawyers to figure out.
it is part of what makes this whole discussion a little funny. Think of this:
FBI comes in to do records inspection at a TGP owner's office (his mom's basement?). Anyway, the officer looks at the current website, and asks for model ID's for the first 20 images on the page currently.
The TGP owner replies, "they aren't porn, I don't need them".
The FBI agent says "prove it"
"I don't have to" says the TGP owner, "because the original image isn't a direct picture!"
"prove it".
"Umm, I can't. Click on the thumb and you can see the original gallery".
"sorry, your site is a porn site. You need records for all models on your site".
"but BoyAlley had a lawyer that said I didn't need it! I am in the clear, right?"
"Tell it to Bubba.... and don't drop the soap".
My personal (not a lawyer advice): Don't stand on the head of a pin splitting hairs.