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Old 09-10-2007, 11:02 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by davecummings View Post
I might be wrong, but even if you AND YOUR BUINESS retire you will still be hassled by 2257 which requires present Primary Producers to maintain full 2257 records (complete with cross-referencings) for five years after shutting down the business --during that time, we remain subject to "inspections". My letter is an attempt to keep folks like you (Secondary Producers?) from having to do the same hassled record-keeping as now mandated for guys like me.

I'm not an attorney. You might want to consult one, though?

Good luck,

dave
Can you explain why a "secondary producer" should be exempt from holding the documents and responsible for the porn they publish legality?

So far no one has come up with a satisfactory, to me, explanation. The fact that they did not shoot the content does not make them morally responsible and now the law will make them legally responsible.

The argument of "I can't make as much money", which is in effect the main argument, can be used by drug dealers, bank robbers or even shops selling unsafe goods.

The other argument of "You can trust the producer" is too stupid to even give a response to.

Cross referencing, if on a visit by the authorities you should be able to point them directly to an image you publish, not tell the FBI "It's on the DB somewhere."

If more countries and more companies working with Tube and Torrent sites adopted the belief we should be responsible for the porn we publish it would remove a lot of the stolen porn on the Net. Sue the Tube site owner for the IP address of the uploader and if he's in the US send the Feds in.
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