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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
A world where minors on Myspace are selling nude pictures of themselves. A world in with people like Tracy selling content they have no right to sell. A world where many of the content producers in the US have been put out of business by producers in countries like Russia, Ukraine and even Czech. A world where anyone who did not shoot the content can upload it.
A world where the need is for more control not less.
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Hey Paul -
While I appreciate the message of "everyone should check records when they buy content, primary or secondary," I don't see how that equates to "secondary producers should fall under the responsibilities of 2257." 2257 is more than just checking a model's ID, frankly. It's a legal trap. It's a paperwork burden. It's harassment. While I could see the argument that a secondary producer should check ID/records, I don't see how referring the government to the primary producer if a question about age is raised is a problem. Consider that as a secondary producer you are not meeting the model. You have no opportunity to hold the ID in your hands and see if it's an obvious fake. And do you REALLY know that the photocopies of IDs that you were supplied are legit? Or was Photoshop used? For all of these reasons, if there is a question about the age of a model, it makes a LOT more sense for the government to go to the primary producer.
That said, I have always appreciated that your content store offers fantastic records with all purchases... that's a HUGE selling point to me, and I've referred a lot of people to it because of that point. You were doing that from the start, well before 2257 was a big issue in this industry. That's just good responsible business. So keep up the great work over there.