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TheSaint · 08-31-2003, 11:26 AM

Anybody ever talk to a lawyer about it? DVD is a good percent of my revenue, but I am getting cold feet. First we stopped shipping US postal, and then banned a few states.

(Less charges = less likely conviction, so at least won't be getting an "obscenity through US mail" rap.)

That still leaves the fact that even if you ship by UPS, you can be charged with shipping "obscene material" to some rural community in Iowa, which violates so-called "community standards".

So I am thinking of just dropping dvd entirely. Anybody ever done this? Sure, in the "Extreme Associates" case they are also charged with Internet porn but that is just one charge and thats an untested one...

So why be low hanging fruit for our (in)Justice Department? I am particularly intrested in hearing from anyone who ever asked a lawyer... Is a DVD more "risky" than a download?

08-31-2003, 11:26 AM
TheSaint Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Everywhere at once Posts: 991	Are DVDS worth the legal risks? Anybody ever talk to a lawyer about it? DVD is a good percent of my revenue, but I am getting cold feet. First we stopped shipping US postal, and then banned a few states. (Less charges = less likely conviction, so at least won't be getting an "obscenity through US mail" rap.) That still leaves the fact that even if you ship by UPS, you can be charged with shipping "obscene material" to some rural community in Iowa, which violates so-called "community standards". So I am thinking of just dropping dvd entirely. Anybody ever done this? Sure, in the "Extreme Associates" case they are also charged with Internet porn but that is just one charge and thats an untested one... So why be low hanging fruit for our (in)Justice Department? I am particularly intrested in hearing from anyone who ever asked a lawyer... Is a DVD more "risky" than a download?