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Well, what ever the real rules are, what a fucking mess. Say I have 15K galleries in my data base. Some of the content is hosted (thumbs or whatever) on my servers. I'm not the producer, the content was provide by sponsors, and some bought. For the art I bought, it's easy! The seller provided the 2257 info. For submitters and hosted galleries I do not have a whole lot of control.
It is always smart to error on the side of caution. Esp in light of the current administration's attitude about civil liberties and porn. Let's see, I have to ask each gallery submitter for 2257 info? Guess that would sure cut down on the number of galleries to review. What about those exit consoles? A submitter doesn't have control over his/her sponsor. A sponsor can add or change anything at any time (Thanks for the extra exits!!). That would change the 2257 info. For that matter a webmaster can change a gallery after it's approved (like that has never happened).
As you can quickly see, this could be a sticky mess for TGP operators. That would be good news for TGP haters of the world I guess.
What is needed is an authorative descrption on what to do. So you hire a lawyer. She gives you her OPINION. To be safe you get a second opinion. When it comes to lawyers, those two opinions are always different.
Thanks Juicy for stirring up the shit.
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