Continually updated FAQ at:
http://www.2257lookup.com/2257ForWebmasters.html
Recent entry regarding Model ID info:
I have finally figured out the way to do the records.
I have talked to some content producers who are part of 2257lookup (like Norman from Matrix) to ask them if they could provide me with the digitized copy of the Model ID and Release.
I will take the .jpg images and covert them into an .AVI file which will then be encoded with DRM.
These files will be sent back to the content producer so they can hand them out with their image sets.
On the issue of blackened ID... some content producers block out everytying except the birthdate and the photo.
Others leave the real name and birthdate and photo.
Showing the real name is a serious privacy issue for the model and i think that any kind of blacked out ID could be considered "tampered" by the government.
I am conferring with our General Counsel, but I think we are going to suggest our content producers to include the blackened ID only revealing the birthdate AND have the DRM file as an alternate record.
Webmasters who subscribe to the 2257lookup service will get scanned to create the cross index report, and will also get all the DRM model info as well.
In the event that the DOJ comes knocking on your door and asks the question "who is the primary record keeper of THIS specific image" and then the directive "show me her model info"...
The webmaster will find the name of the file on their website, open up the 2257lookup report, move their finger over to the column that shows who is the content producer, along with which set the image came from along with the filename of the model DRM file.
The webmaster will go to a web page to request a license key (that might include the DOJ agent name, number, etc) and then get a timed license that will unlock the file and they can view the "movie" that shows the digital ID and release.
There is no charge to content producers to be apart of 2257lookup and a modest fee for webmasters to gain access to this service that will greatly assist secondary record keeping requirements.
The subscriptions to the service will ensure that the DRM server is always up and running so that the file can be unlocked.
This approach might be overkill and maybe never used, but it's one that will surely comply with any 2257 statues, current, proposed, or future...and content producers are interested and doing the work necessary to add this new functionality to 2257lookup.
-brandon