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421Fill · 08-04-2004, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by freeadultcontent
Sorry for responding next day (last night got insane).

Ok this is the fucked up part. Noted adult lawyer Dewitt thinks it also applies to websites. So do my personal attornies (I got 2nd opinion to see how they may interpret it differently). There is no such thing as "common knowledge" when it comes to law. It is how it is written and how arguing parties in a trial can use legal definitions to interprete it.

Couple of points now:

"For the purposes of this section, the required statement shall
be displayed in the same typeface as the names of the performers, director, producer, or owner, whichever is larger, and shall be no smaller in size than the largest of the names of the performers, director, producer, or owner, and in no case in less than 11pt type, in black on a white, untinted background."

It is speaking of the format in which 2257 must be displayed (on all previously listed rules).
Web site content does have "performers" (models), directors (camera person), "producer" (see secondary producer & or whom arranged or paid for production), "owner" (copyright holder & or owner of website). These are not just limited to video production as you can see. Not to mention video is a big part of web sites.

"For any electronic or other display of the notice that is limited in time, the notice must be displayed for a sufficient duration and of a sufficient size to be capable of being read by the average viewer."

Key words are "Any" "Electronic" "Other". All of which clearly would cover web sites as they are not excluded. "That is limited in duration" meaning assuming it is limited in duration it must be displayed long enough to be read by a typical person.
Yes parts are intended for video's but it does not exclude the others and just gives a display time rule if it is a video. See our point?

good points. but like I said in the next post, it's also easy to do. Sure it will look bad in some designs, but eventually the surfer will recognize the required info for what it is, and tune them out just like the 'Parental Advisory' warnings on cds. Personally, I think how it will look is the least of our worries.