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Everyone really ought to read the actual (proposed) regulations. Contrary to what is being said, they really are in plain English and do not require a lawyer for interpretation, except for a few fuzzy areas that nobody can interpret.
Also, US laws do not apply to other countries:
(a) Authority to inspect. Investigators designated by the Attorney General (hereinafter ??investigators??) are authorized to enter without delay and at reasonable times (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) any establishment of a producer where records under § 75.2 are maintained to inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, for the purpose of determining compliance with the record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. 2257.
(b) Advance notice of inspections . Advance notice of record inspections shall not be given.
(c) Conduct of inspections.
(1) Inspections shall take place during normal business hours and at such places as specified in § 75.4. For the purpose of this part, ??normal business hours?? are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., local time, and any other time during which the producer is actually conducting business relating to producing depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct.
(2) Upon commencing an inspection,
the investigator shall:
(i) Present his or her credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the establishment;
(ii) Explain the nature and purpose of the inspection, including the limited nature of the records inspection, and the records required to be kept by the Act
and this part; and
(iii) Indicate the scope of the specific inspection and the records that he or she wishes to inspect.
(3) The inspections shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably disrupt the operations of the producer?s
establishment.
(4) At the conclusion of an inspection, the investigator may informally advise the producer of any apparent violations disclosed by the inspection. The producer may bring to the attention of the investigator any pertinent information regarding the records inspected or any other relevant matter.
(d) Frequency of inspections. A producer may be inspected once during any four-month period, unless there is a reasonable suspicion to believe that a violation of this part has occurred, in which case an additional inspection or inspections may be conducted before the four-month period has expired.
(e) Copies of records. An investigator may photocopy, at no expense to the producer, during the inspection, any record that is subject to inspection.
(f) Other law enforcement authority. These regulations do not restrict the otherwise lawful investigative prerogatives of an investigator while conducting an inspection.
(g) Seizure of evidence. Notwithstanding any provision of this part or any other regulation, a law enforcement officer may seize any evidence of the commission of any felony while conducting an inspection.
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