Originally Posted by Lenny2

You forgot an important part of that.

Foreign producers have the option of
not complying with the rule, but then
their access to the U.S. market is justly
and lawfully prohibited.

It also doesn't affect foreign webmasters the way you think. The DOJ specifically said "we do not currently excercise jurisdiction over foreign websites"

The part that you're quoting refers to foreign producers who wish to sell their images/videos to U.S. companies. If they can't provide the documentation then the U.S. companies can't do business with them.