Originally Posted by Kimmykim

Don't you go getting your panties in a wad. My comment regarding secondary and tertiary is simply a mathematical observation based on the way the goverment has chosen to designate relationships. Their lack of understanding and knowledge in regards to the adult business is not going to deter them from proceeding with whatever scheme they've dreamed up to get some good press and make America safe from the dirty scheming pornographers.

I'd be surprised to see affiliates included in the first wave of their investigations, unless it's by accident. Think what you will of the DOJ, they do have a very sound plan for prosecuting an industry, especially one as much on the fringe of legality as this one happens to be.

However -- the DOJ is not stupid and they look for bang for the buck. If an affiliate gets caught in the crossfire because he is promoting a sponsor program they are after, then that's the way it goes. As I said, they do not understand, nor do they care to imo, just how the system that income is generated exists or is created between affiliates and sponsors.

Just like the FTC or the Meese Commission days when people were prosecuted, the government goes for the biggest target they can find. I've had stories told to me by people that were prosecuted way back when for their video content. People that did go to jail and people that didn't. The ones that didn't paid some pretty massive fines to the government, and in one case ended up with a hung jury to stay out of jail.