acting or prostitution?
 

A possible biz partner has brought up a concern which he thinks is a grey area in the law.

When you pay ir even if you don't pay someone for acting (i refer it to acting) in a porn movie or in pictures can it not be considered prostitution?

I said no, because you are paying them to act/model and not to have sex. However he said it could be said otherwise.

Maybe my general model release form is too general but uh. i guess it should specifiy that? Even though it says we shall be held harmless etc etc and they should back us up


He is concerned if some locals find out and start shit like we are running a prostitution ring ir some BS which he aren't it could seriously do some PR damage because we also have other jobs in the community which are reputation is depending upon.

I could use some thoughts, I will recommend we use his lawyer for advice (hah he can pay for it)

But still i'd like some thoughts on this

the act of filming sex doesnt make it not prostitution. However, the act of paying for sex is prostitution. Let me go look up the supreme court rulling, brb.

Old news.

Wanna fuck a slut? Call it 'content' and your in the clear :thumbsup

I think the reason you can pay people to work in porn videos is because the person paying is not paying for sexual gratification-they are doing it purely for business

Odd I never really considered that but it certainly does make sense, I mean you are paying for the act of sex, but then again I'm not 100% clear on what the illegal portion of prostitution entails.

well since "all the other cool kids are doing it" isn't a valid defense i thought i'd ask this one..

i could be like.. murdered by masses of church folk here. hah

Youre not PAYING FOR THE SEXUAL ACT.

Youre paying to film it.

ya thats what i told my guy but he said how can i prove thats what i'm doing, i couldn't really answer that.

Think of sex as an expression of art.

ya but dude, it doesn't matter what i/we think

Have them sign the release form before you pay them. :2 cents:

If you jerk off while filming, then you are in deep shit!!!

You need to read this

http://articles.ynotmasters.com/publ...le.cgi?ID=2549


although it appears you are in Canada. Perhaps you should consult an attorney!

it falls under artistic freedom of expression. you are paying to have actors act a part with a production crew, this is not a personal exchange of money for personal pleasure.

or something like that.

It's legal until your local authorities say otherwise. If they decide what you are doing counts as obscenity, then they can put a stop to it. Temporarily.

But you would most likely win in court due to precedent and similar first amendment trials. These days it would be hard to prove that porn is obsenity unless you live in a community where no porn magazines are sold, no videos are rented, and there are no strip clubs. Then I'd be scared.

well trying they tried to close down the strip club but they can't so they are going to control how it operates. hah. now i'm scared lol

But you can rent porn movies in different places. and you can buy porn mags in many stores. now i'm feeling safer.


Basically i plan on being discreet but i will consult a lawyer.