UNBELIEVEABLE 2257 read (short)
 

Sixty-two commenters commented that revealing personal information
of performers, for example, in the form of their addresses on drivers'
licenses used as identification documents in compliance with this
regulation, is an invasion of performers' privacy and could lead to
identity theft or violent crimes. Forty commenters commented that
including the names and addresses of businesses where the records at
issue are located would similarly lead to crimes against those
businesses.

The Department declines to adopt these comments.

While the Department is certainly concerned about possible crimes against
performers and businesses that employ them, the necessity of
maintaining these records to ensure that children are not exploited
outweighs these concerns.

They want us to display the records, but we need to filter what we are showing ?

Who said this?

Identity theft :(

This shit will not hold ANY water... bookmark this thread and tell me I'm wrong. I call it :2 cents:

I think you could be wrong. This angle will get a LOT of support.
In fact, I really hope you are wrong. :(

Not sure how the old 2257 regs werent enough..

Couldnt the content producers just buy the talent a PO Box......?

And the check this out:

Another commenter proposed that secondary producers be required to
store sanitized (i.e., without personal information such as home
address) hard or digital copies of performers' identification documents
along with a notarized affidavit from the primary producer stating the
location of the complete records. The Department declines to adopt this
comment. Although the Department understands the commenter's desire to
protect private information about performers from being too widely
disseminated, it believes that the suggested plan would be overly
burdensome on primary producers and add an unnecessary layer of
complexity to the record-keeping process. Primary producers would be
required first to sanitize the identification documents and then to
draft, sign, and pay for a notarized affidavit.

It is simpler and less burdensome simply to have primary producers transfer a copy of the records to secondary producers.

SO, THE GOVERNMENT HINKS ITS EASIER AND "LESS BURDENSOME" TO HAVE ME SEND 2257 DOCS TO THOUSANDS OF AFFILIATES, RATHER THAN KEEP MY OWN RECORDS?!!

OH, AND BEFORE I FORGET, HERE IS THEIR VIEW ON NON-US WEBMASTERS

In order to sell in the U.S. market, foreign producers must comply with U.S. laws. This rule applies equally to any sexually explicit material introduced into the stream of
commerce in the United States no matter where it was produced. 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.

That is going to shake up some people who previously excited about the gain in market share from the 2257 regulations.

My question would be how would this be enforced?

They would have to block access to my/other sites from US surfers..... That is something I dont think people in the US will tolerate... and is a whole big scarey thought

:Oh crap

As far as an injuction goes, it is good that they failed to address both of these issues. It will have the FSC a lot more to dig into. I see a long, protracted legal battle ahead of the DOJ if they want to pass these regs as is.

Also, the goverment has to realize that you can fuck with almost anything in people lives and they will turn their back...look at the Patriot Act, but if you fuck with their entertainment -- that is when they get pissed off!

There could be a big backlash from all of this. I think our side of it needs to get into the mainstream media more than it has. Even most of the Bush voting crowd, as well as a lot of the people enforcing these regulations are punching the clown to internet porn in private.

Simple....dont let processors in the US process their transactions.

You hit the nail on the head xxxjay! When the first model is stalked and killed because we were forced to give out her home address, this law is going to find itself in a shitstorm of controversy.

Steve Lightspeed

I"d like to agree with you, but I think they'll state as they have, "While the Department is certainly concerned about possible crimes against performers and businesses that employ them, the necessity of maintaining these records to ensure that children are not exploited outweighs these concerns."

This is just an insane way of thinking!?

What about online casinos RIGHT NOW? :1orglaugh

Unless performing in adult content is made illegal, how can the government justify protecting minors by jeopardizing performers? Put me down for a fight on this one. Its wrong.

Steve Lightspeed

Insane? Agreed.

Thinking? You use that term loosely.

Surprising? Not in the least considering who's in office and their ultimate goal.

it all sucks. we'll see how far the free speech coaltion can get.

All this shit makes me shake my head and sigh....

it's very similar to gun laws. The people that are breaking the laws, you know... the criminals.... they don't give a shit about the laws. All they accomplish by passing all this nonsense is make it harder on the people trying to follow the laws. Thousands of notarized affidavits and shit? Come on... the fuckin' criminals don't give a fuck about any of that. The CP peddlers are not trying to sneak through some half-assed fabricated documentation that, now with the NEW regs, could possibly be detected by some sleuth DOJ agent.

Our government at work once again.... fucking things up for the honest people, and doing NOTHING to slow down the criminals. :2 cents:

Steve, I agree with you 100%.

This administration has already shown their utter disregard for it's performers though.

Who was it, and exactly what was said a couple of years ago? Something along the lines of, "Why would we give a shit what happens to a webcam girl?"

That isn't the exact quote, but it's along the lines. If someone has it handy, and who said it, I'd be curious to see it again. I'm thinking Ashcroft, but that may be TOO obvious.

Very well said :thumbsup

Damn, I can get Jordans real name and address now? woohoo!

Seriously though Steve, that shit blows. Hopefully this will be tied up long enough for you and all your models to retire.

This has nothing to do with protecting children and everything to do with turning everyone involved in the adult industry into criminals. It will backfire on them just like prohibition and the drug war.

I wondered about this one as well. What if the primary producer wants to, or doesn't mind sanitizing the records? They seem to disregard this comment because of the overburden on producers, so if we feel it's not a burden, can we still proceed with marking out addresses from the ID's?

not? the old regs were against child porn, the new ones are against porn at all

exactly - it is meant to harass and group the adult community into the same as those who produce CP. How will it stop cp? it wont. It will however force some out of business and many to the brink locked up in paper work and court proceedings.

I guess all the famous Internet models....like Misty Anderson, Kate's Playground, Tiffany, Megan OT, Nikki, Blue Eyes, Seanna Teen and other teen models would have to give their affiliates copies of all IDs required by the law.

We need to protect these women(Internet models) from predator.


ooo....showing girls in thongs is obscene in certain communities in the US.

OMG.. :Oh crap :( :helpme

I'm not living in the states but I still have the words "must assasinate {insert a few names}" ringing inside my head...
Contrary to what many "offshore" people believe now, this tyrannny will affect us ALL..!

Goddam morons & assholes You have running the show over there! :disgust

that's what you greedy bastards get for not make large contributions bush's presidential campaign

My only comment on this is can you imagine what would happen if everyone got hold of Jenna Jameson's home address??? The stalkings would be mind boggling

I think thats fucked too - Stalkers are tickled about it. :mad:

Of course they are, the DOJ want sto do everything but give them the keys to their front door it seems.

That is exactly the kind of duplicity that will give lawyers room to fight:

1. It's legal to work as a model in the adult industry.
2. It legal to be under 18 as well.

It is clear that the DOJ doesn't even think of the people in group #1 and that is what they are. They deserve the same protection as the kids do...and we all know this isn't about CP anyway. CP is just convient high moral ground for the DOJ to stand on when the try to prosectute 2257.

The bottom line is there are reasonable ways to accomplish what DOJ says it wants there, while not compromising the models real information from the primary producer. An underage child and a 20-something model are still citizens and have the same rights to privacy, no?

Hey, I agree with both you and Jay.

I'm just quoting what the Government has stated. Not me.

But, I'M also a RATIONAL individual.

That's NOT who we're dealing with here obviously.

I've been saying this for a LONG time man.

This entire law is under the "Guise" of defending our children. Nothing more.

My feeling is when someone goes to court and can provide any and all documentation to prove that someone is over 18 and SHOW that we're not in the business of dealing with CP, this law will ultimately collapse.

They're trying to make criminals out of us for nothing more than bad record keeping. Why? Because they KNOW we don't deal in CP. Why change the laws? Because they know we're following the laws AS THEY ARE TODAY.

Read Amp's post above. That's exactly what's going on. They're not focusing on the CP problem they claim to be after, NOR the REAL criminals. They're focusing on LAW ABIDING pornographers (lol, that does sound kind of funny). Now, they're just changing the laws to make it harder to abide by the laws.

Would it have to be a home address... could the producers get boxes for the talent?

I take you can have a DL delivered to a PO Box?

I HAD my dmv address as my PO Box address for a long time. When I just did my annual DMV stuff, they made me use a physical address this time.

There are even sponsors that want affiliates real addresses as well. Saying PO Boxes are havens for cheaters. I know this wasn't part of the issue, just wanted to say it.

I have some solution options, but will only discuss them on an individual basis.

if you are interested please feel free to hit me up 174842541

I hate this shit so much....as a smaller operator, I don't know how I could comply. It'd probably run me out of the industry. :(