OCCash Content and 2257
 

OCCash Content and 2257

I?m sure that many of you are wondering what OCCash?s plans are to comply with the impending 2257 regulations. Right now, we are in the process of talking to our lawyers to find out how we can best make ourselves and our affiliates compliant with the new regulations. Rest assured, as soon as we know how to most effectively deal with these new regs our webmasters will be the 2nd to know. We will do whatever it takes to make sure our affiliates can make their sites and galleries compliant by the time the changes in the regs take effect.

The new regulations are set to take effect on June 23, 2005. However, The Free Speech Coalition is seeking injunctions on both the East and West Coast. These injunctions are very likely (though not guaranteed) to slow the passage of these (or some components of) laws. In a best case scenario, the courts will uphold the Sundance vs. Reno decision regarding the responsibilities of a secondary producer and there will be no need for webmasters to keep redundant sets of model IDs.

If you are not a member of The Free Speech Coalition (www.freespeechcoalition.com), we highly recommend that you become one. The FSC is our first line of defense against an administration that is hell-bent on destroying the adult online business.

Lastly, do not give into fear mongers that are looking to make a buck from this debacle: there is not an acceptable third party whom can keep your records for you (should they become necessary) and the earliest there regulations could affect you is June 23 -- don?t fall victim to the profiteering that is already running rampant on the boards. Even if the injunctions fail, the government still needs to set an agency to enforce these regulations which will delay and inspections even further than June 23rd.

Now is a time for vigilance and not panic. OCCash will do whatever it takes to make sure our webmasters are covered just as soon as we have been given proper legal advice by our attorneys. It is still very early in this game to predict exactly what the future will hold.

If you have any questions about 2257 please contact [email protected] and I will be happy to address your concerns.

Jay

One last reminder: support The Free Speech Coalition (www.freespeechcoalition.com) ? they are our only fighting chance!

Im sure you will get things sorted :thumbsup

Nicely written. :)

Great post Jay

right on , go FSC!

Awesome post Jay :thumbsup

Corssing my fingers..

The new regulations are set to take effect on June 23, 2005. However, The Free Speech Coalition is seeking injunctions on both the East and West Coast. These injunctions are very likely (though not guaranteed) to slow the passage of these (or some components of) laws. In a best case scenario, the courts will uphold the Sundance vs. Reno decision regarding the responsibilities of a secondary producer and there will be no need for webmasters to keep redundant sets of model IDs.

right on brotha :pimp

:thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup great post.
Glad to know I can add you to my list of sponsors to keep :thumbsup

Too many people around here not reading the regs or having an attorney explain them, and just freaking out due to a lack of knowledge.

Nice one. Sounds like you've got things worked out to a point where it will calm some people down.

FSC's online payment system is fuckers... Damn... Was going to join today...

I derive all of my income from affiliate accounts and consulting. Do I join as an individual or a company doing less than 150K?

Good post, think possitive.

Lets see how things end up with a lot of other programs.

Jay,
Right on!
Want to mirror exactly what you said over here at SMASHBUCKS.

See you in San Diego!

:thumbsup

right on man, edit yer post the link to FSC is broken

Hey Jay, I agree with most of what you said except the part about the government needing to enact an agency to go out and do inspections.

They proposed the regs 11 months ago, I'd bet all the money in my pockets that they already have a large group of people trained and ready to go.
If there is no injunction the inspections will start on June 24.

Thanks for the info Jay :thumbsup

Thanks, I never even heard about this before.

Cheers to you, bro. This is news that all webmasters want to hear.

Feel free to copy my text bro. :)

Lenny2:

#1. This is what I heard directly from our lawyer, who is Jeffery Douglas (chairman of the FSC) -- he said that they DOJ has not yet appointed an agency to do the inspections. In other words: it could be the FBI, it could be the Feds, or it could be local cops -- we just don't know yet.

#2. If there is an injunction filed by the FSC -- IT WILL ONLY COVER MEMBERS OF THE FSC. That is a fact. I disputed this yesterday with somebody on this board, but now have found this to be true. You could file your own injunction to avoid prosecution, but if you want to be part of the FSC injunction -- you need to be a memeber. End of story.