Everything you always wanted to know about content but were afraid to ask............
 

Ok, this thread is about content, licenses, 2257, legal issues for newbies or veterans.

www.adultcontent.nl is ready to answer all questions you might have and share some 20 years of legal licensing experiences in adult/hollywood/music/software with GFY readers.

It's not important if you are a big or small company, wether you are active or plan to be soon. Money or reputation is no issue here.

Fire away with your questions....
(I am online 7 days a week but not 24 hours a day, just so you know in advance)


FAQ No. 1:
The worst question is the one "that is NOT asked"
>>So don't be afraid to ask a question if you think it makes you look stupid. It won't.

FAQ No. 2:
My English is not so good.
>>Never mind, my Japanese is worse and it's very likely I know what you mean.


Who has question No. 1 ?

Me Me... Ooohhh Ohhh. Pick Me...

OK. Question 1.

That pic of you in your avatar. Did you work for a long time to work out that goofy grin? Or did it come naturally???


PS... Guys this is a great chance to lean some things that will help you make money.

That came naturally when my GF (who's hobby is photography) was making me horny when I just woke up in the summer and went outside in the garden for my morning coffee :winkwink:
And she used a filter on the pic somehow

Here are my other pics:
http://www.adultwhoswho.com/person/p....html?id=03844
Some are not so appealing, I just radiate what I am feeling at any given moment since my feelings don't lie and there fore it shows how I feel. (I left out the really shitty ones...)

I have a question actually.

I am Canadian, I am a non-resident but I am not a resident of any other country either as I travel too much and do not spend enough time in any one place. My website is hosted in Canada. Does this mean I'm governed by Canadian laws? Adult laws are different in the US and Canada so I want to make sure. I picked a Canadian host on purpose for this reason but I want to be sure as I am officially a non-resident.

Also I know as a Canadian I do not have to comply with 2257, so if I choose not to does this mean that affiliates who are American can not legally promote me? And if this is true, and I choose to voluntarily comply by having my personal ID/documents somewhere, can they still promote me, with my images only, if on my website I also have models with me whom I do not have documents for?

Thank you for offering your help!

There is a site that offers much info on 2257 & laws
http://www.adultbizlaw.com/

If you host in Canada you fall under Canadian law I think for the website part (depending where you are incorporated where your domain is registered.)
US based affiliates have are bound by US law, which is different.
So this is a conflict.
So my advise would be, in order to get the max. out of your US affiliates and reduce any risks, you should fully live up to the 2257 laws.

I'll mail your question to 3 Canadian people in this business and see if they have more info on the question you aksed, which was an interesting one :)

If you are a US company but do all your work abroad, do you have to have a US based custodian of records, or can you place your custodian anywhere you want?

BTW, is this just for legal type questions or are you also answering questions about content production?

Thanks :) I have no problem having my stuff available but there are some girls I know would have a problem with it, friends, whom I'd like to shoot with. I can easily put them on the site and not in the content I give to affiliates but I'm not sure if that is okay or not.

There are numerous DVD studios/producers that have a custodian of records mentioned on the DVD packaging in other countries then the US (otherwise they cannot export the DVD's to the US that are made in other countries).

What do you want to ask about productions? Let's see if I could be of help there too.

"would have a problem with it, friends, whom I'd like to shoot with"
what exactly do they have a problem with ?

You are not publishing their personal data on your site free for everybody to see. It's just a text line that says you store the records.
You need to keep the original documents safe if any government agency ever ask for it or if there is a legal issue as formerly your friends have not given you a written permission (modelrelease) so if they ever stop being your friend you could have a problem also if they mean you harm (I assumed you procuced it).

Actually your threads in the Webmaster Q&A inspired me :2 cents:

On the main fucking around there is so much drama, hate and nonsense it might scare new ambitious people away with serious and simple questions that are common knowledge for some but not for all.
Everybody has to start somewhere and some of the new people will grow to be industry leaders in time and some will fail or just give up.

Answering questions to people in the Q&A section without being rude I found rather nice inspiring.

Mutt advised me a shopping cart in 2003 which I tried then but still use in 2009. That was a solid advise. I thanked him in another thread this week for his advise in 2003.

hahahaha thanx

Still taking questions...

Did you ever knew the copyright on the DVD cover is not always the same as the video scenes on the DVD ?
A photographer holds the right to the pictures and the camera man of the videos (which could be different cameramen). These people "sell" their copyrights to the Studio/publisher.

Did you know there was copyrights on subtitles from the translator too ?

today's bumper for questions

Hey, thanks for offering free legal advice. For a blog, do I need a splash page warning surfers that they are about to view adult content? I live in the states and my hosting is in California.

I am not a US based legal advisor :winkwink:
I am a content broker from the Netherlands.

But I rarely see a (blog) site with a warning page these days.

Ok. But if your office is outside the US, you produce everything outside the US, and you don't sell/broker any content to anyone in the US, do you even need to comply with the US record keeping requirements?

Nevermind... I just answered my own question :thumbsup.