Porn Info: "The good news is..."
So I, like a lot of expectant porn webmasters, heard late Wednesday that some good news was expected to come down on Thursday in regards to the Temporary Restraining Order that the Free Speech Coalition filed against the Department of Justice. For those who don’t know, the TRO was supposed to temporarily prevent the DOJ from enforcing the revised version of Title 18 U.S.C. §2257, the statute that calls (now) for secondary porn producers as well as primary producers to retain records on models who appear in sexually explicit photos and banners on their domain.
Thursday arrives, and what is this “good news” that us webmasters (and for that matter most of the people that have more than a passing interest in what happens in the adult industry) receive? The TRO was indeed successful. Sort of. Apparently, the FSC and the DOJ reached an agreement wherein for a set period of time (until early September I believe) the Dept would not seek to prosecute any member of the coalition that proves lacking in their record-keeping requirements.
What? Are you kidding me? Weren’t they supposed to be fighting for the whole adult industry? That’s like sending your lawyer to court to sue your ex-employer for your old job back. Only to find out that, not only did he not get you your job back, he also brokered a deal to get himself a great job of his own at your former work place. That’s like sending your best buddy to beg your old girlfriend to take you back. And surprise, surprise, they’re dating now!
As of today (Friday) the coalition’s phone lines, faxes, and e-mail boxes have been blowing up with requests for membership (Ya think?). I’m not going to lie: the moment I heard of the decision, the first thing that came to my mind was, “If only I were a member…” But then common sense prevailed. I figured that sooner or later I would have to tow the line and submit to the new regulations. And since I was so close to conforming anyway, I might as well just comply right now.
I’m thinking that the majority of these people (if not all) who are suddenly hankering to join the FSC are just stalling for time to get their records in order. Everyone will have to comply eventually. Which begs the question, what’s going to happen to all these new members when the date for everyone to comply (coalition member or not) has come and gone? All I will say is that, especially if there is a fee involved with membership in the FSC, I’m expecting said membership numbers to go right back down again.
For anyone who wants to join the FSC their toll-free number is 800-681-0403. There website address is freespeechcoalition.com. But you might want to hurry: the deadline to join and be safe under their 2257-free umbrella is, oh, tomorrow, 5pm EDT.
Thursday arrives, and what is this “good news” that us webmasters (and for that matter most of the people that have more than a passing interest in what happens in the adult industry) receive? The TRO was indeed successful. Sort of. Apparently, the FSC and the DOJ reached an agreement wherein for a set period of time (until early September I believe) the Dept would not seek to prosecute any member of the coalition that proves lacking in their record-keeping requirements.
What? Are you kidding me? Weren’t they supposed to be fighting for the whole adult industry? That’s like sending your lawyer to court to sue your ex-employer for your old job back. Only to find out that, not only did he not get you your job back, he also brokered a deal to get himself a great job of his own at your former work place. That’s like sending your best buddy to beg your old girlfriend to take you back. And surprise, surprise, they’re dating now!
As of today (Friday) the coalition’s phone lines, faxes, and e-mail boxes have been blowing up with requests for membership (Ya think?). I’m not going to lie: the moment I heard of the decision, the first thing that came to my mind was, “If only I were a member…” But then common sense prevailed. I figured that sooner or later I would have to tow the line and submit to the new regulations. And since I was so close to conforming anyway, I might as well just comply right now.
I’m thinking that the majority of these people (if not all) who are suddenly hankering to join the FSC are just stalling for time to get their records in order. Everyone will have to comply eventually. Which begs the question, what’s going to happen to all these new members when the date for everyone to comply (coalition member or not) has come and gone? All I will say is that, especially if there is a fee involved with membership in the FSC, I’m expecting said membership numbers to go right back down again.
For anyone who wants to join the FSC their toll-free number is 800-681-0403. There website address is freespeechcoalition.com. But you might want to hurry: the deadline to join and be safe under their 2257-free umbrella is, oh, tomorrow, 5pm EDT.
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