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Articles by J. D. Obenberger

opinion

When the Government Comes Knocking

The execution of a search warrant is obviously serious business, one in which the naked power of the state is brought to bear on a business or home, overriding the privacy and peaceful repose of the persons working or dwelling at the location which is the target of the search.

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opinion

Legal Protection for Amateur Shoots

Any adult industry professional who creates video content with actual first-time amateurs will come to an early knowledge that later performer regret is commonplace. Recognized performers who regularly make their livelihoods in front of cameras, of course, are far less likely to have a change of heart.

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opinion

Touring Attorney Takes Look at Porn Under Putin

About four miles northwest of the Kremlin, three blocks off of Tsverskaya Ulitsa (a congested throughfare, which in communist times had a reputation akin to Times Square on account of reputation for commerce in flesh), in an old Georgian neighborhood, lies tree-shaded Tishkinaya Square.

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trends

Navigating the Legal Challenges

From Northern Virginia to Southern California, federal and state prosecutors and grand juries across America continued to bring criminal obscenity charges against adult operators during 2007.

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opinion

The Empire Strikes Back: 2

In part one, we looked at HR 4472 and the practical effect of the changes it made to Section 2257. In this conclusion, we'll look at what webmasters should do to comply with these new amendments.

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opinion

The Empire Strikes Back: 1

On Thursday, July 27, 2006, President Bush signed House Resolution 4472 into law, an enactment with profound effects for adult webmasters.

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opinion

An Extreme Decision

All ten criminal obscenity-related charges against Extreme Associates were dismissed on January 20, 2005, by United States District Judge Gary L. Lancaster on constitutional grounds. In his decision, Judge Lancaster determined that:

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opinion

2257 Regulations Update

In June, 2004 the US Department of Justice published a comprehensive proposal for the amendment of the regulations implementing Section 2257; These regulations paid special attention to the Adult Internet. The proposal was open for comments from the public until August 24, 2004 under the informal rulemaking procedure employed by Justice. Since then, we have heard nothing from any official source. The proposals remain proposals and are not the law. They may never become the law. We hope not.

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opinion

The Mike Jones Decision

J. D. Obenberger is delighted to report that Circuit Court Judge Sharon Prather granted the defense motion to suppress all evidence obtained from the search warrant executed against Mike Jones

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