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FSC Announces 2257 Public Comment Campaign
The Free Speech Coalition has released a “2257 Guide for Public Comment,” and launched a campaign to ramp up adult industry participation during the Justice Department’s public comment period for the proposed new 2257 regulations, the FSC announced today.
Keeping Line Open on 2257
In October representatives of the adult industry, including several industry attorneys, sat down with officials from the FBI to discuss a host of issues surrounding the 2257 inspection process. While few details of the meeting were publicly disclosed, one thing that both parties emphasized following the meeting was a sincere desire to forge a line of communication between the adult entertainment industry and the federal agency tasked with regulating the industry's U.S.- based businesses.
FBI Inspects 2257 Records at Gentlemen's Video
FBI agent Chuck Joyner and five retired agents inspected the 2257 records of more than 10 videos at adult production company Gentlemen's Video Thursday.
Legal Panel Tackles CAN-SPAM, Obscenity, New 2257 Regs
A panel of five of the adult industry’s finest attorneys assembled Thursday to address several major legal issues confronting the industry, giving a presentation that ran over two hours before a standing-room-only crowd at the XBIZ Summer Forum.
New Proposed 2257 Regs Published
New proposed revisions to the regulations for records relating to visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct were published Thursday morning to the Federal Register.
Attorneys to Discuss Thursday's Published 2257 Regs
Industry attorneys are slated to discuss Thursday new rules relative to 2257 record-keeping at the XBIZ Summer ’07 Industry Forum.
FBI Continues 2257 Inspections
A team of FBI agents conducted a 2257 inspection Tuesday of specialty producer Filmco Productions and its gay and transsexual label Bacchus Releasing.
AFF Offers $10K Matching Grant to Aid FSC’s 2257 Challenge
Dating portal AdultFriendFinder.com has offered a $10,000 matching grant to assist the Free Speech Coalition in its legal challenge to the federal record-keeping requirements commonly referred to as 2257.
FBI Conducts 2257 Inspection of JT Video
J.T., owner of JT Video told XBIZ that he received a call from two FBI agents late Thursday evening and was informed that they were waiting outside of his Hollywood home, ready to conduct a 2257 records keeping inspection, which he said resulted in two minor violations.
2257 for Retailers
In late July 2006, the adult trade press reported at great length concerning the enactment of HR 4472, which expanded federal regulation of sexually explicit images. More than a year earlier, in June 2005, the Attorney General amended the regulations which implement Section 2257.
FBI Visits Shane’s World for 2257 Inspection
A team of FBI agents visited the offices of Shane’s World Studios at approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning to conduct a routine inspection of the company’s 2257 records, XBIZ has learned exclusively.
FBI Inspects Defunct Company’s 2257 Records
In its continuing 2257 record keeping inspections of adult content producers, the FBI conducted an inspection of the defunct Moonlight Entertainment owned by Mark Stone on May 3.
Justice Department Suggests June Deadline for New 2257 Regs
Colorado Federal District Court Judge Walker Miller held a status conference with the Free Speech Coalition and its attorneys April 25. The meeting was requested by FSC attorneys in light of Miller’s March 30 ruling, which dismissed some causes of action and allowed others to proceed in light of the Adam Walsh Act’s amendments to 2257.
FSC Files Motion Over 2257
The Free Speech Coalition today filed a motion seeking clarification and modification of U.S. District Judge Walker Miller’s interim decision on March 30, relative to new regulations over 2257, the federal record-keeping law.
U.S. Judge Dismisses Some of FSC’s 2257 Claims
The federal judge hearing the Free Speech Coalition’s case against the U.S. government over 18 U.S.C. §2257 has dismissed some of the adult industry’s claims.
A 2257 Update
The Free Speech Coalition continues to wage its ongoing battle with the federal government over 18 U.S.C. § 2257 — the extraordinarily burdensome regulatory scheme that was finally initiated after 18 years of inactivity when the FBI began inspections in September. There have been ten inspections, and consistent with the regulations, the inspections have been conducted in a mannerly fashion — no confrontations, no arrests, just review of the records on pre-selected titles by a team of agents.
Wicked Pictures Undergoes 2257 Inspection
The FBI conducted a 2257 records inspection at the offices of Wicked Pictures this morning, FBI spokeswoman Laura I. Miller confirmed to XBIZ.
FBI to Address 2257 Inspections at XBIZ Hollywood Conference
The FBI has agreed to send special agent Chuck Joyner to speak on the 2257 seminar panel at the upcoming XBIZ Hollywood Conference, Feb. 7-8, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif.
U.S. Judge Sentences Francis for 2257 Violations
Mantra Films owner Joe Francis has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service and a $500,000 fine for his role in violating 18 U.S.C. § 2257, the federal record-keeping law designed to keep adult content producers from using underage performers.
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