2257
FBI Visits K-Beech for 2257 Inspection
A team of FBI agents conducting 2257 records inspections visited the offices of K-Beech Inc. yesterday, XBIZ has confirmed.
Joe Francis Gets Community Service for 2257 Violations
Joe Francis, the man behind Mantra Entertainment’s Girls Gone Wild Empire, will get community service 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.
FSC Seeks Halt to All 2257 Inspections
Free Speech Coalition Chairman Jeffrey Douglas told XBIZ he believes that the FBI has violated a court-ordered injunction designed to protect FSC members who are defined as secondary producers.
Pure Play Media Undergoes 2257 Inspection
The FBI conducted a 2257 records inspection of Pure Play Media this morning, CEO Richard Arnold told XBIZ.
2257 Overload: 2
In part one, we examined the '2257 landscape and the role that religious conservatives played in developing it. In this conclusion, we'll look at the land of the free, aesthetics, softcore problems and more.
2257 Overload: 1
In June 2005, the adult entertainment industry was on high alert. Throughout the summer, the industry seemingly screeched to a halt to deal with what was rightfully regarded as a looming disaster of the highest magnitude: the issuance of new regulations by the Department of Justice modifying the federal record-keeping and labeling laws set forth at 18 U.S.C. §2257 and 28 CFR Part 75 et seq., aka the "2257 regulations."
Lawyers Cry Foul Over Adam Walsh Amendment to 2257
Computer forensic experts and an attorney who handles obscenity cases have testified in court that a new federal law makes it difficult for them to defend clients accused of downloading child pornography.
TT Boy Responds to 2257 Inspection
Responding to the XBIZ article published yesterday about his company being subject to a federal 2257 records inspection, Evasive Angles owner TT Boy asserted that things went smoothly at his facility.
FBI Conducts 2257 Inspection of Evasive Angles
In its ongoing open-ended inspection of 2257 documentation in the adult industry, the FBI conducted an inspection at the Canoga Park, Calif. offices of Evasive Angles on Sept. 27, XBIZ has learned.
Jeffrey Douglas: Latest 2257 Inspection Violates FSC Injunction
Free Speech Coalition attorney Jeffrey Douglas, who also represents Chatsworth, Calif.-based Legend Video, said today’s FBI inspection of the company’s 2257 records was conducted in violation of an injunction issued in favor of the trade group’s secondary producer members by a U.S. District Court in Denver.
FBI Inspects Legend Video’s 2257 Records
Legend Video has become the latest adult entertainment company to face an FBI federal record-keeping inspection. Company co-owner Bruce Mendleson confirmed that five FBI agents arrived at the Legend offices this morning to inspect 2257 records for five specific titles.
A '2257 F.A.Q.
While not intending to be a substitute for the face-to-face legal counseling that is now recommended more urgently than ever for anyone who has not previously consulted with a competent adult entertainment attorney regarding 2257, the following are answers to frequently asked questions about the new regulations and the federal record-keeping and labeling laws in general.
2257 Inspections
On July 24, FBI agents arrived at the Chatsworth, Calif., offices of Diabolic Video to conduct an inspection of the company's 2257 records. Since that time, XBIZ has confirmed three additional inspections under the law. Criminal defense attorney Jeffrey Douglas told XBIZ that this round of inspections marks the first known use of the government tool since the statute became operational in 1988.
The New 2257
On July 26, with much media fanfare on the White House lawn, President Bush signed the Adam Walsh Child Protection And Safety Act Of 2006 ("Walsh Act"). On the White House website the law was characterized as strengthening "federal laws to protect our children from sexual and other violent crimes, prevent child pornography and make the Internet safer for our sons and daughters."
Reality Sites Launches New Gay Site; Opens 2257 Data
The Reality Sites affiliate program has added DILFS.com to its lineup of hardcore video-based sites. DILF stands for “Dad I’d Like to Fuck.”
‘Girls Gone Wild’ Pleads Guilty to 2257 Violations
Mantra Films, which produces the “Girls Gone Wild” video series, has pleaded guilty to violating 2257 federal record-keeping laws, a Justice Department spokesman told XBIZ. Specifically, the company admitted to three counts of failing to keep the required records and seven labeling violations for its series of DVDs and videos.
2257, four letter word or just a bunch of digits?
In 2004, Congress approved a new requirement that the U
2257 Forum Launches
RhinoPays.com has launched 2257Blows.com.
FBI Conducts 2257 Inspections on Sunshine Films
The latest stop in the FBI’s ongoing inspection of 2257 records has landed at the doorstep of Sunshine Films, XBIZ has confirmed. Owned by the brother and sister team of Rita and Joseph Duak, Sunshine Films produces mostly compilation titles, with scenes from other titles cobbled together.
FBI: 2257 Inspections Off to Good Start
The FBI has said it believes that 2257 federal record-keeping inspections of adult entertainment companies are off to a good start, according to a UPI report.