2257
Keeping Your 2257 Records Clean
Model Release? Check! Performer ID’s? Check! 2257 form? Check! Throw them all into a file or load them into a database and your legal tail is covered, right? Unfortunately, XXX law is never that simple, particularly when discussing compliance with the federal regulations applied to highly-regulated, sexually-explicit content.
2257 Compliance?
Our firm’s approach to adult entertainment law has always included the use of technology in conjunction with legal advice. So, years ago, when Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) requiring that all adult websites incorporate some form of user age verification, we created the BirthDateVerifier to offer our clients a legal compliance option, while the courts sorted out the constitutionality of the law.
Porn Piracy Defendant Uses 2257 as Weapon
A John Doe defendant fingered for allegedly poaching porn off a file-sharing site made charges last week that adult producer Malibu Media's 18 U.S.C. § 2257 record-keeping documents may be "incomplete, deficient or even fabricated."
2257: Assaulting the Message
At the end of the 11 p.m. news on Chicago’s CBS Radio outlet, WBBM on July 18, the final story was that, in Philadelphia, a federal judge had overturned a lawsuit brought by the adult video industry against a law requiring them to keep records to make sure that the performers were not children, claiming that the effort was too much work. In the format of CBS radio, the final item is usually funny or ironic, a light-hearted way of ending an hourly news bulletin.
FSC Seeks to Appeal 2257 Decision
Counsel for the Free Speech Coalition gave notice today that they will appeal U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson's decision in the adult trade group's suit against the government challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §2257 and 2257A, the federal record-keeping statutes for adult producers.
Reversing 2257 Ruling Will Be Uphill Battle
On July 18, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson issued his ruling in Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder, the lawsuit that pitted Free Speech Coalition and fifteen other plaintiffs against the Justice Department over the constitutionality of the federal recordkeeping and labeling laws (18 U.S.C. §2257, 18 U.S.C. §2257A and 28 CFR 75 et seq.), better known to the adult entertainment industry simply as the 2257 regulations.
Obenberger: 2257 Judge's Chess Game With the 3rd Circuit
Attorney J.D. Obenberger analyzes Thursday's rulings over 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A, the federal record-keeping statutes for adult entertainment producers.
Adult Industry Attorneys Weigh In on 2257 Ruling
Today's 2257 ruling is a disappointment for many and a stunner for some, but the case over the legality of federal-recordkeeping for adult producers may not yet be over. XBIZ queried a number of adult industry attorneys today to get their takes on today's landmark ruling.
FSC Issues Statement Over 2257 Ruling
Jeffrey Douglas, board chair of the Free Speech Coalition, said that the adult industry trade group is reviewing today's 74-page opinion over federal record-keeping statutes 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A.
Federal Judge Rules 2257 Constitutional
The federal statutes that mandate performer record-keeping for adult entertainment producers are constitutional under the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson ruled Thursday.
Post-Trial Reply Briefs Filed in 2257 Case
The Free Speech Coalition and Justice Department filed post-trial reply briefs on Friday and Monday, respectively, in the case over federal record-keeping act 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A.
2257 Trial: Digital Audio Recordings Released
XBIZ is pleased to make available audio recordings of the recent trial over federal record-keeping act 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A.
FSC, Justice Dept. Fire Last Shots Over 2257
Plaintiffs and defendants in the case over federal record-keeping act 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A both filed post-trial briefs today.
FSC, Justice Dept. Attorneys Give Closing Arguments in 2257 Trial
Attorneys for the Free Speech Coalition and the Justice Department gave their closing arguments in the eighth and final day of the trial for Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder.
UCSB Professor Testifies for FSC at 2257 Trial
Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of communications at UC Santa Barbara, was the sole witness during the seventh and possible next-to-last day of the trial over the legality of the federal record-keeping law imposed on adult film producers.
FBI Agents Describe Inspections at 2257 Trial
Two of the FBI agents who conducted inspections for the FBI’s 2257 unit in 2007, Charles Joyner and Stephen Lawrence, both testified on behalf of the Department of Justice during the sixth day of the Free Speech Coalition vs. Holder trial.
FBI Agent, Anti-Child Porn Researcher Testify on Day 5 of 2257 Trial
FBI agent Stephen G. Lawrence and researcher Janis Wolak, a senior researcher at the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, both testified during the fifth day of the trial for Free Speech Coalition vs. Eric Holder.
2257 Trial Reconvenes on Tuesday
Trial to determine the legality of 18 U.S.C. § 2257, the federal record-keeping law for adult entertainment producers, reconvenes on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. (EDT).
Witnesses Testify on 2257 in FSC vs. Holder
Attorney Jeffrey J. Douglas was among the witnesses who testified today on behalf of adult industry plaintiffs in the case Free Speech Coalition vs. Eric Holder, which involves federal record-keeping law 18 U.S.C. § 2257.