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The Gold Standard

The U.S. does not control the Internet. This basic precept should be common knowledge by now, but since the inception of online communication, American lawmakers have attempted to impose a variety of legal regulations directed specifically at Internet commerce.

Lawrence Walters ·
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Mandatory Condom Law Spurs Potential Exodus

In late January, 2012, the city of Los Angeles passed a landmark law requiring all adult content producers to mandate the use of condoms by performers as a condition for obtaining a filming permit. This first-of-its-kind, mandatory condom law sent shock waves through the adult industry, and represented a huge victory for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which pushed for passage of the law by gathering a sufficient number of signatures to force the city to hold a special election on the issue. Instead of spending four million dollars on a special election, the City Council decided to pass the law on its own.

Lawrence G. Walters ·
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DMCA Safe-Harbor Burden is Global

Our law firm is often asked by clients, and potential clients, whether they should designate a DMCA agent for their site, and how to go about doing so. While that is an important first question to ask, particularly for any site that contains material provided by third parties, it is only the beginning of a somewhat complicated analysis leading to a determination of whether a particular website can avail itself of the “safe harbor” protections against copyright infringement claims, as provided by federal law. Regardless of the geographic location of the website involved, compliance with U.S. DMCA safe harbor obligations is becoming essential for global online service providers.

Lawrence G. Walters ·
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Trouble in Polk County

Last month, days after Kimberly Kupps was arrested on 13 obscenity counts for content distributed over the Internet, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd declared war on the manufacturing and distribution of porn in his county.

Lawrence G. Walters ·