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| 1973-06-21 First Amendment - Justice Douglas' opinion
Justice Douglas' dissenting opinion: "The idea that the First Amendment permits government to ban publications that are 'offensive' to some people puts an ominous gloss on freedom of the press. That test would make it possible to ban any paper or any journal or magazine in some benighted place. The First Amendment was designed 'to invite dispute,' to induce 'a condition of unrest,' to 'create dissatisfaction with conditions as they are,' and even to stir 'people to anger.' The idea that the First Amendment permits punishment for ideas that are 'offensive' to the particular judge or jury sitting in judgment is astounding. No greater leveler of speech or literature has ever been designed. To give the power to the censor, as we do today, is to make a sharp and radical break with the traditions of a free society. The First Amendment was not fashioned as a vehicle for dispensing tranquilizers to the people. Its prime function was to keep debate open to 'offensive' as well as to 'staid' people. The tendency throughout history has been to subdue the individual and to exalt the power of government. The use of the standard 'offensive' gives authority to government that cuts the very vitals out of the First Amendment. As is intimated by the Court's opinion, the materials before us may be garbage. But so is much of what is said in political campaigns, in the daily press, on TV, or over the radio. By reason of the First Amendment - and solely because of it - speakers and publishers have not been threatened or subdued because their thoughts and ideas may be 'offensive' to some." |
1996-12-09: The Internet: The Free-Speech Battleground
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| 1998-2004 DOJ vs. Visa/Mastercard
I include a link to the ending of this six-year case because many people claim that the government quietly forced Visa/Mastercard to enact tough anti-porn guidelines, by threatening them with follow-up lawsuits of this nature. I have no written substantiation of this suggestion, however, even an ex-employee of Visa verbally confirmed this (he recalls having been at a meeting where govt officials told them what to do), and, it's notable that the content crackdowns began at about the same time that this case ended. |
| 2003-04-10 New Federal Attack on the Horizon?
AVN article. |
2003-08-25 Defendants Plead Guilty in Obscenity Case
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| 2003-11: CCBill's Acceptable Use Policies, Nov 2003, html
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2003: Sexuality-Related Laws in Europe
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| 2004-03-24 Eaton Man Charged
Word is that the violation they charged this man with, was 18 USC 2257. |
2004-06-04 Knock, Knock - It's the 2257 Man
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| 2004-06-16 Ashcroft’s Proposed Changes to 18 USC 2257
AVN article. |
2004-06-28 Changes to 2257 now an Official Proposal
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| 2004-07-01 No Inspections Yet, But 2257 Being Updated
AVN article. |
2004-08-12 Webmaster's Primer on 2257 Compliance
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| 2004-08-12: 2257 Comments Emailed to the DOJ
AVN article. The comment-period is over for contacting the Department of Justice, but this article is still of interest because it lists in detail what objections were made to the DOJ about the proposed 2257 changes. |
2004-09 Webmaster's Primer on 2257 Compliance
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| 2004-09-01 2257 Compliance Checklist for European Producers
AVN article. |
2004-09-01: 2257 and Politics
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| 2004-09-01: 2257 and You
AVN article. |
2004-09-01: What Video Producers Need to Know
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| 2004-09-08 Info Requested via Freedom of Information Act
AVN article. |
2004-10-08 Webmasters as Secondary Producers
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| 2004-10-20 FSC Preparing to Challenge New 2257 Regulations
AVN article. |
2004-11-25: Gov't Anti-Porn Efforts Well-Funded for 2005
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| 2004-11-26: Copyright Czar added to Fed Bill
AVN article. |
2004-11-30: Senate used Unfair Tactics in Porn Hearing
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| 2004-12-02: Senate Hearing: 'The Science Behind Porn Addiction'
AVN article. "Suggestions were made that pornography was... a harmful, addictive product which should outweigh any protection it may have as expression." |
2004-12-22: Anti-Censorship Defense Committee Pledges Matching Funds
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| 2004: Obscenity notes at WorldGroups.com
U.S. Federal obscenity indictments since 1995 that specify or describe the subject matter alleged to be obscene: "The web sites, including 'forbiddenvideos.com', were used to advertise and distribute [content] depicting rape scenes, sexual torture, and urination and defecation in conjunction with sex acts ." ... "depicted scenes of rape, described and pandered on the website as follows: 'Want a video of a REAL RAPE? This is no joke.' " (United States. v. Clarence Thomas Gartman, Brent Alan McDowell & Lou Anthony Santilena, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2004 ) -- "Video tapes, DVDs and computer video files. . .depicting sexually explicit scenes of defecation, urination and flatus..." [flatus = flatulence] (United States v. Michael J. Corbett, Sharon E. Corbett, Joseph Tanner, Randall Rogers, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2003) -- "Videotapes identified as "PS-143: UR-A-Peen" and "MV-115: Rape and Sodomize."" j (United States v. Thomas W. Lambert and Sanford Wasserman, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 2004) -- "Video tapes depicting rape scenes... described on the [defendants' ]web site as follows: 'Want a video of a REAL RAPE? This is no joke, they actually raped a girl and made this video. She is about 20 yrs. old, a very loud screamer, and cries like a baby. . . . She pleads for mercy and begs the men to stop the tape. The men tie her up and have their way with her, including shoving a BASEBALL BAT into her small pussy, pouring hot wax IN her pussy and mouth!' ; "...video tapes...described on the web site as follows: 'This girl gets her tits slashed by a sharp knife and 4 fingers shoved in her ass! 60 minutes.'" (United States v. Garry Layne Ragsdale, Tamara Michelle Ragsdale, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2003) -- "Video tapes which depicted graphic sexual acts including sexual intercourse between humans and animals, urination, defecation, and fisting...". (United States v. Gary A. Robinson, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 2004) -- "Videotapes and DVDs depicting sexually explicit content involving ... sadistic and masochistic conduct, defecation, urination, and bestiality." (United States v. Ronald G. Urbassik, Alina D. Urbassik, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2004) |
| 2005-01-11 Gonzales Commits To Fighting Porn
AVN article. |
2005-01-31 Judge dismisses Obscenity Conviction on Privacy Grounds
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| 2005-02-01: Legal Issues of Producing Adult Content
AVN article. |
2005-02-03: Gonzales New Attorney General
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| 2005-02-15 Free Speech Coalition Submits Testimony
AVN article. |
2005-02-15 FSC Submits Testimony to Senate Subcommittee
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| 2005-02-15 Letter to Subcommittee about Obscenity Hearing
AVN article. |
2005-02-15: FSC's Commentary about Senate Obscenity Hearing
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| 2005-02-15: Upcoming Senate ''Obscenity'' Hearing
AVN article. |
2005-02-16 Senate Subcommittee Cancels Porn Hearing
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| 2005-02-16: Senate Hearing: 'Obscenity Prosecution and the Constitution'
Hearing notice at Senate.Gov. Last word was this was cancelled... |
2005-02-28: Gonzales Vows Aggressive Obscenity Prosecution
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| 2005-03-01 Fetish Materials and the Law
AVN article |
2005-03-02: FSC Open Meeting about 18 USC on March 17
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| 2005-03-03: Gonzales Urged to Declare War on Child Porn
AVN article. |
2005-03-10 Senate SubCommittee Changes Hearing Name
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| 2005-03-15 Googlejacking
AVN article |
2005-03-16 Senate Subcommittee Launches Offensive on Obscenity
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| 2005-04-01 Do You Know What Your Affiliates Are Doing
AVN article |
2005-04-20 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
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| 2005-05-06: Hit Child Porn, not Legal Adult Content
AVN article. |
2005-05-06: Justice Dept's Obscenity Task Force
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| 2005-05-11: Attorneys weigh in on Obscenity Task Force
AVN article. |
2005-05-17 CCBill: 'No More Watersports, Violent Content'
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| 2005-05-17: Attorney Gen. Adds to 18USC2257
Department of Justice press release. |
2005-05-17: New 2257 Regs Coming
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| 2005-05-17: New 2257 Rules signed by Attorney General
AVN article |
2005-05-18: FSC to Challenge New 2257 Rules
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| 2005-05-24 Confusion and Anger over Regs
AVN article |
2005-05-24 Regs will Change Way Adult Business is Conducted
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| 2005-05-27 Understanding Personal ID Requirements
AVN article |
2005-06-01 '2257 a Stalker Tool or...?'
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| 2005-06-01 Foreign ID Discussion
YNOT.com article |
2005-06-03 Man Sentenced, Fined for Violating 2257
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| 2005-06-05: 2257 Yahoo Group
Discussion forum about recordkeeping issues. |
2005-06-07 Software Developers Offer 2257 Compliance Solutions
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| 2005-06-14 The Lie That Is 2257
AVN article |
2005-06-14 Webmasters Concerned about 2257 Info Sharing
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| 2005-06-16 Blue Law Makes Webmasters See Red
Wired news article. |
2005-06-17 Motion Filed Seeking 2257 Temporary Restraining Order
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| 2005-06-17 Motion Filed Seeking 2257 Temporary Restraining Order
XBiz article |
2005-06-22 Announcement Due Thursday; Industry Prepares
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| 2005-06-22 Compliant Websites, Closing Websites
XBiz article. |
2005-06-22: 2257 Aims to Crush Adult Entertainment
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| 2005-06-23 Free Speech Coalition Makes Deal With Justice
Xbiz article. |
2005-06-23 Free Speech Coalition Members Dodge Bullet For Now
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| 2005-06-23 Free Speech Coalition Reaches Agreement Delaying 2257 Inspections for FSC Members
AVN article. |
2005-06-23 Free Speech Under Attack
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| 2005-06-23 Naked Censorship
Forbes.com article. |
2005-06-23: 18 USC 2257's 28 CFR 75 -- just the basics
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| 2005-06-23: 18 USC 2257's 28 CFR 75 -- plus commentary
This version includes two columns of commentary by the Dept of Justice "explaining" their intentions and addressing our complaints about the law. |
2005-06-24 Stipulation Regarding Motion...
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| 2005-06-24 The ASACP Says 2257 Won't Stop Child Porn
XBiz article. |
2005-06-26 Industry Reacts to Free Speech Coalition Deal
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| 2005-06-28 Compliant Websites
XBiz article. |
2005-06-29 Dodging the Censor's Bullet
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| 2005-06-30 Members of FSC Submitted to the 2257 List Master
AVN article |
| 2005-06: CCBill's Acceptable Use Policies, Jun 2005, html
Formerly http://businesscenter.ccbill.com/html_forms/aupt.html ... which conflicted with the following: here's the version CCBill emailed to a client in September 2005: CCBill's ''AUP'' limits - cannot have on webpages/site and cannot link to such webpages/sites. Any and all depictions and/or actual occurrences and/or content and/or marketing and/or references to: 1. Underage: Provocative and/or Non-Provocative; including Hentai or animations. - 2. Rape: Rape, involuntary sex or forced sex; in all mediums including Hentai or animations. - 3. Bodily Excretions: Scat/fecal matter, person to person watersports, and/or a woman's period or menstruation. - 4. Extreme Violence: Acts of extreme violence, and/or depictions of extreme violence in all mediums including Hentai or animations. Extreme pain and/or implying and/or suggesting extreme pain. Flogging (severe beating). - 5. Bloodletting or Bloodshed. Consumption of Blood. (Webmasters note! The blood rule can affect your linking to vampire fetish, goth fetish, and horror movie fetish sites!) Self-mutilation. Cannibalism. Depiction of gore inflicted by oneself and/or another individual or group. 'Snuff' or 'Fantasy Snuff' content and/or content involving or implying death or serious bodily injury. Autopsy photos. (Webmasters note: This can affect your linking to necro fetish and "darksites".) - 6. Diaper Fetish: Diapers, Diaper Fetish and/or sites which depict models in diapers in all mediums including Hentai or animations; Sexual or Non-Sexual. --- Forbidden on CCBill's website but not mentioned in the email list: Bestiality, Incest. --- Not forbidden on CCBill's website and not in the email list, but forbidden according to CCBill staff: Chloroform (chloro, chloroformed), Kidnap (kidnapped, kidnapping), Ransom. |
| 2005-07-01 Atty General Alberto Gonzales Lost Moral Compass
AVN article. |
2005-07-01 Ten Myths about Adult Entertainment Law
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| 2005-07-02 Role of the 2257 Special Master explained
XBiz article. |
2005-07-05 Justice O'Connor's Retirement & Adult Business
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| 2005-07-05 Regulations Impinge on Free Speech
Article at PoliticalGateway.com. |
2005-07-19 Gov't Questions Free Speech Coalition Plaintiffs
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| 2005-07-19 New Bill: 25% Tax on Adult Website Sales?
This law would utilize 18 USC 2257 as a roster for taxing adult sites at a ridiculous rate. The idea about adding age-verification to credit card sales, though, would have been an acceptable idea on its own... |
2005-07-19 Senator to Propose 25% Tax on Adult Sites
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| 2005-07-21 Justice Dept Responds to 7 Questions
AVN article. Dept of Justice provides clarifications and concessions on 7 points of 2257. A must-read. |
2005-07-26 Judges Refuse to Overturn Net Obscenity Law
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| 2005-07-27 Age Verif and 25% Porn Tax Battle Begins
AVN article |
| 2005-07-27 Porn Tax - Proposal
Legal wording. |
2005-07-28 Model ID Law in Military Case
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| 2005-07-28 NY Judge Won't Enjoin Anti-Porn Statute
AVN article |
2005-08-02 Battle Goes to Court
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| 2005-08-02 Federal Regs Argued in Colorado Court
Sovo.com article. |
2005-08-02 No Decision in Prelim Injunction Hearing
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| 2005-08-02 No Decision Today; Gov't Backs Down on Some Claims
AVN article. |
2005-08-04 Analysis: U.S. on Defensive during Hearing
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| 2005-08-05 Court Weighs Federal Website Rules
Sovo.com article. This article mentions that the Free Speech Coalition currently has 3,625 members. |
2005-08-05 Foreign Content and 2257
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| 2005-08-10 Some 2257 Regs Clarified by DOJ and FSC
AVN article |
2005-08-12 Proposed Porn Tax Probably Unconstitutional
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| 2005-08-22 No Decision Yet
YNot article |
2005-08-25 Crisis in Pornland
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| 2005-08-29 Silver Lining: the Good in 2257
YNot article. |
2005-08-30 Miami DOJ Rep: ''Mandated to Prosecute Obscenity''
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| 2005-08-30 U.S. Attorney's Porn Fight Gets Bad Reviews
Law.com article. |
2005-08-31 Agreement Re 2257 Extended by DOJ and FSC
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| 2005-08-31 Deal with Government Extended
YNot article. |
2005-09-01 International Paradox: Unenforcable 2257
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| 2005-09-02 Spam Indictments with Obscenity and 2257 Convictions
AVN article |
2005-09-06 Federal Regulations Again Stalled
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| 2005-09-12 Five Recordkeeping Cases Not From Inspections
AVN article |
2005-09-12 Freedom of Information takes a Year
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| 2005-09-13 Obscenity Laws a House of Cards
AVN article |
2005-09-14 House introduces Child Prevention Act 2005
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| 2005-09-14 New Legislation would Expand 2257
YNot article |
2005-09-15 Coalition Statement on Child Porn Protect Act 2005
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| 2005-09-16 Analysis of new Child Porn Prevention Act 2005
AVN article. |
2005-09-20 FBI Recruiting for Anti-Obscenity Unit
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| 2005-09-20 FBI to Target Urination, Sadism, Fisting, More
So Paul Cambria thinks we're all crouching in our garages producing fetish material? AVN article. |
2005-09-21 Models IDs Posted on Online Forum
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| 2005-09-21 MSN to Move Adult Groups Offsite
Betanews article. |
2005-09-23 Churches declare National Anti-Porn Day
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| 2005-09-24 Supreme Court Justice Scalia: 'U.S. Must Tolerate Porn'
Xbiz article |
2005-09-29 War on Porn
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| 2005-10-02 Agreement Extended on 2257 Pause
AVN article. |
2005-10-02 Agreement on 2257 Motion extended to Oct 31
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| 2005-10-05 Obscenity Prosecutions lead to Self-Censorship of SM
NCSF article/press release. |
2005-10-06 California: Max Hardcore raided for ''Obscenity''
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| 2005-10-06 Florida: Max Hardcore Servers Returned
Ynot article. |
2005-10-07 Erotic Stories Site closed by FBI
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| 2005-10-07 Red Rose Stories closed by FBI
AVN article. |
2005-10-07 Red Rose Stories site Charged with Obscenity
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| 2005-10-12 Buried Clause could tag Films, TV as Porn
Article in the Hollywood Reporter. |
2005-10-12 Some Members of BDSM Community Self-Censoring
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| 2005-10-13 Hollywood Notices Rep. Pence's Suggested 2257 Changes
Ynot article. |
2005-10-13 Legal Beat - October
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| 2005-10-18 It's a Lascivious Job...
Article about 2257 in the Hollywood Reporter. |
2005-10-19 Arguments in Extreme 'Obscenity' Case before 3rd Circuit
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| 2005-10-19 Arguments in Extreme Associates Appeal
AVN article. |
2005-10-19 Bill Revisited - ''Legitimate'' Industry Might Be Exempted
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| 2005-10-19 Model I.D. Law might get Rewrite
Yahoo news article about effect of 2257 on mainstream films. |
2005-10-20 ''Extreme Case About Privacy, Not Obscenity''
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| 2005-10-20 List of Obscenity Prosecutions during this Administration
Anti-adult-media article at "Concerned Women for America". Excellent list of cases, though. Notable quote: U.S. Attorney Buchanan speaking on 60 Minutes (Nov.12): "We're focusing our resources on the most egregious offenders. So, we're looking at the producers and distributors who are producing the worst material, the largest quantity of material, the largest area of distribution. As for the big corporations that are now distributing pornography... they need to exercise discretion. The Justice Department is currently investigating 50 cases across the country." |
2005-10-25 Child Safety Act to change Movie Industry
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| 2005-10-27 FBI Violated Surveillance Laws
XBiz article. |
2005-10-27 Federal Porn Crackdown Intensifies
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| 2005-10-31 Nov 30th Latest Extension for 2257 Agreement
AVN article. |
2005-11-01 Precedent set in Copyright Infringement Case
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| 2005-11-03 Wash DC Lobbying Firm to rep Adult Industry
Ynot.com article. |
2005-11-17 War on Porn Starts in Texas
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| 2005-12-07 Recordkeeping System - Free - Cool Content 2257 Records Keeping System
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2005-12-07: AEBN's Content Restrictions
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| 2006-02-09 Bondage Unmasked
'[Larry] Walters, a First Amendment attorney who handles adult-oriented clients in Central Florida, says very few, if any, BDSM sites have anything to worry about. “Prosecutors are looking at sites with actual violence, blood play, scatology, forcible rape—things that don’t play well with juries,” he says.' Story seems at times unclear on the difference between bondage and S/M, though, mentioning nails through breasts. |
2006-02-13 Websites Fight Rules
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| 2006-02-27 Lawsuit filed against Ex-Underage Performer
Cobra Video filed a federal lawsuit against Sean Lockhart, a performer who appeared as Brent Corrigan in four Cobra Video titles while underage. |
2006-02: Verotel's Content Compliance Policy
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| 2006-03-20 Barbara Nitke's CDA Lawsuit (Obscenity)
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2006-03-20 Court rejects Obscenity Appeal (S/M)
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| 2006-03-26 Justices Won't Axe Obscenity Law
Regards Barbara Nitke's case. Refers to S/M and bondage. |
2006-07-25 FBI Inspects Diabolic
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| 2006-08-01 FBI Inspects Robert Hill
AVN article. |
2006-08-18 $50,000 Monthly Minimum
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| 2006-08-28 Renderotica Terms of Service
Excerpt: "You may not post any images of the following on this website: Children: Depiction of children or creatures resembling children (including imaginary creatures such as fairies). Under 18 years of age is strictly forbidden, even in non-erotic situations ...make sure that all your models, virtual or real, look clearly over 20... Pictures that include a text specifying or implying that at least one of the characters is under 18 years of age, or that include props and scenery implying such, are forbidden. This includes, but is not limited to, descriptions of "teen" anything, high school desks and classrooms and other words and situations implying that one or more of the participants is under 18. Bestiality: No images of people having sex with animals. No images of animals having sex with people. Animals include any animal that can be found living on earth in the present time. Mythological beasts and fantasy creatures are acceptable as long as they don't closely resemble living creatures. Other forbidden subjects: Pornography depicting an individual being killed - "Snuff" . Pornography depicting nonconsensual sex - this includes individuals appearing to be drugged, asleep, hypnotized, raped, etc. This also includes bondage. Pornography depicting sadistic or masochistic abuse. Pornography depicting urination, defecation, or menstruation." Aug. 28, 2006. |
2006-08: One Merchant Bank's AUP according to VisaMastercard
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| 2006-09-06 Bukkake Joins List of 'Obscenities'
First known mention of bukkake in an obscenity charge. "...obscene videos for download or delivery in the U.S.. The videos depicted bukkake, fisting, and depictions of defecation, urination, and vomiting in conjunction with sex acts." Also note this scary bit: "Fisting" as used in this affidavit refers to a genre of adult movies that include depictions of the insertion of fisted hands AND SOMETIMES OTHER OBJECTS..." |
2006-09-12 Latest ''Obscenity'' List
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| 2006-09-21 America's War on Sex - Review
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2006-10-10 FBI Inspects Legend
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| 2006-10-11 FBI Inspects Darkside
AVN article. |
2006-10: CCBill's Acceptable Use Policy, Oct 2006
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| 2006-11-16 FBI Inspects Pure Play
AVN article. |
2006-11-17 FSC Objects to 'Illegal Searches'
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| 2006-12-15 FBI Inspects K-Beech
AVN article. |
2007-01-17 Attorney discusses aspects of 2257
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| 2007-01-19 Los Angeles Times reports on Inspections
AVN article. |
2007-01-24 FBI Inspects Wicked Pictures
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| 2007-02-07 FBI Inspector Speaks at Seminar
AVN article. |
2007-03-23 Districts 'Don't Give a Rat's Ass'
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| 2007-04-20 Obscenity Issues Affected US Attorney Firings
Ynot article. |
2007-05-07 FBI Inspects Shane's World
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| 2007-06-01 FBI Inspect JT Video Records
Cited for using a PO Box, cited for not being present during required office hours. |
2007-10-31 Facebook sites more popular than porn?
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| 2007-11-14 Case re Section 2257 Struck Down
In-depth discussion of what's unconstitutional about 2257 |
2008-01-12 Feds Seek Rehearing On Sixth Circuit 2257 Decision
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| 2008-04-10 6th Circuit Grants Rehearing in 2257 Case
The saga continues |
2008-06-06 Proposed 2257A
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| 2008-06-09 Isaacs Obscenity Trial Upcoming
Los Angeles. Defendant Ira Isaacs. Videos include defecation, bestiality. |
2008-06-09 Proposed 2257A Changes Issued by Justice Dept
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| 2008-12-22 Revised Verification Rules for 2257
"Mainstream" productions specifically exempted from 2257 for no logical reason. If the true intent of the law is to protect minors from appearing in sexual material, this futzing with the law is inappopriate. |
| 2009-01-29 Supreme Court Kills COPA Law
"In 1998, the U.S. Congress enacted the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), a law intended to control child access to sexually explicit material on the Internet. The law was immediately challenged on free speech and other grounds and its enforcement was delayed. After ten years of litigation, on January 22 the U.S. Supreme Court dealt the final blow to the law..." |
| 2009-07-01 Extreme Associates Sentenced to One Year
Report |
2009-07-27 Torture Portal Indicted on 8 Obscenity Counts
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| 2009-08-31 No correlative relationship between porn and rape
Since approximately 1993, the internet has dramatically increased the amount of porn viewed by U.S. citizens. Rape has decreased during this time period, not increased. |
2009-08-31: No correlative relationship between porn and violence
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| 2010-02-10: 18 USC 2256
Includes definitions for terms used in 2257. |
2010-02-10: 18 USC 2257
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| 2010-02-27 Vicky on Rapidshare
Vicky weighs in on filesharing. |
2010-06-04 Article: Just How Bad is Porn, Anyway?
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| 2010-07-23 Obscenity Plea Deal
Adult DVD Empire said to be in Obscenity Plea Deal for DVDs “A Bounty of Pain,” “Shattering Krystal” both from Dan Hawke Productions, “Extreme Tit Torture 18” from Galaxy Productions, and “Pussy Torture 8” also from Galaxy and directed by Rick Savage. |
2010-12-10 Mainstream Entertainment Ratio of Piracy and Paying
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| 2011-03-30 Porn Star Database Leaked
Article at Gawker - "Porn wiki leaks" site displaying names and birthdates of thousands of adult performers. |
2011-03-31 Breach of Porn Actors' Data Reveals Failure
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| 2011-03-31 STD Clinic Private Information Leaked
DeathAndTaxesMag covers the AIM database breach. |
2011-03-31 Website Breach - AIM
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| 2011-04-01 The Person Behind Porn Leak
Allegations regarding the adult industry database leak site. |
2011-04-02 About Porn Wiki and AIM Database
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| 2011-04-07 Senator Hatch Demands More Porn Prosecutions
Article |
2011-04-23 Study Finds That We're All Sexual Deviants
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| 2011-05-01 DL is a Convicted Felon
Webpage containing allegations concerning the person accused of creating the porn leak site. |
2011-05-02 AIM Clinic Closes, Citing Financial Hardship
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| 2011-05-03 Talent Testing Service
Remaining STD/AIDs-testing service available for adult performers. |
2011-05-12 Companies funding PornWikiLeaks
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| 2011-05-18 Kinkbomb's Content Limits
Kinkbomb is an aggregate videoclips site. Their 'forbidden content' list states: "we cannot allow: minors, snuff, bestiality, necrophilia, child porn, horror, feces, blood, vomit, fisting, or urination." |
2011-06-04 Florida Couple Arrested for Making Porn
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| 2012-01-07 Michael Peacock case NOT GUILTY
Found not guilty of obscenity - content included male fisting, urination, and BDSM. |
2012-02-03 ACLU Sues Library to Permit Porn Access
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| 2012-05-01 Verotel Account Changes
"Verotel needs to register every single URL and every single merchant with the credit card companies"... |
2012-05-19 Harmful to Minors Act
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| 2012-05-27 Words the US Government Tracks Online
List of words that the USA government tracks on the internet. This is supposed to be the complete list, yet it omits alternative terms (for instance, slang terms for the drugs listed, are probably also tracked). |
2012-11-02 Fined for Sharing Net Pornography
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| 2012-11-05 Model in H.I.V. Efforts - Sex Film Industry
Article: "350,000 sex scenes have been shot without condoms since 2004, and H.I.V. has not been transmitted on a set once." |
2012-11-06 Los Angeles County Condom Law
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| 2012-11-25 Porn Stars Spiritually Healthier Than Other Women
Article: Researchers' survey debunks the old claim that all porn models were previously assaulted or abused. |
2257 Blows
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| Adult Freedom Foundation
"Defending the Adult Industry" |
Adult Web Law
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| AdultBizLaw - Adult Business Law Firm
Based in San Fernando Valley, providing legal services in California, Nevada, etc. |
| Article: The Sunny Side of Smut
"For most people, pornography use has no negative effects—and it may even deter sexual violence..." |
| Copyright/DMCA Service: RemoveYourContent
Mid-2011 they raised their rates; I made inquiries about my account and could not get some of the data due to how their system displayed it; a staffer told me they are moving away from servicing the adult industry in favor of having more clients in mainstream industries. |
First Amendment Ally: AASECT
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| First Amendment Ally: American Civil Liberties Union
"Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Mission includes preservation of First Amendment rights -- freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press; freedom of religion supported by strict separation of church and state; right to privacy. |
First Amendment Ally: American Library Association
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| First Amendment Ally: Americans United
Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Founded in 1947 as non-sectarian non-partisan organization. |
First Amendment Ally: Center for Democracy and Technology
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| First Amendment Ally: Freedom Forum
Non-partisan foundation dedicated to free press and free speech. |
First Amendment Ally: IASHS
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| First Amendment Ally: Media Coalition
Association that defends the right to produce, sell and buy books, magazines, movies, recordings, videotapes, videogames, etc. |
First Amendment Ally: National Coalition Against Censorship
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| First Amendment Ally: National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
National lesbian gay bisexual transgender (LBGT) civil rights and advocacy organization. Headquartered in Washington D.C. |
First Amendment Ally: People for the American Way
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| First Amendment Ally: SSSS
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (Quad S) is a professional society dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about sexuality. Founded in 1957. |
First Amendment Ally: TV Watch
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| First Amendment Lawyers Association (FALA)
Not-for-profit association. Membership includes the most prominent First Amendment attorneys in the U.S. |
| Global Anti-Piracy Agency (GAPA)
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Lorelei at AdultWhosWho.com
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| Model Splash
Site pays amateurs per-photo or per-minute of video, for amateur personally-produced X porn. |
Payment Services
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| Recordkeeping and Releases: 2257Services.com
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Recordkeeping for Non-US Producers
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| Recordkeeping System with Member Area Program
Mansion Productions member area system has a module for recordkeeping. |
Recordkeeping System: KeepSafeUSA.com
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| Social Security Number Verification
A photographer or director, as Employer, can call in the performer's social security number, date of birth and legal name to verify their identity. |
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