#pornwars

The Justice Department wants to amend the 2257 regulations (again) with the apparent goal of making them even more difficult to comprehend and abide by. Maybe this kind of stuff is what lawyers use to get off? (avn.com)

#legal

So, about that whole 2257 being overturned thing we heard about a while ago? It looks like that decision might get overturned too. Which bums us out, of course ... but we're not all that surprised either. (avn.com)

#legal

Sure, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals says the 2257 code is unconstitutional, but does that mean this fight is really over? Don't count on it, however, if anyone out there can just make sense of this mumbo jumbo that will be a victory in itself. (10zenmonkeys.com)

#news

Breaking: 2257 Is "Unconstitutional"

A federal appeals court has ruled today that the 2257 record keeping laws that have beleagured the adult industry for years now are in direct violation of First Amendment rights, specifically in regard to the definition of "sexually explicit conduct". As you know, this language has been spookily ... nay, ridiculously vague in keeping porn makers and the wide variety of so-called "secondary producers" on their toes; when you never categorically know what you're doing is against the law, it becomes just another scare tactic to keep porn peeps afraid that they're doing something wrong. More »

#butwhataboutthechildren

If certain proposed changes to 2257 requirements go through, you won't be able to upload that nakey pic of yourself to teh MySpace without also submitting a valid photo ID and a whole bunch of personal info, which means that people will have to rely on even more annoying sound files and seizure-inducing page layouts to get attention. Please, won't somebody think of us for a change? (wired.com)

#pornvalley

It's not easy being Max Hardcore or working for JM Productions when your job involves things like onerous 2257 record keeping requirements and funding war chests to help defray the costs of expensive legal battles. And you thought being a pornographer was only about fun and games and hot cuckold MILFs? (AVN)

#mumbojumbo

The FBI "clarifies" its position on 2257 inspections so now it's crystal clear that not even the FBI knows what the hell it's supposed to be doing. (xbiz.com)

#hollywood

The Justice Department wants Hollywood movies to follow the same 2257 rules as porn companies, but Hollywood has a little more pull in Congress than the Valley, so how do you think this story is going to end? (hollywoodreporter.com)

#barelylegal

Will 2257 regulations be applied to—and ruin—~~anonymous kinky sex partner~~ social networking sites? And will anyone ever make sense out of these laws before our heads explode? (Don't count on it.) (sdcitybeat.com)

#pornislikesomainstream

The New York Post must not pay much attention to the porn industry since they've apparently never heard of 2257 regulations or any pornstars who have actually performed on camera in the last five years. Maybe a massive government database would actually help them learn some new names. (nypost.com)

#butwhataboutthechildren

Have you been having trouble trying to figure out all those constantly changing, politically motivated 2257 regulations and the effect all that record keeping will ultimately have on you, the mild-mannered porn consumer? Let our friends at Kink.com explain it all for you. Government-mandated paperwork was never this interesting. (behindkink.com, via Tiny Nibbles)

#thelaw

2257 Regulations: Comin' Around Again

The porn world has risen to its usual level of concern about the additions and modifications to the proposed 2257 regulations, published yesterday in the Federal Register. While adult lobbying group The Free Speech Coalition has been able to successfully contend with some of the more onerous aspects of previous 2257 proposals, this year's model is still particularly burdensome to "secondary producers", websites like this one that publish other people's racy content without also carrying documentation proving that the MILF in question is over 18. Read more after the gap. More »

#thelaw

The US Department of Justice released a proposed amendment to the 2257 record keeping statute today which should help everyone make more sense of the original regulations as they were set up two years ago. Or less sense; we're not sure which yet. (avn.com)

#wetspots