RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Women exempt from the requirements of 18 U.S.C. Section 2257 because ...

Q. My girlfriend and I were watching an adult video when it stated, "This product and all graphical materials associated with it are exempt from the requirements of 18 U.S.C. Section 2257 because all visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct appearing therin were made before July 3, 1995." What gives?

The Advisor says:
A. Since that date, the producers of adult books, videos and magazines have been required to record the legal names, birth dates and pseudonyms of their models and performers for inspection by the FBI or Attorney General's office. The producers must also publish the street address of their record keeper. It's part of an amendment to the Child Protection Act championed by Senator Jesse Helmes. That any minors are protected by the amendment is unlikely -- if you made child pornography, would you be concerned about Uncle Sam's paperwork demands? Publishers such as Brenda Lowe of the sex magazine "Eidos" have refused to comply, arguing that the act is an invasion of privacy and that revealing her address would jeopardize her safety. As with most laws designed to control sex, the statute is vague. If a mouth is reaching for an erection but not touching it, is that "actual" sex or "simulated" sex (which is exempt from the act)? Or how about photos that appear with the personals in some adult magazines? Having to send your birth certificate to a stranger kind of kills the appeal of an anonymous ad.

still squabbling, you two!?

living up to every "old married couple" stand by.

...anywho...

i thought i remember hearing this law had something to do with traci lords, the porn-star-turned-musician (?)

i think she started in the business at, like, age 15.

Thats what I thought.

That's like "I heard".

I believe Rob is correct. The law was passed in response to the discovery that Traci Lords had lied about her age (or not-there are suspicions that her "producers" and co-stars knew full well how young she was) and was making porn while under the age of 18.

As a result, technically, all of said porn was kiddie porn.

The issue of Hustler that Vanessa Williams pics were in that caused the Miss America scandal is illegal, because in the porn revue section it shows pics of Traci underage. Numerous magazines with those revues out there are cinsidered illegal, as they should be.

So, what you are saying is that you knowingly possess child pornography...?


Welcome to the boards, Mr. Townsend.

Wouldn't it be penthouses fault for putting underage women in their magazine?

it is i believe they had to destroy the negatives as a settlement.