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2257 Lies

AVN's Mark Kernes makes a convincing argument that the US Department of Justice's new 2257 regulations are less about protecting children from pornographic exploitation than (surprise!) regulating porn businesses into logistical...

5:10 PM on Tue Jun 14 2005, by Fleshbot, 485 views
http://fleshbot.com/sex/2257/2257-lies-107875.php

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)

12:10 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008, by Dashiell Bennett, 5,910 views, Comment
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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)

11:46 AM on Wed Oct 3 2007, by Dashiell Bennett, 131 views, Comment
http://fleshbot.com/sex/mumbo-jumbo/-306557.php

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)

2:34 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007, by Dashiell Bennett, 252 views, Comment
http://fleshbot.com/sex/hollywood/-303031.php

New 2257 Regulations

The number 2257 might not mean much to you unless you already create porn for a living, but newly revised US Department of Justice rules regulating the ways adult content is distributed on the web (particularly the way "secondary producer"...

4:20 AM on Wed May 25 2005, by Fleshbot, 3,044 views
http://fleshbot.com/sex/2257/new-2257-regulations-104871.php

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)

11:10 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008, by Lux Nightmare, 13,983 views, Comment
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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...

10:20 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007, by Dashiell Bennett, 5,175 views, Comment
http://fleshbot.com/sex/legal/-320810.php

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...

2:18 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007, by Fleshbot, 629 views, Comment
http://fleshbot.com/sex/porn-valley/-309312.php

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)

11:46 AM on Wed Sep 19 2007, by Dashiell Bennett, 4,585 views, 2 comments
http://fleshbot.com/sex/barely-legal/-301412.php

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....

1:54 PM on Thu Jul 12 2007, by Fleshbot, 485 views, Comment
http://fleshbot.com/sex/the-law/-277815.php

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...

4:49 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007, by Violet Blue, 18,822 views, 2 comments
http://fleshbot.com/sex/news/breaking-2257-is-unconstitutional-314211.php