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Originally Posted by The Other Steve
FTP - now you're just being plain silly. This thread has the potential to be a serious debate. Please don't destroy that potential by trying to score worthless points.
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I am being serious... I find the idea of a "debate" of whether FSC is to be the organization to represent the biz is fruitless and unwarranted.
Its far easier to take an existing operation and help mold it, to make it represent the interests of its membership, rather than trying to start something new.
First thing you need is money, lots of it.. in being able to hire lobbyists to help influence laws as MikeSouth and others have pointed out.
It takes lots of money to hire 1st amendment attorneys to fight bad laws.
This money can only come from the membership, which means people have to join. The Robin Hood model doesn't work, where bigger companies should carry the financial burden.
As Rashan was pointing out, the bigger companies have their acts together. They paid money for attorneys to handle their 2257 issues, got compliant, and probably make some of their political contributions for issues that affect them.
Its the mid to smaller sized companies that have the larger numbers that are best served by a representative body like FSC. While FSC can't play the surrogate role to watch over its members 2257 compliance, it does provide a circling of the wagons when it comes to larger issues.
For this to even be a debate, there needs to be the proposal for another plan.
So to the thread topic of starting a new org.. my points have been on target to that topic in saying there is an answer, FSC, but i will agree with many of you, that improvement can be done in various areas, but there is alot that goes behind the scenes.. and in this age of instant communication and cameras everywhere, i can understand the desire to want to know each and every thing.. but their is a practical matter and there is also the issue if even there was complete full disclosure and transparency, how many would actually read through all of it?
I made some suggestions as well, like somewhat of a representative body, where people on various boards who were active and concerned with adult industry issues, could act as like representatives... with interaction with FSC staff to voice concerns and be conduits back to the community boards.
As with all ideas, it takes time and assignment of priority.
Not renewing your FSC membership dues or not joining FSC will cause a negative impact on the industry, if there isn't enough funding to keep FSC going.
Who's going to deal with COPA in october? Who's going to continually litigate on 2257? Who's going to address the various labelling laws and such?
ACLU and EFF might on certain issues, but they don't represent the interests of the adult biz.
Let FSC die on the vine, and what goes with it, is the only defense for this industry.
Fight the soapbox!