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Originally Posted by dfa
i have the $$ to put out some good quality porn and contacts to some really good porn directors...but since im new, ...$2000-3000 per scene is crazy..i dont want to risk my money
i want to start by producing my own content rather then buying saturated shit...i do have a plan...and by me making my own content it will be really cheap...so even if i lose out it wont be that much.. it will also be a good experience.... im just mainly concerned about the laws...
i read read this at en.allexperts.com/q/Adult-Film-2706/2008/1/Adult-Websites.htm
Question
Hey Jim, I was thinking about starting a website for amateur porn. I would be charging a monthly fee to view the content. I know you are suppose to technically shoot all material in CA. I know alot of porn stars and sites do not follow this rule. so my question is is there anyway of finding out if your the scene has been filmed outside of CA and are the consequences serious. And as long as i get my people tested everyone month and have 2 proofs of identification stating that they are of age and have them sign there release form do i necessarily need a lawyer? Are there any other steps you would warn me of?
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First off don?t confuse yourself by thinking the laws regarding Production outside of California are mealy a ?technicality? because they most certainly are not. Yes it is a serious matter and yes it carries serious penalties. No matter how you twist it, production outside of the State of California is a crime.
How serious are the consequences if you are caught? Well, not real bad?IF you don?t mind being charged with a variety of felonies, forfeiture of all your production equipment, forfeiture of all money made from your previous productions, jail time for your performers, and spending at least the next couple of years in prison.
Is this really true? so basically shooting outside of CA is illegal?
what if im only shooting Girl On Girl Softcore Non-Nude, but once in a while have a tit slip here and there, so there is no sex, just kissing, touching etc... would this be ok? or is this illegal too?
what should i do? get a adult lawyer? can someone recommend a good one?
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no this is not exactly true. The real story is that California is a state where this issue was already brought to the courts and set precedent. There are a few counties in the country where porn is outright illegal, but for the most part it is a case of the issue not being brought up and fought to set precedent like in California, so it is a gray area, and not completely outright illegal.
Also, i read the link you provided, and i would be suspect of taking advice from a lawyer who did not know the difference between the word president and precedent, but that may just be me being a stickler for the english language, i am sure most law schools aren't so strict on stuff like that, lol.
some interesting things when googling around,
it appears the nyc nypd movie/tv unit worked with porn productions until the Guliani election.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department
new york supreme court Justice Budd G. Goodman issued a ruling rejecting a claim that porn was a form of prostitution. Justice Goodman "has enunciated the legal distinction between prostitution and paying someone to participate in sexual activity to make a pornographic film," the New York Law Journal reports:
Prostitution, as traditionally defined, requires person A paying person B for sexual activity to be performed on A, Supreme Court Justice Budd G. Goodman wrote in People v. Paulino, 6687/04.
Pornography, on the other hand, involves person C paying B for sexual activity performed on A.