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It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they can produce porn totally without legal counsel. Sure, you can copy someones model release and contracts..... but do they apply to the laws in your county, state, and city? Sure you can read 18 USC section 2257 but are you familiar with all the current case law? Sure you can stand there and tell some disgruntled model's attorney that she doesn't have a leg to stand on while her wealthy daddy is prepared to spend thousands to prove you don't.
Never, never, never implement adult contracts that have not been thoroughly reviewed by legal counsel . Something as simple as the location the porn was produced can land you in jail or at a minimum, make all your contracts null and void.
Sure, you can and should do the leg work, copy the best parts of others releases and contracts (with their permission), read as many of the applicable laws and regulations as you can get your hands on, get a basic understanding of contract, copyright, trademark, cooperate, employment, general liability and other areas of the law that will apply. Only a fool would waste their time and money producing adult content without at least running all your contracts, releases and record keeping system past an attorney BEFORE producing the content.
Whats a few hundred bucks up front compared to loosing the ability to use your content - or worse yet, loosing a liable suit because you didn't cross all the t's and dot all the i's.
Papa shakes his head in disbelief................................
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