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"As responsible adult creators, we have been following the guidelines set forth by the U.S. government since 1995. As you know, production companies are required to maintain 2257 documents. When these guidelines were created, the federal government ruled that content created prior to the enforcement of 2257 would be exempt. However, your upcoming regulations threaten to supersede the government ruling that verified creators have been following for 26 years thereby creating a law on their own, without any input from the very community it oppresses. The requirement of updating identification on scenes filmed in the past means that once a performer’s identification on file expires, the entire scene or film they appeared in must be removed."
I just dont know what to say to this paragraph...
There is a shit-ton of amateur content creators that have never heard of 2257 or even a model release. Trying to lump a bunch of amateur porn producers that only started when COVID hit and they jumped on the OF bandwagon doesnt do any favors for the rest of the true, law / regulation abiding professional producers and content creators.
Mastercard gets to set their own rules. Their ball, their game.
The scene doesnt expire with the ID. The ID has to be current when the scene was shot.
For those that think this wont stick, it will and the platforms are already making the changes. I represent a few of those platforms and we are gearing up for October. A lot of content is going to come down, but at least the small independent studio that does it the right way should have an advantage.
Content, with the docs and IDs, is now more important than in the last 15 years.
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