porn question

[Neonanocyborgasm]

I realized something today while watching a *movie*. How can porn be legal, you are paying to prople to have sex. Is there some legal loop hole?

In the US, until 1987, porn could be technically illegal for this reason. A Supreme Court decision in 1987 ruled that sex on camera is a legitimate form of expression and art.

 

[SDMF]

Pornography is taxed.
Prostitution isnt.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Pornography is taxed.
Prostitution isnt.

You beat me to it. When prostitution is earning the government as much money as porn they'll legalize that too.

As usual it's all about $$$.

 

[Urederra]

So, paid sex in front of a webcam is legal too, isn't it? It is just another media to broadcast your... er... art.

 

[Rhymes]

The title of this thread should be : "why isn't prostitution legal?"

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Anyway, you're paying them to watch it, not for them actually to do it.

You mean all this time I could have been getting paid to watch porn??

 

[Bamspeedy]

In the US, until 1987, porn could be technically illegal for this reason. A Supreme Court decision in 1987 ruled that sex on camera is a legitimate form of expression and art.

Then you should let my local judges know about this.

From 2001:

Whistleman admitted paying people to perform sexually on camera for a start-up Internet business. The law simply bans trading in sexual activity for "anything of value" and does not specify participation in the sex act.

Devanie acknowledged at sentencing that his client had violated that statute but said Whistleman did not realize paying actors to make pornography is illegal, because the porn industry is widespread. He argued the law is meant to ban street prostitution, but Horne said that his office would consistently enforce prostitution laws within the county.

http://lacrossetribune.com/articles/2001/07/20/stories/news/1porn.txt

This guy didn't have a 'professional photographer's license' which may be required if you are making the porn for a profit.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Isn't there an awful lot of amateur internet porn? How is that covered?

 

[Bamspeedy]

Isn't there an awful lot of amateur internet porn? How is that covered?

Have you ever read the fine print, or those tiny words at the beginning of those movies? Who reads those, anyways?

They usually state something like they verified the ages of the actors, blah, blah and it *might* say something about a license (I'm not sure) or that they followed certain laws....I never looked at it that closely

 

[Perfection]

Isn't there an awful lot of amateur internet porn? How is that covered?

The people aren't paid?

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Actually, I know of internet porn only through rumors . . .

Seriously, don't a lot of them require subscriptions though (I imagine)?

 

[Bamspeedy]

The people aren't paid?

Usually it is someone who is trying to make a name for themselves, so possibly, but I would still think that they would receive some money.

Seriously, don't a lot of them require subscriptions though (I imagine)?

If you want the full movies, yes. Small clips can be found for free all over the place. They often put the 'fine print/legal stuff' in the small clips, too.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

But the full movies mean that the actors are getting paid at any rate, and probably don't have a license, how does that work?

 

[NKVD]

Question. Would that mean that you have to be a legitimate 'pornographer' to film such movies? So some guy can't just do it in his living room? Last I thought boxing in a ring in your backyard was also illegal.

you have to have a permit for it...then yes... All cie also have a permit (inc.) for their respective business...

 

[Bamspeedy]

But the full movies mean that the actors are getting paid at any rate, and probably don't have a license, how does that work?

I didn't think the actors needed a license, only the photographer (and the ones who are distributing the film if this is not the photographer).

Here is an example of the legal print:

18 U.S.C. Section 2257 Compliance Notice

All models, actors, actresses and other persons that appear in any visual depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct appearing or otherwise contained in this Website were over the age of eighteen years at the time of the creation of such depictions. Some visual depictions displayed on this Website are exempt from the provision of 18 U.S.C. section 2257 and 28 C.F.R. 75 because said visual depictions do not consist of depictions of conduct as specifically listed in 18 U.S.C section 2256 (2) (A) through (D), but are merely depictions of non-sexually explicit nudity, or are depictions of simulated sexual conduct, or are otherwise exempt because the visual depictions were created prior to July 3, 1995. With respect to all visual depictions displayed on this website, whether of actual sexually explicit conduct, simulated sexual content or otherwise, all persons in said visual depictions were at least 18 years of age when said visual depictions were created. The owners and operators of this Website are not the primary producer (as that term is defined in 18 USC section 2257) of any of the visual content contained in the Website. Please direct questions pertaining to content on this website to: <insert e-mail address>

The original records required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 2257 and 28 C.F.R. 75 for materials contained in the website are kept by the appropriate Custodian of Records as follows: <insert names and addresses of companies>

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

Then you should let my local judges know about this.

From 2001:



http://lacrossetribune.com/articles/2001/07/20/stories/news/1porn.txt

This guy didn't have a 'professional photographer's license' which may be required if you are making the porn for a profit.

Well, the SC decision was binding on the whole country, but that doesn't mean all the laws of all municipalities were fixed. Until someone presents this in federal court, the decision would stand.