Did you know that most owners of adult-oriented business are breaking laws they're not even aware of?
As easy as it may seem to launch an adult website, or to go out and film an adult film, most entrepreneurs are risking not only their hard earned money at risk, but their freedom as well. Yes, violating certain federal or state laws in this area can put you in jail.
If you are thinking about starting or running an adult business you need to know how to protect yourself before you take step one foot into this industry. The first step is understanding the laws of adult film making.
The number of laws and issues surrounding any business in the adult entertainment industry is daunting, and for those who are looking to start a business in this area, it is often difficult to know where to start.
Our firm represents adult filmmakers, producers, entertainers, and adult website owners and helps guide them through the legal challenges of the adult business.
We also assist businesses with the "nuts and bolts" of running an adult business, and advising with the best practices to help them run safely and profitably.
The Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, also known as the "2257 Regulations" due to its location in the United States Code at 18 USC 2257, places stringent record-keeping and labeling requirements on the producers of actual, sexually explicit materials. It requires producers of sexually explicit material to obtain proof of age for every model they shoot, and retain those records. Federal inspectors may at any time launch inspections of these records and prosecute any infraction.
Pepper Law Group offers state-of-the-art and lawyer-monitored 2257 Third Party Custodian Services to not only help you comply with these regulations, but to also store, categorize, and maintain your records for you so you can focus on your business.
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For those of you that want to dig a little deeper into what the legal issues are for starting a business online, you'll get a TON of great information in our Legal Considerations of Starting an Online Business DVD. But don't take our word for it. Check out a review of the DVD by XBIZ, the adult industry's leading news source.