DOJ Revises 6 Points In 2257

The news that a letter sent from the Department Of Justice to the attorneys of the Free Speech Coalition revising 6 points in the 2257 regulations, this is a must read for all webmasters using any method of promotion.

• Domestic producers who travel outside the United States to record images of actual sexually explicit conduct may rely upon foreign government issued passports.
• The requirement that “a copy of the depiction” must be maintained applies only prospectively; that is, materials recorded prior to June 23, 2005, are not covered, and no copy of the performance need be maintained.
• The requirement that the “date of production, manufacture, publication, duplication, reproduction, or reissuance” be identified on the label is satisfied by stating the last date of filming and characterizing that as the date of production.
• Material produced before June 23, 2005, that was compliant with the old regulations may continue to be marketed without fear of prosecution under the new regulations.
• The term “actual sexually explicit conduct” does not include “lascivious exhibitions of the genitals;” (nudity).
• Websites containing no depictions of “actual sexually explicit conduct” but that provide hyperlinks to third party websites which do contain such material have no record-keeping obligations.

A full news article and coverage of the latest in the 2257 regulations and the lawsuit concerning them can be read at Xbiz