Section 2257 is often contested, often debated, and constantly being reviewed and re-reviewed by adult industry lawyers and producers, is a hot topic at most adult industry conventions, and is most likely going to go through several more revisions, with more amendments added. The best that most of us can do is try to keep up.

I took a look at the actual legalese that is the Title 18 U.S.C Section 2257. Like most legalese, it is hard to read, is extremely cumbersome to understand, and makes you wonder if the courts come up with the confusing wording on purpose.

One of the appeals for the Lords case went before the United States Supreme Court. Congress had no choice, due to public outcry, but to pass legislation “imposing certain obligations on the producers of graphical representations of actual, explicit sexual conduct”.

I was asked to present a visual version of the 2257 paperwork and accompanying documentation, so I’m going to show you here what’s actually required.

I mentioned briefly the legal battle that Joe Francis and Mantra Films of “Girls Gone Wild” fame went through in my intial post about 2257 paperwork. It’s important to note a case like this in more depth because it shows you exactly how the 2257 paperwork works to protect minors.

If you’ve gone through the initial email/IM/phone exchange and you’ve established when and where you are meeting (and you’ve determined whether or not this is a shoot or an audition), you still should not be letting your guard down.

Many ladies thinking about getting into the business really don’t have a fount of knowledge in regards to where to find that first shoot. Inevitably they tend to go to sites that they know that are (1) free, and (2) a site they already know about. Enter Craigslist.