The Justice Department just released a newly revised Section 2257, 167 pages in length (ouch!), and I foresee American webmasters making “update every single page of every single website I own” as part of their resolutions for 2009.

If you’re a webmaster, you need to assume the responsibilities that being a content distributor entails – you HAVE to make sure that all the content that you are offering to the public depicts people who are adults. And that means you have an obligation to make sure that they’re over the age of 18.

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.