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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Swinging fists (was AG's Commission ...)
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Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 05:20:46 EDT
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> >or a person with
> >skills that require a sophisticated job to take advantage of?
> 
> I couldn't be a nuclear phsysicist that week, so I took a porn job?

Graphic arts training?

> >Minimum wage can't keep you housed in many cities.
> 
> That isn't porn's fault.  Roommates, house sharing, and federal aid are
> available.

In NYC?  I know people who were paying over 500/month for a ``studio'' that
was little more than two closets, and two people were sharing this apartment.
Why?  Because that is where they are studying, where the industry they wish
to break into is located, where ...

> >> If the issue is what to do about the 65%, then perhaps giving the 35%
> >> better marketing conditions would increase the growth of that market.
> >
> >Fair enough.  Is there a way to put a ``union label'' on these films?
> 
> Yes!!!  Requiring release forms for each release of the material, AFTER
> filming.  No signature, and the lawsuits could close the picture and
> the producer.
						(Rex B.)

(From the Report of the AG's Commission, admittedly more concerned in this
 recomendation with the welfare of minors, but possibly applicable here)
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RECOMENDATION 37:

CONGRESS SHOULD ENACT A STATUTE REQUIRING THE PRODUCERS, RETAILERS OR
DISTRIBUTORS OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VISUAL DEPICTIONS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS
CONTAINING CONSENT FORMS AND PROOF OF PERFORMER'S AGES.

	Pornographers use minors as performers in films and other visual
depictions. [Reference given]  The consumer demand for youthful performers has
also created a class of pornography referred to as psuedo child pornography.
[ ... Models used in such publications are chosen for their youthful appearance
(e.g., in females, slim build and small breasts); and are presented with
various accourtrements to enhance the illusion of immaturity (e.g., hair in
ponytails or ringlets, toys, teddy bears, etc ... ] The growth of pseudo child
pornography has made it increasingly difficult for law enforcement officers to
ascertain whether an individual in a film or other visual depiction is a minor.

	Minors deserve special protection ...

	The proposed legislation should afford protection to minors through
every level of the pornography industry.  The recordkeeping obligation should
be imposed on wholesalers, retailers, distributors, producers, and any one
engaged in the sale or trade of sexually explicit material as described in The
Child Protection Act.

	...

	Producers would be required to obtain proof of age of the performer
and a signed release form if the performer engages in any sex act which would
be in violation of The Child Protection Act.

	...

	The name, official title and location of the responsible person or
corporate agent supervising such records would also be listed to avoid use of
corporate shields.  The release forms should be available for inspection by
any duly authorized law enforcement officer upon demand as a regulatory
function for the limited purposes of determining consent and proof of age.
The information contained in these records should not be used as evidence of
obscenity or related offenses in a grand jury proceeding or by a petit jury
or trier of fact, but should only be used for prosecution of this offense.
This exception from use in evidence is necessary to secure compliance by the
largest number of persons and avoid Fifth Amendment problems.

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The requirement that the forms be handled by distributors, retailers, etc,
could be accomplished by incorporating the information in extra frames of
film, etc, in the material itself.
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