Question for DVD Producers

Have you ever heard of this, or do you abide by this?

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States that we WILL NOT ship to:

Alabama
Tennessee

Zip codes that we WILL NOT ship DVD's to:

Florida : 32300-32399, 32500 thru 32599

Oklahoma City , OK : 73100 thru 73199

Newport News , VA : 23600 thru 23699

Fairview Heights , IL : 62208

Belleville , IL : 62220, 62221, 62222, 62223, 62226

Southern, OH: 45000 thru 45999

Mississippi : 38600 thru 39799

Utah : 84000 thru 84199, 84300 thru 84799

Montana : 59100 thru 59199

North Carolina : 28200 thru 28299

You shouldnt send ANY adult related materials to the 'unsafe' zip code list because if you do, you'll end up in a world of hurt like Max Hardcore.

That list is actually pretty small to, ive seen a list thats almost 10 times the length of that before $0.02

Regards,

Lee

This is a smaller list. We don't ship to any of TN, OK, most of FL, any of UT, and pretty much all of the other locations listed.

People run of two views on it, I've heard some say their attorneys say the list is outdated and it's ok to ship everywhere. We prefer to be conservative.

A few years ago, we called our local postmaster general's office and inquired about shipping restrictions by zip code on adult products.

He replied that if the customer ordered it we could send it, regardless of zip codes. He said that the postmasters office does not maintain a do not ship adult products list of States, Counties, Cities or zip codes where it is illegal to send adult products. I found this to be odd as I thought the Postmaster General's office was usually involved in any federal crimes involving the mail.

We, however, still maintain a do not ship list of zip codes as we have always not wanted to be the one to make waves or try to pioneer new ground.

More undefined rules to live by for the adult DVD producer / mail order retailer! Yeah!

The laws vary from state to state but for the most part the only places you can't ship are in the Bible belt. Certain states have requirements like Utah that prohibit content with no plot or any type of storyline.It's always best though not to test the waters! If there's any type of question about the shipping laws into a state or zip code, why chance it? There are several states that you CAN ship adult product to, is the headache worth the extra 70 bucks?? I think not.

Technically speaking, everyone that delivers any product, physical or otherwise, is shipping product into areas that are not considered safe for porn shipments.

It's not just a matter of sending a product to a zip code, or State, but the fact that you are delivering adult material to that Zip Code or State, regardless of how it got there.... Mail, DHL, UPS, and dare I say .....
Internet?

We all are guilty of this already. How do you NOT send internet access to your website to someone living UTAH? A warning screen on the website with a disclaimer about location of viewing? The product is still sent there..via the internet...just as adult products with warnings in the packaging of the product declaring it to be an adult product are shipped there by physical means.

In a year or so, the physical shipment to zip codes will almost be a non issue as the majority of delivery will be digital...... so what is the legal liability then?

Understanding that there are obviously loopholes in certain laws regardless of how they're enforced. if anybody really wants to know weather or not a state or the federal government will prosecute an individual for shipping adult content into the "wrong" state and or zip code....Call Sami Harb at Movies by Mail in Ohio. He was just indited by a federal court in Utah for shipping adult content into the state. He will have to defend himself for shipping films (legal films) into a state that requires all adult content to have some type of plot or story line. He in fact shipped "gonzo" type films and because of that the state and government found just cause to file formal charges against him. The bottom line is that if anybody wants to test the waters this is a free country. All I'm saying is that it's not worth the extra few bucks you can make because if you ask Sami that 100 bucks he got for the sale will cover about .0001% of the legal bills he'll incur to defend his right to ship content into a state that allows internet access to the same content.

So is there a place where I could find a good list to adhere to? Or, is anyone willing to share their list with us? :cop: :whip:

We have, in the past, always shipped anywhere...but I am starting to get more conservitive in my old age....especially now that I own a house and no longer rent! ;o)

If you know someone at TLA they could most likely direct you in the proper direction. The actual list has several places you'd never think has laws forbidding shipping adult content. The last time I saw the list(last year) there were even several zip codes in New York state. I would try and get a couple of different lists though and verify everything before just canceling all shipments to certain areas. It may take a little time but I'd rather spend 2 days checking on something than 2 years wondering why I didn't!

Here is the list we currently use for our distribution. We do NOT send adult DVD's to any Zip code that has these first three digits.

ALABAMA:
356 355 354 369 367 365 366 357 358 350 351 352 360 361 364 359 362 368 363

ARKANSAS:
727 729 719 718 726 728 717 725 720 722 716 724 723 721

FLORIDA:
323 322 320 321 326 344 346 337 336 335 342 339 347 327 328 338 329 349 324 325

GEORGIA:
304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 318 319

ILLINOIS:
610 611 612 613 614 623 615 616 617 609 625 626 627 618 619 620 622 624 628 629

INDIANA:
479 478 475 476 477 469 474 472 471 467 468 473 470

KANSAS:
677 678 679 676 675 669 674 670 671 672 668 664 665 666 667 673

KENTUCKY:
424 423 421 422 427 403 404 405 406 410 425 426 407 408 409 413 414 411 412 415 416 417 418 420 424 421 422

LOUISIANA:
710 711 712 713 714 706 705 707 708 704 703

MISSISSIPPI:
387 386 389 390 391 392 396 388 397 393 394 395

MISSOURI:
644 645 646 647 648 635 652 650 651 654 655 636 639 637 638 653 656 657 658 634

NEBRASKA:
693 692 691 690 688 689 687 686

NORTH CAROLINA:
287 288 289 286 280 281 282 270 271 272 273 274 283 275 276 277 278 285 284 279 287 288 289

OKLAHOMA:
739 738 736 735 737 734 746 748 740 741 744 745 747 743 749

PENNSYLVANIA (WEST):
164 165 161 160 153 163 162 156 154 167 158 157 159 155 168 166 169 177 170 171 172

PENNSYLVANIA (EAST):
178 173 174 188 186 187 179 175 176 182 195 196 193 184 185 183

SOUTH CAROLINA:
296 293 297 298 299 290 291 292 295 294

SOUTH DAKOTA:
577 576 575 574 573 572

TENNESSEE:
380 381 382 383 370 371 372 384 385 373 374 377 379 378 376

TEXAS:
790 791 793 794 792 797 798 799 769 788 795 796 763 760 764 768 780 781 782 783 784 785 762 761 766 767 765 789 779 750 751 779 754 767 758 778 789 755 756 759 776 777 786 787 757 771 772

UTAH:
843 844 840 841 846 847 845

VIRGINIA:
226 228 244 246 242 243 240 241 227 229 245 239 238

Good Luck,

BIGBOB

Thanks a bunch.

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