FBI does 2257 check

[Ben]

Ben, one scenario you didn't think about...
How would someone determine who owns a particular site/domain? They would check the whois info, right? What would happen if a webmaster transferred all domains to an non-american business address/owner? The DOJ would have no jurisdiction for a records inspection.

Well, basically such a webmaster would fall under my categories Person C or Person D, depending on whether he chose to host in America or offshore. But, if a lot of US webmasters start doing what you described, there's no question the DOJ would see through it and find a way to hm... discourage the practice.

Maybe they could shut you down if they suspected you of illegal activity. But if you were doing nothing wrong and featured obviously adult models, I don't think they would bother.

I hope you're right. But if they start inspecting medium and small-sized adult sites/webmasters that feature obviously adult models, I'm gonna get real queasy.

A site made in a non-american country can be seen in America, but it cannot be proven that the person who made the site intended it to be seen by Americans. The US thinks it can. That's the problem.