Quote Originally Posted by gaybucks_chip View Post
I agree with that, and practically speaking, there's almost no way to know when the so-called "pre condom" content was shot.

On a peripherally related note, Tony, I remember you saying something about re-purposing or re-editing of precondom (pre-2257) content and the legal issues. Did you or whomever was working on that ever get a read on what level of reediting or republishing content would trigger 2257 requirements?

I've heard some argue that *any* change, including adding a safer sex notice, would constitute republishing, which might then trigger 2257... but I've heard others say that the law is clear, and you only have to have a notice of exemption if the content was actually produced (shot) prior to July 1995. Curious if you found anything out.
yes, we did find out and yes, according to the attorneys we consulted, the deal is this... the process by which a video tape is converted into digital or dvd form constitutes a change in the video thus requiring 2257 info for the new project - so... in short, those who issue dvds from older content could be (according to who you listen to) be required to provide 2257 documentation - and of course, this does not exist for many (if not all) of these releases.....

this leads me to a new question - one that you have raised for me Chip - if this is correct and some of these producers feel so strongly about their rights to re-issue the content, then isn't it their responsibility to tag this new release so that it conforms to their new studio rhetoric? or does the loss of revenue blind these companies with respect to acting in accordance with their new, principals?

makes you kind of wonder doesn't it -

this is one of the reasons why I posted the thread on the motion picture industry's new ratings for "smoking in movies" - you would think that pornographers would begin to follow the example and mark the older titles with a new warning and disclaimer to warn the viewers about the possible hazards of fucking without condoms - If the studios feel so strongly about the hazards of fucking without condoms that is.... and getting their message out to the viewers of their condomless "classics" - if that's what they call them...