Quote Originally Posted by Madame0120 View Post
[T]he term `produces' means to produce, manufacture, or publish
any book, magazine, periodical, film, video tape, computer generated
image, digital image, or picture, or other similar matter and
includes the duplication, reproduction, or reissuing of any such
matter, but does not include mere distribution or any other activity
which does not involve hiring, contracting for managing, or
otherwise arranging for the participation of the performers depicted

I'm reading it backwards ..

it seems to me that the above statement puts secondary producers, like our company. back to the start .. having only to list our vendors.
This statement says that Producer=secondary producer

Finally, the Act confirmed that the statute applies to secondary
producers as currently (and previously) defined in the regulations.
Specifically, the Act defines any of the following activities as
``produces'' for purposes of section 2257