Legal Compliance
La conformité juridique dépend des conditions de chaque projet, contenu et juridiction. Voici quelques suggestions de conformité génériques, pas de conseil juridique.
Avant de démarrer une telle entreprise, demander conseil juridique à un consultant professionnel.
Some considerations related to US legal requirements related to adult websites (seek professional legal advise before starting such site):
Compliance of Federal Law requiring Maintenance of Record
Federal law, specifically Title 18 USC s. 2257 & 2257A, requires that any publication of actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct be supported by specific categories of performer records, maintained in a particular manner. While these statutes are the subject of a legal challenge, the obligations currently exist. Any 2257 records keeping protocol should be developed in close consultation with legal counsel. By way of summary, the records must include:
- un 2257 formulaire de conformité (contenant le nom légal du modèle, adresse, Date de naissance, noms de scène ou alias, et la date de production originale du contenu);
- une copie lisible de la carte d'identité photo du modèle;
- une liste de toutes les URL associées aux performances; et
- une copie du contenu. Pour les réseaux webcam en direct, cette dernière catégorie peut être abordée en maintenant un échantillon représentatif du contenu du modèle, suffisant pour identifier le modèle. Les dossiers doivent être tenus par tout producteur, qui est largement défini dans la loi pour inclure les sites Web qui publient le contenu. L'emplacement des dossiers doit être divulgué sur le site Web, d'une manière spécifique, et les inspections autorisées si le procureur général le demande. Le non-respect de cette loi est un crime fédéral passible d'amendes et d'emprisonnement.
18 États-unis. Code no 2257A. Exigences en matière de tenue de registres pour une conduite sexuelle simulée
(un) Celui qui produit un livre, magazine, périodique, filmer, bande, image numérique, numériquement- ou l'image manipulée par ordinateur d'un être humain réel, image, ou d'autres choses qui...
(1) Contient 1 ou des représentations plus visuelles d'une conduite sexuellement explicite simulée; et
(2) est produit en totalité ou en partie avec des matériaux qui ont été envoyés par la poste ou expédiés dans le commerce interétatique ou étranger, ou est expédié ou transporté ou est destiné à l'expédition ou le transport dans le commerce inter-États ou à l'étranger;
doit créer et maintenir des enregistrements identifiables individuellement concernant chaque interprète représenté dans une telle représentation visuelle.
(B)Toute personne à qui l'alinéa (un) s'applique doit, with respect to every performer portrayed in a visual depiction of simulated sexually explicit conduct—
(1) ascertain, by examination of an identification document containing such information, the performer’s name and date of birth, and require the performer to provide such other indicia of his or her identity as may be prescribed by regulations;
(2) ascertain any name, other than the performer’s present and correct name, ever used by the performer including maiden name, alias, nickname, stage, ou
professional name; et
(3) record in the records required by subsection (un) the information required by paragraphs (1) et (2) and such other identifying information as may be prescribed
by regulation.
(c) Toute personne à qui l'alinéa (un) applies shall maintain the records required by this section at their business premises, or at such other place as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe and shall make such records available to the Attorney General for inspection at all reasonable times.
(d)
(1) No information or evidence obtained from records required to be created or maintained by this section shall, except as provided in this section, directly or indirectly, be used as evidence against any person with respect to any violation of law.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not preclude the use of such information or evidence in a prosecution or other action for a violation of this chapter or chapter 71, or for a violation of any applicable provision of law with respect to the furnishing of false information.
(e)
(1) Toute personne à qui l'alinéa (un) applies shall cause to be affixed to every copy of any matter described in subsection (un)(1) in such manner and in such form
as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe, a statement describing where the records required by this section with respect to all performers depicted in that copy of the matter may be located. In this paragraph, the term “copy” includes every page of a website on which matter described in subsection (un) appears.
(2) If the person to whom subsection (un) applies is an organization the statement required by this subsection shall include the name, title, and business address of the individual employed by such organization responsible for maintaining the records required by this section.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, codified at 47 U.S.C. § 230, provides immunity from liability for providers and users of an “interactive computer service” who publish information provided by third-party users:
Under this law “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” Therefore, you as a publisher of content are, even otherwise, not responsible for any content that is published by the models located outside the US.
Performers must not be Minors
18 U.S.C. § 2422(B) prohibits the use of a computer by an adult to send messages on the Internet to “persuade and entice” a person under 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity that constitutes a criminal offense.
18 U.S.C. § 2422(B)
(B) Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly
persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life. Therefore, you need to ensure that all models are 18 years or old.
Consent Forms must be signed
You also need to ensure that every model signs a consent form giving you her written consent for her performance.
18 U.S.C. § 1801.
(un) Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, has the intent to capture an image of a private area of an individual without their consent, and knowingly does so under circumstances in which the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Disclaimer: Depending on each project contents and jurisdiction, additional steps or site features may be required for legal compliance, beyond standard capabilities implemented by this software. After receiving professional legal advise, software developers can evaluate additional compliance features that can be implemented (moyennant des frais supplémentaires).
This can includes special tools for verification/confirmation of user identity and agreement, reporting abusive content and users.
