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Valley adult film producer blasts state for condom fine
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2016 Aug 18, 10:27am 2,030 views 6 comments
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Rin
2016 Aug 18, 10:35am
You're telling me that with all the work done in CGI, via the likes of ILM et al, that they can't fill-in the colored condoms with flesh color? Seriously, it's the 2010s.
Dan8267
2016 Aug 18, 11:05am
Condoms have been required on all adult film production sites since the early 1990s, but the regulation is only enforced when a complaint is filed by a worker and an inspection takes place.
Why is porn creation legal while all other forms of prostitution, and yes paying women to have sex in pornos is clearly prostitution, are illegal? It's because prostitution that is performance art is protected by the First Amendment. Therefore, any laws prohibiting porn is Unconstitutional. This also applies to laws requiring condom usage in pornos. It materially affects the art produce just like requiring all paintings to cover up fruit bowls would be a violation of the First Amendment. CA is just plain wrong.
Condoms have been required on all adult film production sites since the early 1990s, but the regulation is only enforced when a complaint is filed by a worker and an inspection takes place.
Wait, wait, wait ... this means that someone has a job making sure (read enforcing) that this regulation is being followed. I'm an inspector but in many cases an inspector is an inspector, so my question is where can I apply for this job?
Rin
2016 Aug 18, 11:59am
It's because prostitution that is performance art is protected by the First Amendment.
And thus, if you have a camera, while you're bonking a hoe, it's perfectly legal.
Just make sure that it's erased by the following day, if you want to keep your privacy.
Dan8267
2016 Aug 18, 12:31pm
It's because prostitution that is performance art is protected by the First Amendment.
And thus, if you have a camera, while you're bonking a hoe, it's perfectly legal.
Consider this scenario. Bob opens a business called Independent Films, A Full Service Movie Studio for actors/writers who want to make a professional movie. Bob supplies a room in a building, several cameras, and one or more male or female actors to play roles in your movie. The customer, Joe, is an aspiring actor or writer who is trying to make it big with his own movie like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Joe can make any kind of movie he wants like action, romance, comedy, or porn. The actors Bob hires for his customers have signed the same contracts that porn stars do.
So Joe pays Bob $300 -- or whatever the market rate is -- and Bob supplies the room, the digital cameras, and some actors to enact Joe's script. Joe is also an actor in his movie. Bob gives Joe a professional DVD in DVD player format as well as a DVD "digital copy" like an .mpg file. Bob's is providing a valid, Constitutionally protected service. It's basically a movie studio as a service, not much different from software as a service, or hardware as a service. Bob's providing a "private cloud" for movie creation no different than what Microsoft and Amazon are doing for web businesses.
Joe is also performing a Constitutionally protected action, free speech, the creation of art. Joe is literally a performer in a movie, as are the other actors. Sure, Joe is funding his own movie, but money is also free speech.
Rin, have your attorney draw up some paper work. We're starting a franchise.
And thus, if you have a camera, while you're bonking a hoe, it's perfectly legal.
Good point! I wonder if we can extend it further and eliminate the need for a camera. I would like to make an artistic audio recording of female sounds during coital orgasm. Thus, bonking hoes with an audio recorder - no privacy issues.
http://www.dailynews.com/social-affairs/20160817/valley-adult-film-producer-blasts-state-for-tiresome-condom-fine
An adult film production company has been fined by state regulators after inspectors found its performers working without condoms, which is against the law in California, officials said this week.
Boy Racer Inc., which produces the Burning Angel website, was cited $32,400 for four violations based on an inspection conducted in April at a production site in Porter Ranch, according to Cal/OSHA.
Condoms have been required on all adult film production sites since the early 1990s, but the regulation is only enforced when a complaint is filed by a worker and an inspection takes place.
Burning Angel founder Joanna Angel said in a statement she would not let the violations stop her from creating her work.
“In addition to the financial loss I have impending, this citation has been incredibly tedious and tiresome, and incredibly straining for a small business like mine to deal with,†she said. “My lawyer and I will deal with this and not let down my fans, my followers or any of the amazing talent in this industry.â€
The penalties are being imposed at a time when the adult film industry is waging opposition against Proposition 60, an initiative that, if passed by voters, would not only require the use of condoms during the filming of all pornographic films in California, but would also mandate producers to pay for certain health services.
Although some film sets do use condoms, the San Fernando Valley-based industry relies on testing performers for sexually transmitted diseases every 15 days as its standard health protocol. They also said the proposition could lead to harassment of performers by the public.
The debate over condoms has been going on for years between Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the adult-film industry. In 2012, AHF supported and saw passage of Measure B, a Los Angeles County law that mandates condoms on all adult-film shoots, saying that performers deserve to be protected while working. The organization was able to go further by placing a statewide measure on November’s ballot to strengthen mandates under Cal/OSHA.
The Free Speech Coalition, the trade association for the adult entertainment industry, called the citations against Boy Racer and founder Angel, “horrendous.â€
“AHF says Proposition 60 won’t go after performers, and at the very same time they announce a Cal/OSHA complaint, initiated by them, against one of the most outspoken female performers in the industry,†according to a statement by the Free Speech Coalition. “Joanna Angel has built a company around her vision of sex and sexuality. She’s spoken out about consent, and performer’s rights, and produces, directs and stars in her own films. She’s proud of the business she’s built.â€
But those who support Proposition 60 said the violations are an example of why regulations are needed within the industry.
“This case is just further evidence of how arrogant and reckless the adult film industry is and how important it is to give Cal/OSHA the tools to effectively regulate an industry that widely refuses to protect its workers from sexually transmitted diseases,†said Rick Taylor, chief strategist for Prop. 60, in a statement. “Unfortunately, the condom rule is routinely violated by producers who harass, intimidate and blacklist performers who want to use condoms to protect themselves. This is not about freedom of expression and life-style choices. This is about worker exploitation.â€
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