AboutDan Pepper Expertise How to start an adult film business or adult website LEGALLY.
What laws to be concerned about with getting into the adult entertainment industry.
What terms and conditions do you need on your adult website.
How to comply with 18 USC 2257 - the federal record keeping requirements.
What forms and agreements to use with models and crew.
How to deal with copyright and trademark laws.
Experience I have been practicing law for 14 years, and have represented numerous businesses and entertainers in the adult entertainment industry as the managing member of Pepper Law Group, LLC, at www.adultwebsitelawyer.com.
Organizations Free Speech Coalition,
Past speaker at the Internext Expo, interviewed in AVN Online
Education/Credentials BA in Political Science, JD (law degree)
Expert: Dan Pepper Date: 5/3/2008 Subject: Buying the rights to Adult Content
Question Given the massive amount of Adult Content produced each year, I am wondering if there is a mountain of random, forgotten, unused stuff out there stretching back to the 1970s?
If so I am interested in purchasing the rights to such content in order to start a discount porn site. Should I contact companies directly? Or is there a clearing house for the purchasing of such rights? Where should I be looking?
Yours Faithfully,
Philip
Answer Philip,
I am not aware of any central repository - you would need to contact the individual producers of the content. However, it appears you're seeking distribution, not purchase rights, if you plan on distributing the content via a porn site. There may be exclusive distribution deals in existence, however, but contacting the individual production companies should yield this information.
