Obscenity Cases Making the News

Lately it seems there have been more and more obscenity cases showing up in the news these days. If your not aware, MaxHardcore was convicted on 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials. Most of the charges are related to the “transporting” of obscenity through the mail and via the internet. He is of course appealing the conviction but nonetheless, charges have been levied against him.

In another case involving a site called Red Rose Stories, a stories only site, the FBI had charged the site owner with what was being called “obscenities”. The site publishes stories on very controversial subjects such as bestiality, slavery, scat/pee, pedophelia and other taboo scenes. Seems the site owner wanted no parts of a trial and copped a deal in exchange for a guilty plea to save herself jail time.

Early in the year the case against Evil Angel and John Stagliano took shape. The Justice Department brought Stagliano and his company up on charges of “operating an obscenity distribution business”. Again, these charges stem from distribution through the mail and via the internet. The case still awaits a trial but there will be one it seems.

So, you ask why we write about this. Well we think it’s very important for adult webmasters to pay close attention to these types of cases and protect themselves accordingly. Some adult business owners are willing to take chances with border line niches or topics that are very controversial. To do this you must have a good lawyer and deep pockets to make sure you have the means to defend yourself.

For the basic adult webmaster the suggestions above are not an option. That being said it’s very easy to keep yourself off the radar of law enforcement such as the FBI, Justice Department or any of the other porn busting agency out there.The number one way to do that is too keep your content in line with “mainstream” type images, stories and videos. That means staying away from controversial porn such as bathroom play, extreme topics like fisting, beastiality, pedophilia and the like. Also make sure that if your displaying images and videos you keep in line with 2257 laws which also are in the process of being updated. If you don’t know what 2257 is search it or check out our site http://www.adultchamber.com for more info.

If you run a free site it’s best to keep your pages as softcore as possible. Not only does it keep you out of legal troubles but also helps with the upsell to more hardcore content, which is of course what most site owners are trying to accomplish. Webmasters who run pay sites or membership options can keep their hardcore porn behind password protection which is another layer of security from legal ramifications.

In closing, we should all understand that there are risks involved in this business no matter how careful you are or how closely you follow the law. Simply because we promote a controversial type of entertainment it makes us all a target. How close you want to come to crossing the line between “entertainment” and “obscenity” is totally in your control. Choose wisely!