This legal guide is intended to provide an overview of the federal and constitutional issues impacting operation of an adult website. It is intended for the newbie or those thinking about getting into the business. Given the wide-ranging legal issues facing this industry, legal representation is recommended.  This guide can be used as a resource to ensure that the relevant topics have been discussed with your counsel. Introduction The author has represented adult webmasters for over 20 years, and has defended numerous obscenity prosecutions filed against adult website content. Read more [...]

Increasingly, our law firm is asked about the legality of filming nudity or explicit sex scenes in public.  Recent obscenity charges filed against amateur adult content producers in Arkansas and Louisiana have re-ignited discussions about this type of content.  Before that, it was the public indecency charges against webcam model “Library Girl,” a/k/a Kendra Sunderland.  There is something intriguing about the possibility of getting caught that perks interest in some viewers.  Sex scenes filmed in public – even with (purported) members of the public watching – have Read more [...]