Me anal? Heh-heh... I just enjoy reading legal texts and enjoy extracting the potential meanings in them. I operate my business in compliance with the laws of Canada (where I live and where my material is published from for terms of USC 18 section 2257, even if the servers are located in the US). I use entirely licensed content.
I do not list to sites that have material that I know is illegal. I use the "video store" standard to help me in this regard, as well as the reasoned and published judgements of the Canadian courts regarding adult materials. Did you know, example, that not 20 years ago most men's magazines came to Canada with black dots covering actual penetration? Did you know that our "premium" movie channels show hardcore porn up to but not including male cumshots - but will show penetration, oral, and such, and will linger on those shots?
webwoman, you got raided. You didn't know why you got raided (and you appear to be loath to tell us why, now that apparently you know), but in looking at the public face of your business, I was able to determine certain things that would certainly raise eyebrows in most communities. You didn't know why you got raided, and I put forward sound potential reasons for the police action. I also showed where the comments you made and your assertions slipped and slid around and were not complete in disclosure. Those things make it hard for anyone to follow along.
Bringing it to the board, trust me, you will get feedback. We are on page 6. That should tell you that people have an opinion on the subject of both the police action and what (and how) you make a living.
You life doesn't disturb me in the least. Would it surprise you to find out that I know where many of the dungeons are in Montreal? That I know where and what night the local fetish clubs hold their "kink nights?" - or that I am on a first name basis with one of the best makers of PVC and other fetish clothing in Montreal? While I don't participate, it doesn't mean I look down my nose at them, far from it. I appreciate their ability to openly enjoy their passions in life, no matter how far they are from the mainstream. That is never an issue.
The issues that do exist (and they are all aware of it) is when you move from amateur to professional, you take a risk of running afoul of sex laws because for legal purposes, sex and BDSM are often linked. They know and understand that to pursue their chosen lifestyle on a paying basis is to run hard and close to those acceptable limits. They, as a result, work carefully and not in the public eye. The dungeons in Montreal are for the most part are in commercial lofts and similar non-residential areas to avoid the types of problems that can occur when you mix the lifestyle and the "straight world".
Based on that google map, it would appear that you are very much on the border, and that you have chosen to live you life and lifestyle in a very public way. In doing so, you do leave yourself open for the shots that come as a result of being such a wide open target.
Offering opinions and help on this board is a part of my business life, and has rewarded me with contacts within the community that help me to build my business. Think of it as "community service". I know, it is an unusual thing, actually doing something without getting a donation, but it happens. Plus these legal issues do give me a chance to expand my horizons and learn about subjects I might not otherwise look at. The bonus of learning something new is always worth the effort. I could teach you how that works, but I would likely have to charge more than $300 an hour.
Alex