2257 regs published in full

[Barron]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

"sexually explicit conduct” means actual or simulated—
(A) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
(B) bestiality;
(C) masturbation;
(D) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
(E) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person;"

Please note E... basically, show the fur (or area that would have the fur) and you are pretty much there. Masturbation is wide open, it could even involve just squeezing a breast and going "ooooo".

I dunno.

Alex

I think this a good example of why all this needs to be in court. The word simulated was mentioned in the changes. And that brought to mind the exemption of HBO and the others because they are showing simulated, they are in the clear.

Sec. 75.7 Exemption statement.

(a) Any producer of any book, magazine, periodical, film,
videotape, digitally- or computer-manipulated image, digital image,
picture, or other matter may cause to be affixed to every copy of the
matter a statement attesting that the matter is not covered by the
record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. 2257(a)-(c) and of this part
if:
(1) The matter contains only visual depictions of actual sexually
explicit conduct made before July 3, 1995, or is produced,
manufactured, published, duplicated, reproduced, or reissued before
July 3, 1995;
(2) The matter contains only visual depictions of simulated
sexually explicit conduct; or,