The shitstorm scenario of 2257

Originally Posted by Toby

New regs, section 75.1 (b)
Picture identification card means a document issued by the United States, a State government or a political subdivision thereof, or a United States territory, that bears the photograph and the name of the individual identified, and provides sufficient specific information that it can be accessed from the issuing authority, such as a passport, Permanent Resident Card (commonly known as a ``Green Card''), or other employment authorization document issued by the United States, a driver's license issued by a State or the District of Columbia, or another form of identification issued by a State or the District of Columbia; or, a foreign government-issued equivalent of any of the documents listed above when both the person who is the subject of the picture identification card and the producer maintaining the required records are located outside the United States.

As I read the above it seems to me that US based content providers shooting content outside the US or shooting in the US using foreign models are pretty much SOL selling that content to US webmasters unless the models have US Green Cards or work Visas.

[edit]and that includes all content shot after July 3, 1995[/edit]

Yep RBC was wrong on this one. It means I can sell to the US, but the US shooters can't come here to shoot for themselves. Trips by shooters are already being cancelled.

And I've had this direct from US companies that emply on staff lawyers and my lawyer in the US. I'm the the producer, I'm outside the US.

Otherwise a very good post RBC.