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Surfer-Submitted Photos
I'm looking into the possibilites of adding this feature to one of my sites. There was a thread here in the past dealing with the legal ramifications of such sites. After a little personal research and phone calls, I now know how to make it legal - as legal as anything apparently is nowadays.
What I don't know is how best to setup everything. How to motivate surfers. Getting the ball rolling, I suppose, would be the hard part. High traffic levels would be required, coupled with a frequency of exhibitionists. ![]() Does anyone have any experience or knowledge that might help? I feel I might also be a little naive here. Perhaps the surfer submitted photos belong to webmasters like myself, pushing supposed amateur pics? Or maybe they are the real deal? In any case, I may have to wait until traffic is at a suitable level. My intial gameplan for generating submissions is this: 1. Add some exclusive amateur content shot by myself. 2. Offer incentives - competitions. God, I sound lame. *L* Any incite into how I might get the ball rolling would be appreciated ![]() |
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I myself have think of sucha a thing , btw i am still thinking i have the domain for it, and still working out the legal part, because i am from the netherlands and the rules there are easier then the rules of the us ! what i think about surfers sending their own content is a great idea, but ....yeah there is the but, i would send them an email or contract wich says they will agree with the rules that the pics will be posted on a adult site + i like to see an identitie for age , and some other legal things! before you start this kind of thing, i would do some marketing, promoot your site tell the world when it will be up , magazines and all, the plans for my site are already roling.........most part telling people what the site is about and when it will be open, for marketing i cound on 4 months before opening..........Lets hope it will work! Btw i know it will work, if you got the idea work it out and explore.Good luck with it.
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I have 2 sites like that, one for regular non-adult content and one I'm almost done with that I will allow some adult content on. I have a disclaimer written by an attorney friend of mine that will go up before the site will be open to the public..and will be on the index opening page also..and on it's own page linked to from all the script pages..
I have not started to promote them except for a small link on my tgp. You need to offer something unique to get the ball rolling.. |
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The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep
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On a past project (5 years ago? LOL) we did something like this - what we did to get surfers interested was go thru our content & find amateurish looking pics & fake submitted them (made up names & emails & bios & whatnot) It did work, because as soon as we put a few up there, people saw that it was legit & felt more comfortable about sending in their pics.
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I knew I could count on you folks to deliver. I'm also pleased to see other webmasters who think/know this is a viable type of project. I feel it's important to explore different possibilities. I'm quite excited at the moment about hybrid sites. It's interesting to build one kind, say a standard tgp, and watch it naturally evolve into something more - determined, I would say, by it's niche and the associated exploitable possibilities. Damn, gotta stop reading that dictionary...
Greenguy That's pretty much what I figured. Actually seeing it come from someone else makes me think it's viable. Can I ask how it worked out? What are your thoughts on this stuff? It seems like a good idea to me: amateur content, surfer involvement, reality, FREE LOL. There's obviously some success stories out there (not that I'm trying to compete, just hoping to diversify). Reckon it's something that I could make work alongside gals, free sites, avs etc on one site? |
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The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep
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It worked really well, but like most of the goofy side projects, we never gave it enough attention & it died
![]() I don't think I'd do it again without the proper licenses & releases - even then we found we were getting submits of content that was not "amateur" |
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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At the legal seminar at Internext I understand that the experts there told those present that link list owners were now likely to be held liable for the content on the sites that they linked to. If that applies to link list owners how much more will it apply to site owners who display images sent in by faceless, nameless surfers. Disclaimers probably won't protect you from anything and the only attorneys you should be consulting are those with a solid background in internet law as it applies to the adult area. |
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Afro John says: "Touch The Extreme Afro & You'll Be In Extreme Pain!"
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Like GG said I think you will always have to deal with morons submitting Non-Amateur photos of content that doesnt belong to them, if nothing else, even with real licensed content you will save yourself the risk, and headache and if you pick and choose your content carefully you can pretty much have the surfers believing just about whatever. Atleast I would imagine, but Ive never tried this type of project before either.
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Submitting pictures from surfers is foolish at best at worse down right dangerous. Without full 2257 documentation and a maodel release you are putting yourself in line to get sued.
For instance a couple are going along great and taking some erotic pictures of each other in private. One dumps the other who decides to get even they send the private pictures to you. You put them on the net they get noticed and the aggrieved party goes to see their lawyer who sues you. Your defense is "We did EVERYTHING necessary to ensure the pictures were being sent by the model" Their reply is "You got 2257 documents and a model release? You "No" Them "Isn't that nomal in your industry?" You "Yes, but it's not required in law according to a court in Georgia" Them "So you did not do everything possible?" Great defense, how much do you have to lose in damages? And all the while their are lots of content providers supplying amateur pictures that can be made to look grainy or worse. |
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Operator! Give me the number for 911!
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Well, you'd think surfer submitted photos would be illegal, but they're not because picposts are legal. I wouldnt use surfer submitted photos in a paysite member section though.
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What is legal and what is going to get you sued in a civil court are two different things.
Also put up a picture of a 16 year old and see if that is legal. Defense "The guy clicked a box on my site to say the model was over 18" Judge "18 months, enjoy your stay. Next case." |
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Okay - first off: Paul, chill out. You seem to have taken the mere proposal of surfer-submissions as a personal affront. If you're going to address me or the points originated by me in a thread, be sure to keep two civil hands on the keyboard. This is a discussion forum, not GFY, not an after-game brall.
Overall it seems we're back to square one. There appears to be no definitive answer about the legality here. I've spoken to internet lawyers here in the UK who have conflicting views. I visit successful sites employing surfer-submissions and wonder who is right. Before I submitted this thread I assumed I knew the legal side; now, thanks to the help of Paul ![]() Greenguy - Is it possible for you to get the owner of one of the more successful sites like this over here? I'm sure if everything is kept civilised, we could all learn a lot. I know I'd certainly like a clearer picture. Any chance you could swing it? |
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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Well I'm no lover of Paul Markham but I didn't see him as coming across in a manner that was uncivil.
There are some of us who don't mince words and we use blunt terms. If you don't like that blunt approach well ..... In truth the very last people you need to hear from are those who run the sort of site you are interested in. The people you should be talking to are those lawyers over in the States who spoke at that Internext seminar. They are the ones who know how things stand in the States and that is where you need to worry about what is acceptable and what is not. Just because you live outside the US does not mean that you and your site are not governed by the laws that apply there. |
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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lets see, with 14 we may have sex, with 16 we can be on a adult site, with 18 we may drink booze and smoke grass(grass legal in the netherlands) and we may vote
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If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English
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Not long ago, I had someone submit a site very similar to what is being spoken about here...
The guy said that he was 2257 compliant.... his ownly proof of ownership was an email from the people sending in pics of whomever... how does one know that that pic belongs to the person behind the email... With the new 2257 laws coming into affect and Ashcroft having the justice department wading through the porn industry, I've heard that even a link list owner will be prosecuted if they are listing the likes of this type of site and a complaint is made. So not only will the webmaster who owns the site go down so will any lists accepting and listing his/her site... Scary thought to be prosecuted because you listed a site that didn't hold the correct 2257 information for the images appearing on that site... Are link list owners prepared to take that risk and lose everything that they have worked hard for??? As I suggested to this webmaster, perhaps he needs to be writing to the guys who know internet law and the adult industry, I sent him to adult site law... now whether this guy took notice or not.. who knows.... |
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stuveltje
Thanks for the encouragement, dude. If I find any definitive answers I'll certainly keep you in mind, as well as posting the info here. Best of luck to you too! The Other Steve You're more than blunt; you're acidic and argumentative. I came here for help from webmasters with more industry-experience than me. I've spoken to internet lawyers, as mentioned, and asking webmasters here - who may own such sites and/or have had numerous dealings with lawyers on these issues - still seems like a good idea. I would love to see the owner of project voyeur, for instance, relate to us part of his knowledge and experience. If you cannot be friendly with me, please don't even address me or refer to me. |
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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stuveltje
Gutnick v Dow Jones means that where the site is hosted, posted and whatever is totally irrelevant. It is now down to where the site is viewed and how badly the Justice Department wants the brownie points for convicting someone that they consider to be a paedophile.
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Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos!
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