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Last time I said anything negative about the FSC, I got enough flames to warrant buying an asbestos jumpsuit. So let me put it on before I continue...
Reason's I don't trust the FSC:
1. The FSC has been saying for a YEAR that the moment the Justice Dept released the new records, they would file an injunction. NOW they said they had to study it and prepare. As of 6/7/05 they said they would file in ten days.
Bullshit. The regs didn't change enough to warrant all the extra time. That smells like a lazy lawyer who waited for the last minute to do the work. Or perhaps it is a blatant attempt to muscle people for the very high price of membership. Because:
2. The FSC has misled (dare I say lied) to the webmaster community about filing ONLY for members. There is no legal precedent (that I can find) for such a thing. An injunction would cover everyone according to my research. I NEVER TRUST a LAWYER WHO LIES TO CLIENTS. The only reason for a lawyer to lie is to hustle more cash out of you.
3. The FSC has pretty much zero clout in Washington and a limited record of doing anything. But they want everyone to pay $300 PER SITE to make them instant Washington players. Show me a track record before I dish out $1800 on an unproven pony.
4. The FSC has had their online credit card interface down for OVER TWO WEEKS. Again...a lazy lawyer. If they had bothered to ask, countless webmasters would have setup their interface for a comp'ed membership.
If the problems are realy with not having a good cc proccesor, why not? I got a merchant account and I am a nobody. Perhaps the merchant account companies have a good reason for not issuing them an account?
5. The FSC charges $300 per site. If the orginization had ANY concept of how the adult industry works, they would have designed a purchase program for owners of multiple sites or at least offered a bulk discount. There are plenty of adult webmasters making a little extra income with multiple sites. No way can they afford to pay for them all on short notice.
I don't trust a lawyer who doesn't understand the business I am in to defend me in court against the government.
So to sum up:
The lawyer(s) seem lazy.
The lawyers(s) seem uninformed on the business.
The lawyers(s) have close to ZERO pull with lawmakers.
The lawyers(s) lied about basic legal practices (injunction only for members).
The lawyer(s) want to represent webmasters but can't find a good one for their own site.
And while I don't have the numbers, apparently the cost of membership jumped as soon as the Justice Dept reissued the regulation changes? Hmmm.
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