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This kind of stuff is exactly why I have come to respect Paul Markham so much. I used to think he was a pompous asshole, but the truth is that he sincerely cares.
Here he is living in the Czech republic and yet he understands more about US laws than 90% of the "webmasters" posting on all the boards combined.
What is going to come out of this whole deal? I dunno, but even if nothing happens it should be a wake up call to all people selling, buying, using content on their sites. Get legal and then some. If you don't you are a fool.
Your business is in the UK/EU/Whatever? So the fuck what. Sure, US law means dick in Albania - but why push the buttons? Is it really worth it?
Bottom line is get every bit of legal documentation you can from your content producers. If they won't release the model releases (blanking out real name, address, etc. is acceptable as long as the DOB and a picture is legible) then walk away. I know that I myself will be contacting all the folks that I've bought content from over the years and updating our docs.
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