Am I responsible for my Affiliates compliance?

[Alphawolf]

18 U.S.C. Û2257 compliance notice

Here's the scoop:

Before I ever saw this site I had the idea:

http://www.babes.net/default.asp

But, I'll be expanding on what is on that site exponentially with a web

forum and buying my own hi-res content to display for the top girls.

Now, I will want to feed traffic to the highest quality sites possible. I'd

say the owner of babes.net and I have very similar taste. Is he on this

board?

Anyways, what are MY responsibilities regarding my affiliates

content?

While this board was down I scanned another board searching about

the celebrity pics question i posted and came across a thread asking

how mrskin.com is legal.

In the thread someone pointed out this site where he said they clearly

have under age girls, but CCBill lets them go 'cos they make a lot of money:

<SNIP>

(Removed URL on my own.)

It's fairly defensive from the get go...

All models displayed on the site are 18 years or older. The

owners and operators of this Website are not the primary producer (as

that term is defined in 18 USC section 2257) of any of the visual content

contained in the Website.

Uh, if they are not the primary producers then how do they now all those girls are 18 or older???

You further acknowledge that our site only contains images

protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. If

you are seeking obscenity or child pornography, please leave our

site.

Isn't this a red flag? If all models are 18 or older and you have the

records then that's it. No need to explain.

They make a statement of fact then say they didn't make the content.

?

All that stated, there are some gorgeous pictures of legal teens and I do believe this site would convert well.

But, what is my responsibility as far as my affiliates being 18 U.S.C.

Û2257 compliant?

I certainly understand the importence of actually buying content and

displaying it on my own domain, the gist is can I get in trouble for an

affiliate that is not U.S.C. Û2257 compliant?

I know I took the long route to ask this question. Sorry. I know it's not

legal advice I'd be getting- I just want experienced opinions on this matter.

TIA