The New 2257 Rulings - What now?

[Allfetish]

Basically I am in wait and see mode.

I find the secondary producer situation to be one of the most idiotic things I have ever heard. Side stepping all of the other arguments -- how do we really know the documents (if given any) we are given are valid? We have no contract with the models whatsoever, we were not there when the content was shot. We have no ownership rights over the content in most cases other than a limited license to use it -- usually non-exclusive. We did not produce anything other than html on the page and maybe the graphics.

Common sense says it ought to be sufficient to have the physical address, phone number, TIN or SSN of the producer or content distributor on file whereupon they can be contacted for the detailed records. It is silly to require end webmasters to keep track of all this stuff in great detail.

Will businesses with waiting rooms or employee lounges who have TVs equipped also have to keep detailed records if they allow HBO where some "simulated sex" might be shown? Come on!