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Daily News: L.A. County Should Revisit Measure B

The Los Angeles Daily News editorial board today said that adult entertainment talent and producers should get another chance at being heard about Measure B regulations.

Measure B Adult Film Permit Fee Plan Moves Forward

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this morning moved forward with new health permit fees for adult film shoots.

FSC 'Deeply Troubled' Over Measure B Permit Fee Decision

The Free Speech Coalition this afternoon issued a statement about today’s decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to approve a new film permit fee structure for adult productions.

L.A. County to Study Ways to Enforce Measure B

Now that a settlement has been signed off over Los Angeles County’s Measure B ordinance, counsel for the county are exploring ways to enforce condom use during porn shoots.

FSC: Settlement Renders Measure B Unenforceable

The Free Speech Coalition issued the following release after a settlement was signed off today over the Measure B condom challenge in federal court.

L.A. County Supervisors OK Settlement Over Measure B Suit

Los Angeles County officials yesterday signed off on a settlement with Vivid Entertainment, which challenged in a federal lawsuit the constitutionality of the Measure B requirement for porn performers to wear condoms.

Vivid, AHF Reach Settlement in Measure B Legal Battle

A settlement has been reached in Vivid Entertainment’s federal lawsuit over Los Angeles County’s Measure B.

‘No on Measure B’ Campaign Fined $61,500

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission has levied $61,500 in fines against opponents of Los Angeles County’s Measure B, the voter-approved 2012 ballot measure that requires talent to wear condoms during sex scenes.

Measure B Trial Date Slated for Dec. 2016

A proposed Dec. 13, 2016, trial date was submitted to the court today in Vivid Entertainment’s ongoing federal lawsuit over Los Angeles County’s Measure B.

AHF’s Complaint Over ‘No on Measure B’ Campaign Funds Is Tossed

MindGeek and two company executives, including former managing director Fabian Thylmann, won’t be investigated for violating election campaign laws, according to the Federal Election Commission, which was deadlocked on whether to dismiss allegations that a foreign national corporation unlawfully contributed funds to oppose Measure B.

Camarillo Uses Condom Law to Keep Porn Productions Out of City

The Camarillo City Council voted Wednesday to adopt a permanent ordinance to regulate the production of adult films in the city.

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Measure B — Is the Sky Falling?

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has approved the denial of interim injunctive relief that would have stopped enforcement of Measure B, Los Angeles county’s condom requirement for adult motion picture production.

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FSC Denounces AHF’s Demand for Measure B Enforcement

The Free Speech Coalition on Wednesday denounced an ultimatum levied at Los Angeles County officials by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation demanding they begin setting permit fees for adult films and start enforcing Measure B.

Video: Larry Flynt Sounds Off About Measure B, Piracy on Bloomberg TV

When asked if adult companies would shoot films outside of Los Angeles in light of the recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding Measure B, Hustler founder Larry Flynt told Bloomberg TV that most companies are already shooting in the desert, Mexico, Canada or other places.

FSC: Measure B Plaintiffs Looking at Legal Options

The Free Speech Coalition issued a statement over today's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal, which said it would decline to issue an injunction to stop the Measure B, the 2012 ballot measure which seeks mandate condoms in adult film produced in Los Angeles County.

Vivid Loses Appeal Over Measure B

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court’s order denying a motion to toss Measure B, the voter-approved ordinance that imposes a condom requirement, permitting system and other production obligations on adult filmmakers.

Law Journal: Measure B 'Does Not Reflect Reality'

Los Angeles' Measure B "is a solution in search of a problem" and there is little evidence that the spread of STIs in the adult film industry is an "actual problem," according to an article in the latest edition of Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine.

AB 1576 Passes Assembly Arts, Entertainment Committee

Assembly Bill 1576, which would mandate condom use in all porn productions shot in California, passed the Assembly Arts & Entertainment Committee this morning 4-1.

9th Circuit Hears Vivid's Measure B Appeal

A three-judge panel yesterday heard oral arguments over Vivid Entertainment's appeal of U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson's order denying a preliminary injunction over enforcement of Measure B.

L.A. Supervisor Who Was Measure B Foe Became AHF Target

Just days after Los Angeles County voters approved Measure B in 2012, AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein wrote in an email to an AHF employee that it was time to square off against Zev Yaroslavsky because the Los Angeles County supervisor was the real power behind its "problems," including its problems with porn.