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FSC Producers Meeting at XBIZ 2016 to Expose Industry Vulnerability
Free Speech Coalition Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas says that all areas of the adult industry are vulnerable to lawsuits under new mandatory condom initiative in California, regardless of where they are in the production chain, and in some cases, where or what they produce.
FSC Summit Events Lined Up at 2016 XBIZ Show
Several FSC Summit events will be held in collaboration with the 2016 XBIZ Show this week at the Andaz hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.
FSC Asks for No Shoots on Feb. 18 During Cal/OSHA Vote
The Free Speech Coalition is requesting that adult producers refrain from shooting on Feb. 18, the date of a critical Cal/OSHA meeting, so that large numbers of performers may be free to attend and testify.
2016 FSC Awards Recipients Announced
The Free Speech Coalition today announced recipients of the 2016 FSC Awards.
FSC to Discuss New Year Plans at ANME
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is kicking off 2016 with a booth at the Adult Novelty Manufacturers Expo (ANME), held at the Burbank Airport Marriott, Jan. 11-12.
FSC to Discuss 'Critical' Issues at XBIZ 2016
The Free Speech Coalition today sent out email messages to traditional and online adult content producers and directors to highlight several “critical issues” that will impact adult content in 2016.
FSC Announces 2016 Board of Directors
The Free Speech Coalition today announced its recently elected members to its board of directors.
FSC, Justice Dept. Give Opposing Arguments at 2257 Hearing
Attorneys for the Free Speech Coalition and the Justice Department gave opposing arguments today in an appellate hearing over 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257, 2257A, the federal recordkeeping statutes that govern sexually explicit material in the U.S.
‘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.
FSC Announces Candidates for 2016 Board of Directors
The Free Speech Coalition listed candidates for the 2016 FSC Board of Directors election to be held this month.
FSC’s Diane Duke to Step Down
The Free Speech Coalition’s longtime CEO, Diane Duke, has decided to resign from the adult entertainment trade group.
FSC, Justice Dept. File 2257 Briefs Prior to Oral Arguments
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday received supplemental briefs from the Free Speech Coalition and the Justice Department addressing the applicability of City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres Inc. to the appellate case over the legality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257-2257A, the recordkeeping statutes for adult producers.
FSC Responds to Allegations of HIV-Positive Actor Sleeping With Adult Performers
The Free Speech Coalition told XBIZ that no adult performers have tested positive for HIV in their industry testing system, despite allegations by an unnamed adult film actress that 50 performers had sex with an HIV-positive Hollywood actor.
L.A. Times Weighs In on Calif. Condom Ballot Initiative
The Los Angeles Times has published a political commentary piece on the question of whether the AIDS Healthcare Foundation-sponsored California condom ballot initiative will force porn producers to decamp from the state.
FSC Offers Membership Price Break for Performers
Adult performers can join industry trade group Free Speech Coalition for $10 in a special promotion.
Weinstein Says He’ll Drop Ballot Initiative If Industry Agrees to Condom Law
AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein, the proponent of the California ballot initiative that would require mandatory condoms for performers and strictly regulate adult filmmaking in the state, told XBIZ today that he’d scrap his statewide proposal completely if the porn industry and his group could agree on a new law.
FSC: Condom Initiative Would Result in Performers Being Sued, Harassed
A new ballot initiative that would force mandatory condoms into adult film is expected to qualify for the 2016 ballot this afternoon, the Free Speech Coalition said.
APAC, FSC Respond to Cal/OSHA Over Proposed Porn Regs
The Free Speech Coalition and APAC today submitted a formal response to Cal/OSHA over the proposed regulations that would mandate not only condoms but also goggles, dental dams and other skin protections to would prevent bodily fluid contact.
3rd Circuit Requests Supplemental Briefs Prior to 2257 Oral Arguments
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has alerted counsel for Free Speech Coalition and the Justice Department that it is seeking “supplemental briefing” addressing the applicability of City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres Inc. to the appellate case over the legality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257-2257A, the recordkeeping statutes for adult producers.
FSC: Goggles, Gloves Could Be Required on Calif. Porn Sets as Early as January
The Free Speech Coalition announced today it will continue fighting newly revised Cal/OSHA regulations that as proposed would mandate goggles, condoms, dental dams, gloves and other skin guards for adult performers.