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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.
APAC Announces June 1 Meeting
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) announced a June 1 meeting that will feature a panel discussion entitled, “Dealing With Media & Branding Yourself.”
AB 1576 Passes Appropriations Committee
AB 1576, a bill that would mandate condom use on all adult productions shot in California, has passed the state Appropriations Committee, which heard the bill this morning.
FSC Responds to Passage of AB 1576
Free Speech Coalition president Diane Duke has issued a statement in response to the Appropriation Committee’s passage of California State Assembly Bill AB1576 earlier today.
Today's AB 1576 Hearing Will Take Look at Bill's Fiscal Effects
This morning's hearing over AB 1576 at California's state capitol will particularly look at the costs of the proposal that would mandate condom use in all porn productions shot in the state.
LGBT Groups Join Opposition to AB 1576
The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and the Transgender Law Center have announced their stance against Assembly Bill 1576 bill that, if passed, would mandate the use of condoms in all adult film productions in California, the Free Speech Coalition announced today.
FSC: Porn Performers Express Opposition to Condom Bill
Nearly 500 adult performers have signed a petition asking legislators to vote no on AB 1576, a bill that many performers say violates their privacy, and is so restrictive that it would push a legal industry underground, the Free Speech Coalition announced Monday.
Calif. Appropriations Panel to Hear AB 1576 on Wednesday
Assembly Bill 1576, the proposal that would mandate condom use in all porn productions shot in California, continues to wend its way through the state's Legislature. Next stop: The state's Assembly's Appropriation Committee.
ACLU, EFF File Amicus Brief in FSC's Appeal of 2257 Case
In an amicus brief filed Monday, the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sided with the Free Speech Coalition and other co-plaintiffs, asking the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to reverse a lower court ruling finding the federal record-keeping statutes for adult producers constitutional.
FSC Files Appeals Brief in 2257 Case
Attorneys for the Free Speech Coalition and 15 co-plaintiffs delivered a brief to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §2257 and 2257A, the federal record-keeping statutes for adult producers.
FSC Launches AB 1576 Opposition Fax/Phone Campaign
AB 1576, a bill drafted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation AHF and sponsored by Assemblymember Isadore Hall, is scheduled to be heard in front of the Assembly Arts & Entertainment Committee at 9 a.m. this Tuesday.
FSC Supports Change.org Petition Targeting AHF's Weinstein
An online petition that seeks to oust the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's CEO and president, Michael Weinstein, now has the support of the Free Speech Coalition.
FSC Attends ILS to Promote Code of Ethics Program
Free Speech Coalition CEO Diane Duke and Membership Director Joanne Cachapero are set to attend the International Lingerie Show (ILS) in Las Vegas, March 30-April 1.
Free Speech Coalition to Attend The Phoenix Forum
Free Speech Coalition CEO Diane Duke and Membership Director Joanne Cachapero will attend The Phoenix Forum, in Tempe, Ariz., next week.
FSC's Duke Interviewed in Brown Political Review
The Brown Political Review — Brown University’s student-run, nonpartisan magazine for political journalism — last week interviewed Diane Duke, the chief executive of the Free Speech Coalition.
FSC's Diane Duke Argues Against Censorship at U.K. Roundtable
Free Speech Coalition president Diane Duke recently argued against new U.K. censorship rules at a London roundtable sponsored by Virgin Media.
New FSC Board Officers Announced
Following the election for board members in January, the Free Speech Coalition today announced board officers who have recently been appointed.
XBIZ, FSC Members Attend the Dirty, Sexy Policy Conference
Free Speech Coalition Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas and CEO Diane Duke will attend and speak at the Sexy, Dirty Policy Conference, held by the Carsey-Wolfe Center at UCSB, today through tomorrow.
New Calif. Porn-Condom Bill Moves Forward
Calif. Assemblyman Isadore Hall's latest bill to mandate barrier protection for all porn productions shot in the state recently moved forward at the state Capitol.
Knocking the Knock Offs
American copyright law has traditionally been intertwined with how we view patents and trademarks. In fact, the U.S. House and Senate Patent Committee and it’s Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights was responsible for crafting copyright law until fairly recently, and the individual industries affected by copyright have always been the entities that shape actual legislative updates in the U.S.