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For the first time ever, I sincerely hope you know what you are doing and can help the business. This could be the end of the business as we know it.



This is a true witch hunt. From my understanding the infection was not HIV but merely, simple STDs that could be cured with antibiotics. I am surprised that Cal-OSHA or the LA Cty Dept of Health is going to these extremes in this situation. I know that the various factions have been warring for sometime over this issue. The FSC has hired a OSHA specialist to devise a Blood Borne Pathogen program all producers could use. I know Cambria has been working with several production companies in regards to past fines by Cal-OSHA. And AIM and the LA Cty Department of Health have been at odds for years.

Now State Compensation Insurance Fund is classifying Agents as the employer of their performers for purposes of workers compensation insurance. What appears to be happening is a paradigm shift in the way talent will be thought of in the industry.

There is no winning in regards to this issue, unfortunately. There are too many powerful people that want to regulate the industry either out of existence or to the point where on camera sex will be so stale and boring no one will want to watch it. The best I think can happen is that the industry can hold the wolves at bay.

I think that can be done, until the next HIV infection and then its going to be impossible. The argument is going to be does the First Amendment trump health and safety codes... Can a performer make an informed decision to perform without a condom or dental dam as a form of artistic expression and free speech ?
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Michael www.AdultBizLaw.com