Funny you should mention,RacerX believes there is no parasite more insideous than one who would profit from the labor of others as opposed to earning a living themselves.
There maybe rules governing their behavior but they still run the gamut from the honorable Jim South (who doesn't take a percentage from talent,and is the only one I can speak of without getting a foul taste in my mouth) to Derek at direct models (who is known for several subversive tactics,such as bringing in girls from out of town then overcharging them for basic necessities to forceing them to do the types of scenes that they are not interested in because they are here alone with no recourse)to would be street pimps like Deewise who manage their girls with physical abuse mental abuse and drug addiction(AJ,Nigel dishonorable mention)South is definetly licensed,Direct models may or may not be as of this writing and the others definetly are not.deewise is brazen enough to have a website running deewise2000.biz despite not being licensed and being a scuzzbag.These individuals prey on the fact that people need a navigator to chart the sometimes dangerous waters in this industry,but most serve only to take a percentage of work you could have found on your own.Also worth mentioning there are several reputable agencies here,not very shocking is the fact that they are run by women.RacerX works on average 5x a week and has never had an agent in his career.