What kinds of legal issues would I face for running a porn download forum?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by putty_tat, Jun 3, 2011.

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    Hello,

    I'm thinking about starting a porn download forum like intporn. Basically, these forums link to all the mostly bootlegged porn off of other paysites and the links are to download services like filesonic. I notice there isn't much information out there on running these forums, so I'm wondering if I need to have certain agreements, etc. to protect myself from copyright issues?
     
    putty_tat, Jun 3, 2011 IP
  2. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    Nothing short of not doing it.
     
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  3. dimastw

    dimastw Peon

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    please check your country rule first. if you are in a country that forbid porn. like in Indonesia. you will be jailed if you make a porn forum web in Indonesia.
     
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  4. attorney jaffe

    attorney jaffe Member

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    Any pornography site will take a lot of heat from their hosting company, governments and vigilantes. However, if you dot all your i's and cross all your t's, your site can be very profitable.

    My clients who run porn sites take painstaking care that everything they do is 100% legal. I would advise anyone going into the adult site business to work closely with their attorney before turning their site on.
     
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  5. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    The only agreement you can have to protect you from copyright infringement would be to license the rights to what you want to distribute (license from the copyright holder).
     
    digitalpoint, Jun 8, 2011 IP