> I hear a major adult star is about to send a cease and desist to a large adult novelty company for non payment of royalties
> Bob at Dane Productions has just announced that we will donate a percentage of all sales for the month of August to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, starting the 1st thru the 31st. The monies will be donated during the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, September 3rd and 4th.
” I am actively seeking support from our industry. I work until 4 each day, but after that I am available to speak to anyone interested. This includes all nites and weekends. Please feel free to call me 24/7. I will return all calls-818-349-6600,888-390-0767; after 4..818-400-4190. I hope I get so many calls, I lose 20 pounds just running around… Be well and thanks for your support of Dane and MDA. An additional phone number is 818-998-1724, after 4:00.
> AVN reports that Robert Hill Releasing Co. has been visited today by the FBI on an apparent 2257 investigation and that details are forthcoming.
AVN reports: As of 1 p.m. today, FBI agents were taking a lunch break in the middle of investigating the 2257 records of noted specialty company Robert Hill Releasing.
“We’re getting checked today by the FBI for the 2257,” stated Lynton, owner of Robert Hill Releasing, one of the top she-male producers. “They’re very pleasant; we’re working with them whichever way they want. They’re getting all the information they need. Obviously, they’re checking for underage, I believe… They picked out movies, generally with younger titles; five or six titles, I believe; randomly picked, I believe, or maybe the titles indicate underage or whatever.”
However, Lynton assured that none of his performers were in fact underage.
“Ours are in order, as far as we can tell,” he said. “Everything seems to be going as smooth as possible right now. The gentlemen weren’t coming in here busting doors down. They were very pleasant. They brought their copy machines and they’re copying the IDs and all of the paperwork.”
According to Lynton, the agents did not have a search warrant of any sort.
“They just showed their badges and indicated what they were here for,” Lynton explained. “They actually mentioned, ‘Have you been reading the AVN, that we’re going to be doing this?’ They actually did say that.”
Lynton didn’t have a lot of conversation with the agents, but they did indicate that this was one in a series of ongoing investigations.
“I believe they’re going to be going down the road, from what I understand,” he said. “I believe they’re picking out companies and they’re going to be checking 2257. They indicated that they know more or less the top companies, that they know their paperwork is going to be more or less correct. I believe from what they’re indicating that they believe, with some of the smaller companies, is where they’re going to be finding problems.”
Robert Hill Releasing is the third company to indicate that it has been inspected for compliance with the federal recordkeeping and labeling law in the past 10 days, and the agents have reportedly told others that there are some 23 adult video and website companies that they intend to visit over the coming weeks.
> Felix Vicious is also announcing her retirement from the industry to attend college. Vicious said she plans to sell her memorabilia and wardrobe from her porn career through her Web site, www.therealfelix.com.