'Girls Gone Wild' Guilty of 2257 Violations

[Hammer]

HellHouse brings up a good point. It sucks that this happened for the rest of us, but it does seem to be a good sign that a 2257 violation won't absolutely result in 5 years and a fine like most of the attorneys want us to believe. I'm sure each case will be taken on an individual basis and I'm sure that if you have at least attempted to comply that you'll end up with a fine. I would like to know exactly what the violations were though because if they indeed did not have docs on the girls in question, I think it's huge that someone didn't land in jail.

[pam]

I, too, wish to know exactly how they didn't comply. The problem now is people are going to be lazy, figuring no jail time and just a fine. Was this a plea bargain as it didn't go before a jury? The law says mandatory jail time, so how did he get just a fine?

2 million bucks isn't chump change when he has a lot of legal fees. Didn't he face other charges as well, something drug related?

[HellHouse]

From another article:

Francis agreed to personally pay a $500,000 fine to settle charges in Los Angeles that he failed to keep records of the ages and identities of the women who appeared in his films. As a result, Francis said in a statement, footage of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct appeared in at least two DVDs he released.

Seems to me he completely failed to document the performers, and as a result, ended up taping a couple minors. Same thing Buckcherry did.

As I said before, I honestly do believe that this sets a precedence that keeps legitimate producers who take the required efforts to follow the law fairly safe from here on out.

Oh and a couple million dollars IS chump change, when compared to GGW's revenues.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by HellHouse

Oh and a couple million dollars IS chump change, when compared to GGW's revenues.

Depends, because you don't know how much of that $40 million gross he actually gets to keep. I bet they spend $39 mill on advertising.

[JoesHO]

well you can always promote us, we have all our diocs on every girl and every shoot

BTW Hammer I need to get with you about podcasting from the road if you are interested, also I will be through Orlando in Nov so dinner is on you err I mean me LOL

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by JoesHO

BTW Hammer I need to get with you about podcasting from the road if you are interested, also I will be through Orlando in Nov so dinner is on you err I mean me LOL

Hit me up on ICQ 167909760 or give me a call at 407-699-0130. I'm almost done setting up the studio now with mic, mixer etc. and have my eye on a slick field recorder and will be doing field podcasts so I'd like to hear what you have in mind.

[pam]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Depends, because you don't know how much of that $40 million gross he actually gets to keep. I bet they spend $39 mill on advertising.

That's what I inferred. Between the legal fees and advertising they spend to brand their name, it's a lot of cash.

If they admitted to filiming minors in sexually explicit videos -- why weren't they busted for CP??

Something isn't Kosher.

[gonzo]

Dear GGWCash Affiliate,

We regret to inform you that in order to comply with the imposed 2257
regulations we must remove all content associated with our Endless Spring Break site. This includes all promo content including banners and picture sets. We have begun redirecting the Endless Spring Break tour links and free hosted movie gallery links to the main Girls Gone Wild blue and white tour. Furthermore, we have removed content from several dvds from the GGW membership sites. These titles include:

Girls Gone Wild Endless Spring Break Vol 1-14
GGW Best of Endless Spring Break Vol 1-3
Girls Gone Wild on Campus


Also, for your information, additional dvds are being discontinued from our
online store found at GirlsGoneWild.com. These titles include:

College Girls Exposed Vol 1-2
Sexy Sorority Sweethearts Vol 1-2
Totally Exposed Uncensored and Beyond Vol 1-12
Girls Gone Wild Dorm Room Fantasies Vol 1-9
Girls Gone Wild on Tour Vol 1-8
Girls Gone Wild Ultimate Spring Break Vol 1-12
GGW Best of Ultimate Spring Break Vol 1-2
Girls Gone Wild: Best on Tour Vol 1-4
GGW Extreme Uncensored
GGW Party Extreme


If you have purchased any of the listed dvds for the purpose of using content to promote any Girls Gone Wild membership sites, we ask that you please remove the content immediately. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter. Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact us at webmaster@GGWCash.com. Thanks for your business and have a great day.

Sincerely,

The GGWCash Staff

[HellHouse]

WOW!

If that list is any indication of how many videos were undocumented or contained a possible minor, they really got off pretty damn lucky.