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AB 1576 Moves to the 'Suspense File'
AB 1576, the California bill that requires a minimum 14-day testing protocol and use of a condom or barrier device in the production of adult films, has been moved to the "suspense file" by the state Senate Appropriations committee.
L.A. Times: Porn and Condoms Don’t Mix
With a state Senate panel weighing in on the porn-condom debate tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times has come out with an editorial saying that “AIDS isn't a crisis of porn” and that legislators are preparing to “double down” on Measure B, described as a "misadventure,” that will spread the mandate to all of California.
AB 1576 to Be Heard by Appropriations Panel on Monday
On Monday, California's Senate Appropriations Committee will decide whether it is worth it for taxpayers to put stringent measures on an industry that has, for the most part, regulated itself.
SegPay Joins FSC as Newest Member
Free Speech Coalition announced its newest member, global payment processing company SegPay.
FSC Slates Product Piracy Pilot Demo at ANME
The Free Speech Coalition will make a presence at ANME starting on Saturday.
Calif. Legislature to Hear AB 1576 on Aug. 4
California's Legislature will take a one-month breather before weighing again the topic of porn and condoms.
FSC Releases Statement on Opposition to State Senate Vote for AB 1576
The Free Speech Coalition has issued a statement on its opposition to AB 1576, the legislation requiring mandatory barrier protection on adult production sets that cleared the California Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee with an affirmative vote this morning.
Performers Drop by Hall's Office to Seek Withdrawal of AB 1576
A delegation of performers dropped by Calif. Assemblyman Isadore Hall's office today to ask him to withdraw AB 1576, the bill that would mandate condoms in porn productions statewide.
St. James Infirmary Joins Opposition to AB 1576
The St. James Infirmary has urged California state senators to vote against AB 1576, the Free Speech Coalition said Wednesday.
FSC Calls AHF-Promoted STI Study 'Shameful'
Adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition today published an article on its blog titled "The 9 Most Outrageous Flaws in AHF’s Performer STI Study."
Weinstein's Crusade Misplaced, Adult Industry Leaders Say
Michael Weinstein's decade-long attempt to make condoms mandatory in porn productions has, for the most part, enraged the adult entertainment industry. Today's XBIZ.com Q&A interview with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's leader may have elevated that rage
Law Journal: Measure B 'Does Not Reflect Reality'
Los Angeles' Measure B "is a solution in search of a problem" and there is little evidence that the spread of STIs in the adult film industry is an "actual problem," according to an article in the latest edition of Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine.
APAC Announces June 1 Meeting
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) announced a June 1 meeting that will feature a panel discussion entitled, “Dealing With Media & Branding Yourself.”
AB 1576 Passes Appropriations Committee
AB 1576, a bill that would mandate condom use on all adult productions shot in California, has passed the state Appropriations Committee, which heard the bill this morning.
FSC Responds to Passage of AB 1576
Free Speech Coalition president Diane Duke has issued a statement in response to the Appropriation Committee’s passage of California State Assembly Bill AB1576 earlier today.
Today's AB 1576 Hearing Will Take Look at Bill's Fiscal Effects
This morning's hearing over AB 1576 at California's state capitol will particularly look at the costs of the proposal that would mandate condom use in all porn productions shot in the state.
LGBT Groups Join Opposition to AB 1576
The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and the Transgender Law Center have announced their stance against Assembly Bill 1576 bill that, if passed, would mandate the use of condoms in all adult film productions in California, the Free Speech Coalition announced today.
FSC: Porn Performers Express Opposition to Condom Bill
Nearly 500 adult performers have signed a petition asking legislators to vote no on AB 1576, a bill that many performers say violates their privacy, and is so restrictive that it would push a legal industry underground, the Free Speech Coalition announced Monday.
Calif. Appropriations Panel to Hear AB 1576 on Wednesday
Assembly Bill 1576, the proposal that would mandate condom use in all porn productions shot in California, continues to wend its way through the state's Legislature. Next stop: The state's Assembly's Appropriation Committee.
ACLU, EFF File Amicus Brief in FSC's Appeal of 2257 Case
In an amicus brief filed Monday, the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sided with the Free Speech Coalition and other co-plaintiffs, asking the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to reverse a lower court ruling finding the federal record-keeping statutes for adult producers constitutional.