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Adult Entertainment Lawyer Corey D. Silverstein to Present at FSC Summit

Adult Entertainment Lawyer, Corey D. Silverstein, will be appearing and presenting at the annual Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Summit at the W Hotel, Hollywood, California on January 22, 2013. This year's FSC Summit & Awards, takes place from January 22, 2013 to January 24, 2014 at the W Hotel in Hollywood, California. The 2014 FSC Summit & Awards is a pair of annual trade events designed to address current and emerging industry issues, promote multi-sector collaboration and celebrate leadership in business. As part of the 2014 FSC Summit & Awards, adult entertainment lawyer, Corey D. Silverstein, will be presenting an exciting and thought provoking seminar entitled "When the cops come knocking." This seminar will focus on preparing members of the pleasure products and adult entertainment industry on proper techniques in responding to law enforcement and/or government officials. Law enforcement can strike at any moment and adult industry members need to understand how to not prejudice themselves or improperly supply any testimony or evidence to law enforcement. Year after year, there has been a steady increase in law enforcement activity in the adult industry from agencies such as the FBI, FTC, OSHA, local police, and DHS; this seminar will explore and…

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Seminars, Workshops, and More at Internext 2014

I am pleased to let you all know that I will be in attendance for this year's Internext-Expo presented by AVN Online. This year's conference takes place from January 11, 2014 to January 14, 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Internext-Expo is an amazing opportunity to be part of one of the longest running adult entertainment conferences in the world. Amongst its many events, the Internext-Expo has seminars, networking events, presentations, showcases, and award shows. A complete show schedule can be found by clicking HERE. At this year's event I will be taking part in the following events. Additionally, feel free to contact me prior to the conference if you want to schedule some one-on-one time.  The state of XXX legal affairs has never been more important and now is the time for everyone in the adult industry to obtain all of the adult industry legal information that they can get. As an adult entertainment lawyer, I know that the legal events at this trade-show serve an unquantifiable benefit to all attendees. Event: Work Shop: Regulating Adult Websites Through Consumer Protection: Presented by attorneys Corey D. Silverstein and Lawrence Walters. Date: Sunday, January…

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Qwebec Expo Legal Q&A

Adult Entertainment Attorney, Corey D. Silverstein, returns to the Qwebec Expo. I am very proud to announce that for the second straight year, I have been invited to attend and speak at the annual Qwebec Expo in Montreal, Canada. This year's Qwebec Expo runs from Wednesday August 7, 2013 to Sunday August 11, 2013. Michael P. has been hard at work putting together another great schedule of seminars, networking events and parties. Please visit the Qwebec Expo website for more information: http://www.qwebec.com. This year's Legal Q & A seminar will take place on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 10:00am. I invite you all to attend with your legal questions ready to go. Last year's seminar was a huge success and one of the most talked about events of the show. I hope to see you all there.

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Obscenity Charges against Florida Store Owner Dropped

BARTOW, Fla. - Polk County prosecutors dropped all charges yesterday against a store owner who was charged with distribution and possession of obscenity with intent to sell after detectives purchased 10 adult movies at a Sunoco gas station and convenience store in Dundee, Fla. "There will be no jail time, no conviction and no fines" for Minakashiben Patel, adult industry attorney Lawrence Walters told XBIZ. Walters and another adult industry attorney, Corey D. Silverstein, represent Patel and worked together to strike a deal with prosecutors. A total of 20 misdemeanors and one felony charge were filed against Patel, relating to adult DVDs sold from her gas station and convenience store in Polk County. Patel also was charged with sale of drug paraphernalia, based on selling Detox brand energy drink. Those charges were dismissed early on. "The obscenity charges have now been dismissed per an agreement with the state, where Ms. Patel agreed to make a $2,000 donation to a drug education and prevention fund," Walters said. "She further agreed to abide by existing state obscenity laws and not to sue the sheriff or prosecutors as a result of the arrest. “Corey and I are proud of the result we obtained…

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Learning from the Financial Crisis in Cyprus

There are a multitude of reasons why you may want to have your adult entertainment business set up outside of the United States. Some of the reasons include favorable tax laws, decreased individual liabilities, and staying outside of the jurisdiction of state and federal agents and prosecutors, just to name a few. For the record, I am not suggesting that you pack up your bags and move your corporate entity and money overseas. Nor am I suggesting that setting up your corporate entity and bank relationships overseas is a bad idea. I am merely urging you to carefully analyze all of the legal and financial aspects of your decision whether or not to pursue an overseas business entity and banking relationship. Imagine that you were running a highly successful adult business that you spent a tremendous amount of time, money and energy setting up overseas. Imagine that your business was financially strong and that you had loads of cash in the bank. Finally, imagine that your hard-earned cash was being kept in your overseas bank account, safe from taxation. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Now, I want you to imagine waking up one morning and realizing that you don’t have…

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The Proper DMCA Takedown Notification

On October 28, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”). Since becoming valid law, the DMCA has been controversial to say the least, with many demanding reform. For many in the adult industry, the DMCA has been helpful and beneficial in intellectual property protection while others in the adult industry feel that the DMCA provides too much protection and has allowed “content pirates” to abuse the DMCA for its own financial gains. The adult industry is no stranger to the DMCA. The exponential growth of “Tube” style websites over the past several years has led to an unquantifiable number of lawsuits, disputes, articles and controversies. There are enough articles from adult industry experts regarding the pros and cons of the DMCA and there are equally enough articles from adult industry experts regarding intellectual property protection. The purpose of this article is to examine an often neglected but important piece of the DMCA. This article will discuss what must be included in a properly formatted DMCA notification of claimed infringement (commonly referred to as a “Takedown Notice”). Pursuant to the DMCA, specifically, 17 USC § 512(c), (c) Information Residing on Systems or Networks At…

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Internext 2013 Legal Seminar: Peering into the Crystal Ball

On January 14, 2013, adult industry attorney, Corey D. Silverstein, had the privilege of speaking at the Legal Seminar at the Internext-Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The seminar synopsis was as follows: Now that the election is over, the industry at least knows who the American president will be for the next four years, and it also knows that the fight to keep government out of its business continues in California. But many other burning issues also face the industry, which finds itself at yet another crossroads. This panel will look at the future of the industry from a legal perspective. We know where we've been; the question now is, where are we going? Adult industry lawyer, Corey D. Silverstein, gave his thoughts and opinions on what hot topics the adult entertainment industry would be faced with in 2013.

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Let’s Talk Content and Licensing Agreements

As I write this column, the holiday season has arrived and with it the end of the year. And when the new year rolls around, the adult industry enters into one of the busiest trade show schedules of the year. In the month of January alone, AVN presents an array of shows in Las Vegas: the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo—both the B2B show and the Fan Fest—the Adult Novelty Expo, the AVN Awards Show, and InterNext. Also in the month of January, XBiz presents XBiz 360. Trade shows are a fantastic way to network, learn, improve and grow as a member of the adult industry community, and I urge you to take advantage of the many benefits of the trade shows. I have been attending AVN-sponsored trade shows for over a decade and I am continuously amazed by the great seminars and speakers put together by the AVN team. There is a good chance that you are reading this article while you are at one of the trade shows mentioned above and I encourage you to attend as many seminars as possible. Don’t be afraid to step into a seminar that you don’t think affects your particular business; you never…

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Silverstein Legal Welcomes Lawrence Walters

Attorneys Corey D. Silverstein and Lawrence Walters (firstamendment.com) announced that effective December, 2012, they have entered into a mutual of-counsel relationship. Walters and Silverstein will serve as of-counsel to each others law firms in order to expand the services, resources and locales of both firms. The of-counsel relationship will permit the two firms to share resources, strategies, research and experience for the benefit of all of their respective clients. Of-counsel is often the title of an attorney who works at a law firm but is not an associate or partner. Welcome Larry; its great to have you!

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Don’t Be Trapped by Headlines

It’s been a busy time for adult industry legal news, with stories popping up on websites, blogs, television stations and message boards. In the past few months we have seen the obscenity conviction of Ira Isaacs, renewed life in the Free Speech Coalition’s battle against the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. 2257, the failure of SOPA, the ongoing war against piracy, and, of course, condom regulations in Los Angeles. Countless words have been expended discussing these important issues, with more to come in the future. In addition to the hurricane of headlines, the United States is heading toward a turbulent election. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will challenge his Democratic opponent, President Barack Obama, in what will be the most expensive political campaign in the history of the world. Make no mistake about it; the outcome of this election could have substantial ramifications for the adult industry. I encourage all of you United States voters to be fully informed about the candidates before casting your vote. But as essential as all of these issues are, what should matter more to you, the adult industry professional, are the day-to-day details of running your business. And these mundane details can be overlooked in…

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