We didn't build Easy2257 to check most of the boxes. We built it to check all of them.
Every requirement in the federal 2257 recordkeeping statute now has a corresponding feature in our platform. Not as a workaround. Not as a "good enough" approximation. A direct, documented implementation of what the law actually says. We're going to walk through each one, cite the regulation, and show you exactly how Easy2257 handles it.
If you're evaluating compliance solutions, this is the benchmark. If you're already using Easy2257, this is what's protecting you.
Your Records Include Copies of Every Depiction
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(a)(1): *"the records shall include a copy of the depiction, and, where the depiction is published on an Internet computer site or service, a copy of any URL associated with the depiction."*
This is the core of the statute. The entire point of 2257 recordkeeping is creating an unbroken chain from the performer's verified identity to the specific content they appear in. If the content itself isn't in the records, that chain is broken and the records are incomplete.
Easy2257 stores your production media (videos and photos, up to 2GB per file) directly in your compliance records. Drag and drop your files, watch the progress bar, and they're encrypted and stored in AWS S3 alongside your performer documentation. When you generate a compliance archive, your depictions are included automatically. For scenes and for solo content log entries. No separate system. No thumb drives. No hoping you remember where you saved the file.
We also track every published URL associated with your content. Add your OnlyFans link, your Fansly link, your personal site. Wherever the content lives online, the URL is captured per scene and included in your archive. Because the regulation requires that too.
Your Records Include Legible Copies of Every Performer's ID
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(a)(1): *"a legible hard copy or legible digitally scanned or other electronic copy of a hard copy of the identification document examined"*
The regulation doesn't say "a record of the ID." It doesn't say "a notation about the ID." It says a legible copy. Front and back of a government-issued photo identification document.
For solo creators, Easy2257 provides a dedicated ID image upload flow. Snap a photo of the front and back of your government ID, upload it, and it's stored encrypted in your compliance records. For producers working with collaborators, our Veriff integration captures document images during the verification process and stores them directly to your S3-backed records: front, back, and selfie.
Every ID image in our system is a legible, inspection-ready copy of the actual document. Because that's what the law requires.
Your Producer Examination Is Documented
Regulation: 18 U.S.C. § 2257(b)(1): *"ascertain, by examination of an identification document containing such information, the performer's name and date of birth"*
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(a)(1): *"obtained by the producer's examination of a picture identification card prior to production of the depiction"*
The statute puts the examination obligation on the producer personally. Before you film, you examine the ID. That's the law.
Easy2257 requires every producer to attest, with a timestamped, IP-logged confirmation, that they have personally examined each performer's government-issued photo identification before completing a scene. For solo creators, the same attestation is required when creating a content log entry. The attestation is stored in your compliance records and included in your archive.
Automated ID verification through Veriff is an additional layer of protection, not a replacement for the producer's personal obligation. We provide both. The technology catches what a human might miss. The attestation documents that the human did their part. Belt and suspenders.
Your Records Are Cross-Referenced and Indexed
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(a)(2)-(3): Records must be *"organized alphabetically... by the legal name of the performer"* and *"indexed or cross-referenced to each alias or other name used and to each title or identifying number"*
When an inspector opens your records, they need to be able to look up any performer by legal name and see every piece of content they appear in. They need to look up any alias and find the performer behind it. They need to look up any content title and see every performer in it. Both directions. Alphabetically sorted.
Easy2257 generates this cross-reference index automatically as part of your compliance archive. Every performer, sorted alphabetically by last name, with every alias listed, every scene they appear in, every URL where their content is published, and every depiction filename associated with them. It's generated as structured JSON data and as a formatted page in your PDF compliance report. Always current. Always complete.
Your Records Are Authenticated
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(f): Records may be kept in digital form *"provided that... there is a custodian of the records who can authenticate each digital record."*
Digital records are explicitly permitted by the regulation, but there's a condition: the custodian must be able to authenticate each one. That means being able to prove that a record hasn't been altered since it was created.
Every file uploaded to Easy2257 (every ID image, every depiction, every compliance document) receives a SHA-256 integrity hash computed at the moment of upload. That hash is stored separately from the file itself. At any point, we can recompute the hash and compare it against the stored value. If they match, the record is confirmed authentic and unaltered. If they don't, we know something changed.
These hashes are included in your compliance archive manifest, making the entire package self-verifying. If the DOJ asks how we authenticate your records, the answer isn't "we have an audit log." The answer is cryptographic proof of integrity for every file in the system.
Your Records Are Retained for the Full Compliance Window
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.4: *"Each record shall be maintained for seven years from the date of creation or last amendment or addition. If the producer ceases to carry on the business, the records shall be maintained for five years thereafter."*
Your 2257 records must exist for a minimum of seven years. If you stop producing, five more years after that. This isn't optional. It's the retention window the law requires.
Easy2257 enforces this. Completed scenes display their retention date so you always know how long your records must be maintained. Deletion of depictions and compliance records within the retention window is blocked at the API level. Your records don't disappear because you forgot about them, because you switched plans, or because you decided to take a break from producing.
Your Records Are Properly Segregated
Regulation: 28 CFR 75.2(e): *"Records required to be maintained under this part shall be segregated from all other records, shall not contain any other records, and shall not be contained within any other records."*
Your 2257 compliance records can't be mixed in with your billing history, your support tickets, or your account preferences. They must be segregated. Separate and distinct from everything else.
Easy2257 maintains compliance data in dedicated database tables with dedicated prefixes, stored in dedicated S3 paths, encrypted at rest with AES-256, and transmitted over TLS 1.2+. Your compliance archive exports contain only 2257-required records. Nothing else. The segregation architecture is documented in every archive manifest.
$1/Month for Solo Creators: Promo Code COVERME
Everything described above is included in every Easy2257 plan. Solo creators, producers, studios, enterprises. Every plan gets full depiction storage, full ID image storage, producer attestation, cross-reference indexing, integrity hashing, retention enforcement, and record segregation.
Right now, solo creators can get all of it for $1 per month with promo code COVERME.
That's a full federal custodian of records service, with every compliance feature the statute requires, for a dollar a month. Your legal name stays off your content. Your records are complete, encrypted, indexed, authenticated, and inspection-ready.
No corners cut. No features held back. No gaps.
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The Full Compliance Checklist
Here's every 28 CFR Part 75 and 18 U.S.C. § 2257 requirement, and how Easy2257 addresses each one.
28 CFR 75.2(a)(1), Copy of depiction: Production media stored in S3, included in compliance archive.
28 CFR 75.2(a)(1), Copy of published URLs: Per-scene URL tracking, included in archive manifest.
28 CFR 75.2(a)(1), Legible copy of performer ID: Front and back ID images stored for solo creators (direct upload) and collaborators (Veriff integration).
28 CFR 75.2(a)(1), Producer's examination of ID: Timestamped attestation required before scene completion or content log submission.
28 CFR 75.2(a)(2)-(3), Alphabetical organization and cross-reference index: Auto-generated performer-to-content index in JSON and PDF formats.
28 CFR 75.2(a)(4), Date of original production: Captured per scene and per content log entry.
28 CFR 75.2(e), Record segregation: Dedicated tables, dedicated S3 paths, documented in archive manifest.
28 CFR 75.2(f), Digital record authentication: SHA-256 integrity hashing on every compliance file upload.
28 CFR 75.2(h), Third-party custodian compliance: Easy2257 serves as your custodian, complying with all obligations required by Part 75.
28 CFR 75.4, 7-year record retention: Retention guards prevent deletion within compliance window.
28 CFR 75.5, Inspection readiness: Records available digitally 24/7, exportable as complete compliance archive.
28 CFR 75.6, Compliance statement: Generated with Easy2257's physical street address for display on your content.
18 U.S.C. § 2257(b)(1), Producer examination obligation: Documented via timestamped attestation on every scene and content log entry.
Easy2257 is the compliance platform that does the hard parts. Because the hard parts are the whole point.