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The rules

18 U.S.C. § 2257 and the card-network programs, in plain English.

2257 in plain EnglishWhat the federal record-keeping law requires, who counts as a producer, and what a Custodian of Records actually does.The laws and rules behind your recordsEvery law, regulation and card-network rule that touches a 2257 record, what each one asks of you, and what Easy2257 does about it. One page to start from.Mastercard AN 5196 and Visa VIRPWhat the card networks require of adult merchants, why it bites sooner than the federal law, and the monthly report that satisfies it.Foreign talent and productionsWhat 18 U.S.C. § 2257, 28 C.F.R. Part 75 and the card networks require when a performer, a shoot, or the record-keeper is outside the United States.Removals and takedownsThe public removal portal, the deadlines each kind of request carries, and how to respond to one.

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