Los Angeles County: No "Raincoats" Required
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Feb 4 2010, 12:02 PM
I am surprised by this ruling, I think health and safety should always come first in any industry.
I am amused by Dr. Fielding's blanket dismissal of the entire industry as a legitimate art form with his "All you need is a room and a camera and a bed ... " comment.
Los Angeles County officials Tuesday rebuffed demands from an AIDS activist group that the county immediately require performers in porn films to use condoms.
County officials said the California Legislature would need to approve legislation requiring condom use for pornography shoots. They said it would be difficult to try to regulate the porn industry through the county's Public Health Department.
"It is very, very difficult to implement. There are roughly 200 production companies with about . . . 1,200 actors," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county's public health chief. "All you need is a room and a camera and a bed, basically, to do this kind of shoot, and we have no ability to police this."
via www.latimes.com
I am surprised by this ruling, I think health and safety should always come first in any industry.
I am amused by Dr. Fielding's blanket dismissal of the entire industry as a legitimate art form with his "All you need is a room and a camera and a bed ... " comment.
Los Angeles County officials Tuesday rebuffed demands from an AIDS activist group that the county immediately require performers in porn films to use condoms.
County officials said the California Legislature would need to approve legislation requiring condom use for pornography shoots. They said it would be difficult to try to regulate the porn industry through the county's Public Health Department.
"It is very, very difficult to implement. There are roughly 200 production companies with about . . . 1,200 actors," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county's public health chief. "All you need is a room and a camera and a bed, basically, to do this kind of shoot, and we have no ability to police this."
via www.latimes.com
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