Prostitution is already legal! Didn't you know?

[C. Maurio]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

No. You seem to be confusing prostitution with producing a movie that features sexual activity. There is a legal difference. This has been well-established for decades in California.

If the producer of the movie is paying the actor to have sex with him (or her), then it could be argued that it's a case of prostitution, but since he is paying the actor to perform in a scene - usually with someone else - it's not prostitution.

Have to ask Dirk Diggler about that one! He seemed to not care either way.

[C. Maurio]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

There's no double standard. It's explicitly legal to produce pornographic movies only in California and New Hampshire. In other states, producers have been convicted on pimping and pandering charges, and actors in adult movies have been convicted on prostitution charges.

Are you sure? When California was saying they wanted all porn actors to wear rubbers, the film producers were saying they would pack up and go to Nevada as I recall.