Via Eros Blog:
If Michael Weinstein gets his way, the controversial firebrand become California’s first porn czar, able to control what adult films can be made or sold in the Golden State. A newly proposed 2016 ballot measure — crafted by Weinstein himself — would create a state-subsidized position, whereby Weinstein would be placed in charge of monitoring any adult film produced in California to determine if condoms were used. According to the law, if a condom wasn’t readily apparent in each scene, Weinstein would be deputized by the Attorney General to review the raw footage of the production, and file lawsuits against anyone involved in the production, including but not limited to the producers, distributors agents and anyone with a demonstrable “financial interest” in the production.
For industry insiders, a “porn czar” with nearly limitless ability to harass adult businesses, harkens back to the days of censorship boards and vice squads. Diane Duke, head of the Free Speech Coalition, was appalled.
“Weinstein is proposing that taxpayers grant him the power to determine what types of adult film can be made in California, and allow him to use millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to pay himself and his designated team to watch adult films for violations. Weinstein has waged a 10-year personal crusade against the adult industry and now wants tax payers to pay him to control it. I’m speechless.”
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