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primary producer
Under the §2257 framework, the person or entity that actually engages performers and manages the shoot — the studio, in most cases. Primary producers carry the full record-keeping obligation: documentation of every depicted performer's age and identity, accessible to federal inspection.
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- The 18 USC §2257 record-keeping regime: 1988-2026 — The US federal record-keeping requirement that has structured adult-content production compliance for almost four decades — its 1988 origins, the amendments that have reshaped its operational meaning, the 2010s litigation that narrowed its enforcement scope, and the post-2020 environment in which the regime now operates.
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