And what makes you think they would get good legal advice from an agent?

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The only lawsuits you here about tend to be over talent stealing money, or directors not being paid.

I can't believe with all the legalities and contracts that more people aren't smarter about protecting themselves. Guess that's how porn is one of the countries biggest businesses and people are going broke in it by the minute.

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Then again, I'm not sure if the porn industry needs to do as much "selling."

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As a producer and director, Jewel, what do you think about the level of legal savvy new girls display?

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I trust that the more you deal with them, the more you'll recognise those who know their shit and those that don't.

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Do you always get this angry when someone asks you for more supporting facts to your own statements? Why not just say who you are referring to? Why the secrecy? You're guarding this information more viligently than KFC guards the secret to their original recipe chicken.

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With all the liability and money in play it's good for both sides to have a legal sleuth in their pocket.

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Furthermore, I would think these alleged agents would want the girls to know their *superior* credentials. It's a selling point isn't it? After all, that is what pushed the thread in this direction -- Morbid asserted starlets could get solid legal advice from their agents since they were lawyers. Doesn't make much sense to conceal it. You can't have it both ways -- hiding it and using it as a competitive advantage at the same time.

Plus, it would be doing female talent a favor to steer them in the right direction. I'm sure a lot of starlets would like to know "who knows their shit and who doesn't" as Morbid so elegantly phrased it. The knowledge would help them a whole lot more than me. For my purposes, it really doesn't matter much.

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Edited by - AztecGold11 on 4/14/2006 8:00:54 PM

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You asked a question, you got an answer. Just because it wasn't the answer you're looking for doesn't mean it was a wrong one.

Eric

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Edited by - kami on 4/25/2006 6:47:33 AM

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On that note, though I have not dealt personally with EVERY agent in the business, I've dealt with a heck of a lot of them, & I would have to say that unless you're thinking Don Hollywood qualifies as an "agent," only Chris from Foxxx, Regan Senter & that very nice gentleman Robert who only books softcore would even have the educational background to gain entry to law school, much less pass the bar.

Now on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that a few of these fellows might qualify as "jailhouse lawyers" ...

If someone doesn't want you to mention their law degree -- or bar certification -- I would think it's a pretty sure bet it's because it doesn't exist. If you think the internet can be littered with bullshit artists, more time in porn valley would really awe you. Or does anybody actually believe Kurt Lockwood really toured as the Ramones bass player? Or that whatever no-name psuedonym these new-jack gonzo companies come up with really is "a prominent Hollywood video &/or TV director who's decided to do porn on the side," like every fifth press release on AVN.com last year claimed?

You may be assured it is certain, on the other hand, that I am actually the mulatto son of a recently disposed Ethiopian dictator, & that I have several hundred thousand dollars in offshore accounts that I can only gain access to through your credit-card number.

Cheers,
dac

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