I'm rarely in the mix here, check my number of posts in the past year, but this thread effects every webmaster.
First of all 2257 requires a "custodian of records". If you have a trusted long-term content provider, they handle that for you and you do not need the info. Our biggest clients, TopBucks and SilverCash list their providers for the custodian of records and the providers keep track of all the legal bull. To keep track yourself is a nightmare...every photoset on every site has to referenced by date of shoot, real name of model and stage name of model. We have a full time person that processes and files this info every day for us.
I do not give out our models id's and release's except to our exclusive customers that demand it and most I attempt to explain it is not necessary for them to have it. We only have 2 out of 20 customers that want this. Only when they feel uncomfortable and want the extra security of seeing the 2257 info is when I release it, and then only under the written agreement that it will not be released to anyone else.
We produce a tremendous of content for many of the largest companies in the biz, and our clients reputation is as important to us as their business, 2257 is no joke. I've sent many hot, cute girls home because they only had one ID instead of two...part of the biz.
Content is an important wheel in this business, be sure you work with the guys that do it right. Lighting, hot talent, exciting scenes is all fine and good, but staying legal with our current govt. crackdown is just as important.
my 2 cents
