Is UK a good place to incorporate a porn company?
 

Hello,

sorry for the weird question but what do you think about UK for a porn corporation with on-site office (= people working on porn from England)?

Thanks

That's a big no no as it's illegal now to have hardcore site.

no sex please, we're British :winkwink:

You should do it in The Netherlands and give me a job! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Who told you that ?

You need to incorporate where you want to establish banking (normally).
Do you live in the UK?
A corporation has to be represented by its Attorney in most legal courts.
So, if you are domiciling a corporation where you do not live -- get good legal representation in that foreign jurisdiction first.

I hear since the Brexit, many companies are leaving due to taxes & other things, I'd look else where. Many British porn companies are in Cyprus :2 cents:

Is it 'illegal' to make hardcore porn, or illegal to run a website (such as an affiliate website)?

I know there is confusion about this in Australia for example but there seems to be a heap of Australians on here. No idea if there's any producers though.

Neither.

It is not illegal to be in the adult business in the UK.

Creating a Ltd co in the UK is cheap and simple. However some banks wont take your business ( the same in lots of countries ) unless you have a "story" or are able to demonstrate a track record of successful trading thereby lowering the perceived risks levels for the bank.

The issue around legality that is being mistakenly referred to will become a problem for all companies wherever they are in the world when the new Digital Economy Bill becomes law. Basically all adult content that is accessible to UK viewers must be behind an age verification process before it can be viewed.

Non compliant websites and applications will be fined, lose their billing, and / or be blocked.

So it is not illegal to produce or host adult content in the UK, but in the near future age verification for all adult content will become mandatory. No matter what it's origin.

Section 3. Read and weep.

Digital Economy Bill (HC Bill 45)

Now you can say that it wont affect you, but the big players are all over this - regulation breeds opportunity, long term this is good for business.

Adapt or die as they say around here.

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Ok i admit i expressed a bit wrong, not illegal but more like restricted.
Meaning, you can run a paysite or anything what have age verification system, but you cant run for example hardcore tube site.

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...79/803/c38.jpg

Case closed !!!

As far I know the porn community in the Uk is very small (production wise) and many studios seek out international talent which can get expensive

I live in the UK and run a tube site here bt hosted in america. am I breaking the law? no one told me that bill has come into force yet

No. Bad idea.

Definitely not. The Government is trying to close the UK porn industry. So the money flows out.

You are not breaking the law.

But. When the Bill is passed early next year ALL individuals and organisations that allow UK viewers to access adult material without passing an age verification process will be breaking UK law.

Any organisation from anywhere in the world that does not abide by this law will be fined, they will lose their billing (MC / Visa will not bill for illegal content, neither will alternative billers.), and ultimately see their domains blocked in the UK.

Now most of the halfwits here wont give a shit about this as they are barely in business anyway. But the serious players know that the UK is a huge market, and cutting out a lot of traffic with zero spending power is not all bad. Serious players cannot afford to lose their second largest market.

Not really

I wonder if there will be a way to show only uk users the age verification page

I would say no