A porn producer sued in federal court Friday to overturn a condom-law measure that passed by 57 percent last November in Los Angeles County. Vivid Entertainment says that its constitutional rights are being violated by requiring porn stars to wear condoms during sex scenes. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation begs to differ and says that it promotes safe-sex from STDS and HIV/AIDS.
Citing a Jan. 11 report from the Los Angeles Times on the developing story, two Jane and John Doe performers and the porn producer sued to remind the court that the law is overstepping California law.
Apparently, state law preempts the porn-law measure. However, even with its passage in November, officials have not found a way to enforce the condom requirement.
Vivid alleges in the lawsuit that condom-law measure "imposes an intolerable burden on the exercise of rights under the First Amendment."
Supporters of the controversial measure claim that health and safety concerns are behind a strong push to have porn stars wear condoms during filming. They believe it lessens the spread of venereal diseases.
Furthermore, activists in support say that the makers of porn, like Vivid Entertainment, can easily use computer technology to make images of condoms vanish.
However, the porn producer's lawsuit claims that it is costly to carry out and is unfair to burden it with the costs of doing so.
Read a full copy of the lawsuit filed by the porn producer.
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