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Porn Industry Using Airbnb Rentals as Film Sets

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Re: Porn Industry Using Airbnb Rentals as Film Sets

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Post by sp332 »

huac wrote: post #25
sp332 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not required to take every risk with no recourse. A renter might steal from you or leave a spy camera behind, but that's illegal. We could certainly make it illegal to shoot commercial video on someone else's property without their permission.

Airbnb prohibits commercial videos/photos without permission, according to the article.

But what recourse does the homeowner have in that case? And being banned from AirBNB is not really a huge deterrent. Making the behavior illegal would give you more options if it happens to you, and might really make someone think twice.

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Post by Kristine1975 »

beloch wrote: post #18
sandworm101 wrote: post #9

>> The county told NBC4 if Lucas had filled out the permit application, the owner could have learned about the shoot before he filmed there. Lol. The data on a form filed for a porn shoot at a particular location will not find its way into the hands of someone renting on airbnb. I'd be surprised if they are even digital. With due respect to homeowners, this is what happens if you rent your property. People will be ha…

It sounds like a useful tactic would be to plaster your walls with art related to Disney/Marvel characters. This would make it a legal nightmare to film in without stripping the place bare.

>without stripping the place bare.

Well they are shooting a porn movie, so why not try something new? It's boring if only the actresses/actors are stripping.

"Hot poster action! Uncensored walls! Naughty wallpaper laid bare!"

Or just pixelize. Japanese porn does it all the time.

Maybe even automate the task: Use computer vision to detect copyrighted posters, then apply a mosaic filter to them.

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Post by dragonwriter »

levemi wrote: post #11
jerf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And also a city/municipality/township level as well.

It gets even more specific than that, while home owner's associations don't generate laws that lead to criminal penalties when broken, the rules HOA's create are legally binding and have probably a significant impact on many people's quality of life and every day freedom. They are very personal rules and you can get in trouble for stupid things like leaving your garage door open or how you hang your laundry. People l…

> It gets even more specific than that, while home owner's associations don't generate laws that lead to criminal penalties when broken, the rules HOA's create are legally binding and have probably a significant impact on many people's quality of life and every day freedom.

HOA rules aren't laws of any kind; they are legally binding only because you have entered into a contract to obey them.

> People living with HOA's have opted for trading in freedoms for slightly higher property values.

Or, they have opted to live in modern homes: HOAs are usually established by developers, and virtually all new development (ISTR seeing figures of 80% in CA) is subject to HOAs.

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Post by agumonkey »

huac wrote: post #25
sp332 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not required to take every risk with no recourse. A renter might steal from you or leave a spy camera behind, but that's illegal. We could certainly make it illegal to shoot commercial video on someone else's property without their permission.

Airbnb prohibits commercial videos/photos without permission, according to the article.

So someone should make a business of spotting real houses and telling on.

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Post by [deleted] »

huac wrote: post #25
sp332 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not required to take every risk with no recourse. A renter might steal from you or leave a spy camera behind, but that's illegal. We could certainly make it illegal to shoot commercial video on someone else's property without their permission.

Airbnb prohibits commercial videos/photos without permission, according to the article.

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Post by c3534l »

mturmon wrote: post #15

This is part of the churn due to the passage of Measure B in LA County, which mandates use of condoms on shoots. A lot of production has moved out of LA County in consequence ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_B ), away from the established sets in the San Fernando Valley. All of this was predicted in advance. I was somewhat surprised the measure passed. It was pitched publicly as a good-for-performers health me…

The measure probably passed in order to discourage porn from being shot there.

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Post by c3534l »

ilek wrote: post #2

Hmm, unrelated but I hadn't realised you had laws at the county level too in the USA. I assumed it was federal and state only.

You can even have sub-county regulations, too. You can have county taxes as well. But unless you're in a big city, they tend not to matter much apart from, like, not being allowed to have couches and garbage on your front lawn or something like that.

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Post by cleaver »

AznHisoka wrote: post #12
sandworm101 wrote: post #9

>> The county told NBC4 if Lucas had filled out the permit application, the owner could have learned about the shoot before he filmed there. Lol. The data on a form filed for a porn shoot at a particular location will not find its way into the hands of someone renting on airbnb. I'd be surprised if they are even digital. With due respect to homeowners, this is what happens if you rent your property. People will be ha…

I agree. Don't want this to happen? Easy, don't rent your home out. Renting your home out comes with risks, and you do get rewarded for that risk, but there's still risks. Nobody is forcing you to rent it out.

I'm trying to frame this as less of a problem and more of an opportunity. Sadly, pornbnb.com is already registered. :(

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Post by ryguytilidie »

sp332 wrote: post #19
AznHisoka wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. Don't want this to happen? Easy, don't rent your home out. Renting your home out comes with risks, and you do get rewarded for that risk, but there's still risks. Nobody is forcing you to rent it out.

You're not required to take every risk with no recourse. A renter might steal from you or leave a spy camera behind, but that's illegal. We could certainly make it illegal to shoot commercial video on someone else's property without their permission.

But why? Seriously, I don't see why this is an issue.

If I rent out my home and a couple stays there. I imagine some sex may happen there. I wouldn't care.

If I rent out my home and some people have sex on camera there, and the house is returned to me in the same state, I don't care.

Why do you believe this requires a law...?

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