AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2007

Legal Seminars at 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo To Highlight Piracy, Recordkeeping Requirements, and Censorship

Leading Adult Industry Lawyers To Discuss Issues with Attendees

ENCINO, CALIFORNIA (November 6, 2006) ... The 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo will feature seminars presented by some of the adult entertainment industry's leading lawyers on pressing legal topics, such as new federal recordkeeping requirements for adult producers, piracy in the adult industry, and the renewed efforts at censorship of adult product. The 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), sponsored by Adult Video News and produced by Home Entertainment Events, will take place January 10-13, 2007 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"The Latest on Section 2257 - Staying in Compliance with the Changes" will be presented on Thursday, January 11, from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. This session will focus on the recent changes to Section 2257, the federal law mandating recordkeeping by adult product producers, and the ongoing legal challenge to regulations implementing the law. Given the complexity of the law and the severe penalties for noncompliance, this session is a "must-attend" for anyone who produces, publishes, distributes, or retails adult images. Attorneys Paul Cambria and Michael Gross will present this seminar. This seminar is cosponsored by the Free Speech Coalition.

The Free Speech Coalition has organized a seminar on piracy in the adult industry. The session, "Making Pirates Walk The Plank!," will bring together an international panel of experts to discuss the problem of piracy and offer proven techniques to locate and prosecute copyright infringers. "Making Pirates Walk The Plank!" will be held from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 12. The panelists will be Graeme Dunne of Australia's Adult Industry Copyright Organisation, Joy King of Wicked Pictures, intellectual property expert Robert Raben, and Gil Sperlein of Titan Media.

Finally, the annual "Arthur Schwartz Legal Seminar" will be held on Wednesday, January 10, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. This seminar, always one of the most popular at the Expo, brings together attorneys, including Jeffrey J. Douglas and Lawrence G. Walters, to respond to audience questions about current legal, legislative, and regulatory issues affecting the adult industry. The session will provide a great opportunity for adult industry professionals to get answers to their questions about the current legal environment. (Please note: While panelists will discuss issues generally, they cannot give personal legal advice.)

The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is a unique tradeshow experience. The largest event of its kind, the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo showcases the most comprehensive collection of adult talent, exhibitors, and product, which attracts buyers and fans from around the world. Exhibitors this year included Adam & Eve Productions, Club Jenna, Digital Playground, Inc., Evil Angel Video Productions, Hotmovies.com, Hustler Video, JM Productions, Metro Interactive LLC, New Sensations, Pleasure Productions, Pink Visual, Pure Play, Private Media, Red Light District, Sin City, Smash Pictures, Vivid Entertainment Group, Wicked Pictures, and Zero Tolerance. For a complete list of exhibitors and events during the Expo, please refer to http://www.AdultEntertainmentExpo.com.

Also to be held in conjunction with the event is the GayVN Expo, a designated portion of the show floor devoted to this thriving segment of the adult industry. Additional information can be found at http://www.GayVNExpo.com.

Fan tickets are now on sale at http://www.AdultEntertainmentExpo.com. One-day fan passes cost $60, a $15 saving compared to on-site ticket purchases. New this year are 3-day fan passes, available for $160. Onsite VIP tickets cost $100.

The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo sets the stage for the 24th annual AVN Awards Show, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, on Saturday, January 13, 2007. The annual AVN Awards Show is the premier gala of adult video and recognizes titles, individuals and companies for contributions to and excellence in the industry. Please note that a separate ticket is required for admission to the AVN Awards Show. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.avnawards.com.

The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is open to qualified working members of the press. Completion of the press registration form is required of all individuals who wish to obtain press passes. To obtain a press registration form, go to http://www.AdultEntertainmentExpo.com or contact press@heeteam.com.

Companies interested in exhibiting may contact Home Entertainment Event's Janet Gibson at jgibson@heeteam.com or by calling 714-338-6726.

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For more information, please contact:

Sean Devlin
press@heeteam.com
818-385-1500 x244