- Paul Cambria
Paul Cambria is a
Buffalo, NY basedfirst amendment attorney who has represented various figures and companies within thepornography industry. Cambria received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1973 and a BA from State University of New York at Fredonia in 1969.A partner at the Buffalo based law firm Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, he practices in the areas of Criminal Trials, Appeals, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Zoning, Antitrust and Professional Licensing Defense. He has argued several cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. His practice is nationwide and he divides his time between the Firm's Offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has represented many prominent individuals including Publisher
Larry Flynt and Musicians DMX andMarilyn Manson , and bio-artistSteve Kurtz . [Paul J. Cambria Jr. Lawyer Profile at Findlaw.com, accessed 6/16/2007, http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1910880_1?channel=LP]The Cambria List
After
George W. Bush 's 2000 election, there was concern within the pornography industry regarding possible future U.S. Justice Department prosecution overobscene material. Cambria is known for creating a list of sex acts which he recommended pornographers not film so as to avoid possible legal problems with the U.S. Government. It became known as, "The Cambria List" and is controversial and subject to interpretation, even within the porn industry. [The Cambria List, PBS Frontline, accessed 6/16/2007, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/porn/prosecuting/cambria.html]The PBS series "Frontline" in their Program "American Porn" revealed some of the items on the list:
Box-Cover Guidelines/Movie Production GuidelinesBefore selecting a chrome please check facial expression. Do not use any shots that depict any unhappiness or pain. Do not include any of the following:
*No shots with appearance of pain or degradation
*No facials (bodyshots are OK if shot is not nasty)
*No bukakke
*No spitting or saliva mouth to mouth
*No food used as sex object
*No peeing unless in a natural setting, e.g., field, roadside
*No coffins
*No blindfolds
*No wax dripping
*No two dicks in/near one mouth
*No shot of stretching pussy
*No fisting
*No squirting
*No bondage-type toys or gear unless very light
*No girls sharing same dildo (in mouth or pussy)
*Toys are OK if shot is not nasty
*No hands from 2 different people fingering same girl
*No male/male penetration
*No transsexuals
*No bi-sex
*No degrading dialogue, e.g., "Suck this cock, bitch" while slapping her face with a penis
*No menstruation topics
*No incest topics
*No forced sex, rape themes, etc.
*No black men-white women themesReferences
External links
* [http://www.onthemedia.org/yore/transcripts/transcripts_041401_porncomics.html Cambria interview transcript] from NPR's
On the Media
* [http://archive.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/02/11/frontline/print.html Coverage of the referenced Frontline episodes] by Slate
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