LegalMatch Free Legal Advice Forums     
Find A Lawyer Now!
Legal Forum

Go Back   LegalMatch Free Legal Advice Forums > Business Law Forum > Business Disputes
User Name
Password Register
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Find a Lawyer Now By Category:
Family & Divorce Criminal Defense Job & Employment Personal Injury
Real Estate Lawyers Immigration Business Lawyers Other Lawyers
Be assured that LegalMatch is Fast, Free and Confidential
Not Ready To Hire an Expert Lawyer? Get Online Legal Documents
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 07-12-2008, 01:41 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1
Default Question about a legal/illegal business.

Hi,

I would like to open an escort service auctions website where people can bid for a date. I believe this business may be illegal in the USA. Since I am a spanish citizien living in the USA I have my spanish address and my bank account in Spain too. So I would open
the company in Spain (based in Spain) but available for people from all over the world from the main website. I was thinking to buy one domain and when people access to the domain browse two options: USA version and worlwide version (except for USA). In the USA version I would use words like "date" and use the word "flowers" for bids instead of "USD" and let the members use the
word "flowers" for bids instead of "USD" and let the members arrange the way of giving "the flowers" by themselves. However, if they choose the worldwide version I was thinking to use sexual explicit content and let them choose the currency and plus different ways of payment through the website. Do you think I can get in legal trouble being in the USA even if those business are legal in Spain and the company is based in Spain? Of course in the disclaimer I would say that USA version is not related with the contect of the other version and also I would say that is not my responsability if users decide to visit my website even if in their location is not a legal service.

Thank you so much in advance!

Rocio
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 07-12-2008, 08:14 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,325
Send a message via AIM to GentleGrace
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rocio_sanchez View Post
Hi,

I would like to open an escort service auctions website where people can bid for a date. I believe this business may be illegal in the USA. Since I am a spanish citizien living in the USA I have my spanish address and my bank account in Spain too. So I would open
the company in Spain (based in Spain) but available for people from all over the world from the main website. I was thinking to buy one domain and when people access to the domain browse two options: USA version and worlwide version (except for USA). In the USA version I would use words like "date" and use the word "flowers" for bids instead of "USD" and let the members use the
word "flowers" for bids instead of "USD" and let the members arrange the way of giving "the flowers" by themselves. However, if they choose the worldwide version I was thinking to use sexual explicit content and let them choose the currency and plus different ways of payment through the website. Do you think I can get in legal trouble being in the USA even if those business are legal in Spain and the company is based in Spain? Of course in the disclaimer I would say that USA version is not related with the contect of the other version and also I would say that is not my responsability if users decide to visit my website even if in their location is not a legal service.

Thank you so much in advance!

Rocio
Let me make sure I understand your "QUESTION". Basically, you want to offer s3x for money by calling it euphemistic words like "flowers" and "escorts"? You are selling s3x, but are just calling it something else for your "US customers"---of course, everyone else on the site is bidding on s3x, but we here in the US would be buying "flowers". How cute is that?

Do you really think semantics ( playing with words ) makes ANY difference whatsoever?

On behalf of law abiding citizens of the United States may I respectfully request you take your degrading and illegal prostitution business elsewhere and keep it out of our country?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:03 PM.

Find Lawyers | Family & Child Custody Lawyers | Divorce Lawyers | Criminal Defense Lawyers
Job & Employment Lawyers | Personal Injury Lawyers | Real Estate Lawyers | Business Lawyers
Immigration Lawyers | Bankruptcy Lawyers | Estate Planning Lawyers | DUI-DWI Lawyers

Marketing for Attorneys | Websites for Attorneys | Law Firm Financing
LegalMatch Reviews | LegalMatch Forums | LegalMatch Family Lawyers | LegalMatch PR
LegalMatch in Austin | LegalMatch Life | LegalMatch Affiliate Program


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright ©1999-2008 LegalMatch. All rights reserved. LegalMatch®, the LegalMatch
logo, and the tradedress are trademarks of LegalMatch. Patents Pending.