Is the production of porn legal in Taiwan for expats? Can you recommend a good lawyer?

[tango42]

@RBE

You should really consult with an attorney. Websites can ask you to assign certain rights to them when you upload your content, but copyright itself is national in scope.

If you’re hiring people in Taiwan to appear in your videos, you should consider what rights they might have in the content you produce. If you don’t deal with those rights, it could create headaches for you down the line.

Also, you’d want to make sure that you can operate your business 100% legally. For instance, if you hire people to appear in your videos, is it above board? Most foreigners don’t have open work rights. If you hire locals, are you following all the relevant employment laws? What are your liabilities if they contract an STD, or something happens on set and they go to the police?

Even if what you’re doing is technically legal, in many countries, foreign-owned businesses are at the mercy of the authorities and if they don’t like what you’re doing, they can often find a way to make your life difficult or shut you down.

That’s experience talking.