On July 7, 2006 The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) released a draft Code of Ethics & Best Practices for the Adult Entertainment Industry, to be considered by its membership over the next several months with final approval slated for late 2006.

Compiled with the support and approval of industry leaders, the FSC Code of Ethics reflect the following guiding principles:

• FSC members run responsible companies that comply with the law.
• FSC members conduct business with integrity and professionalism.
• FSC members take appropriate steps to help parents control access by minors to adult entertainment without limiting access to such content by consenting adults.

Included in the draft Best Practices are a number of steps Adult entertainment companies already take to help parents utilize these tools, including:

• Registering their websites with the above companies;
• Labeling their websites with text that triggers the above tools;
• Self-labeling through ICRA (Internet Content Rating Association) and other self-labeling methods;
• Placing links to the above tools on their front pages so that adult consumers who are parents can access the tools quickly and easily; and,
• Using age verification methodologies that prevent unsupervised minors from ordering adult entertainment products.

For more details, read the full announcement posted to the InGayPorn forum.