But Steven Hirsch, co-founder of Los Angeles-based Vivid, one of America’s most prolific makers of erotic movies, said: “Ultimately I think what they will find is people will just stop shooting in the city of Los Angeles. That’s a given.
“It’s going to be interesting to see how in fact they do try to enforce it, and whose going to fund it, and all of the time and effort they’re going to spend.”
Under the current self-regulatory system in Los Angeles production companies require performers to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases at least every 30 days, and no cases of HIV have been directly linked to pornographic films since 2004.
Veteran erotic actress and producer Tabitha Stevens said: “It shouldn’t be up to the government to decide.”