You may be right, although....there have to have been porn movies made that weren't distributed for one reason or another. Were all of those legally considered prostitution because they didn't get distributed? I don't know the answer, but I'm guessing they weren't.
Imagine you had a house where you setup a few bedrooms with pre-set cameras. People come in, sign the papers saying they want to create a movie, select their actress(es), and leave with a link to view the movie from secure servers. It is available to them, to share or delete if they like. I am also not a lawyer, but I think this would probably be OK, especially in California where there are specific laws allowing porn to be produced.
Imagine you had a house where you setup a few bedrooms with pre-set cameras. People come in, sign the papers saying they want to create a movie, select their actress(es), and leave with a link to view the movie from secure servers. It is available to them, to share or delete if they like. I am also not a lawyer, but I think this would probably be OK, especially in California where there are specific laws allowing porn to be produced.