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Executive Seat: Third World’s Steve Scott Carves Out Niche
When one hears the term “third world” it usually conjures images of economically depressed and backwards environments — often populated by impoverished people just scraping by.
Not so in the porn world. The term takes on new meaning when Third World Media is discussed, where being... More »
Part Two: Can Copyright Be Fixed?
In a previous column, I addressed the goal for what I’ve termed the “post-fix” world of copyright. Now comes the hard part: describing in greater detail how we get to the desired end state from where we stand today.
Oddly enough, one idea that could form the basis for a system tha... More »
Director's Chair: Erika Lust Promotes Sex-Positive Porn
Porn filmmaker and feminist Erika Lust launched Lust Films in 2004 “to cater to the female audience rarely recognized when producing porn.” A self-proclaimed introvert, Lust has taken on the challenge of becoming a voice for women who believe that pornography can serve as a “discou... More »
Financial Risk of a Merchant Account
It became evident that the chain of financial responsibility contingent with offering and gaining a merchant account is grossly misunderstood. It was during a panel discussion in Europe that the comment was made to one of the panelists stating that they, unlike an aggregator, do not take any financi... More »
‘Fair Use’ Factors
Legal Use of a Copyrighted Work Without Permission
Copyright law gives copyright owners the exclusive right to publish and distribute copies of their works. This means that owners of the copyrights in works such as photographs, videos, music and software are provided with a legal monopoly to exploi... More »
.XXX, One Year Later
Amidst ongoing legal challenges and an orchestrated campaign to squelch legitimate discourse on the topic — including examples of an irrational hatred punctuated by countless excretory images posted to discussion threads on industry forums — the .XXX initiative is rapidly approaching the... More »
WIA Profile: Kelly Shibari
Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
How did you get into the business?
I started ... More »
ASACP – Working Towards International Solutions
As the executive director of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), one of my principal duties is to raise awareness of the association’s mission to keep children out of and away from adult entertainment. Another facet of my position is to help counter some of the miscon... More »
Q&A: XBIZ Sits Down With Shana and Roxy Lane
Shana and Roxy Lane are the hottest Canadian born sisters in the industry working in soft-core eroticism today.
They got their start with Marc Dorcel, shooting “Les Soeurs Lane au Canada,” and have worked with Tera Patrick as well as Porno Dan. Currently, they are working with OpenLife ... More »
Android Developers Find Way to Fight Game Piracy
Piracy is a big topic for adult website operators and content owners today, but it is a problem faced by all segments of the digital media industry — including the video game crowd, which is currently coping with a rash of Android game piracy and “sharing” — eased by the info... More »
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