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Affiliate Program Challenges

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What is the biggest challenge being faced by affiliate program operators today?" Here's what they had to say: The most significant challenge by affiliate program operators is to attract and retain the best people. There is a...... More »

Behind Every Director Is A Hard-on

Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn't know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets. However, for the few good directors who create the bulk of high-quality, high-earning titles that come out of Porn...... More »

A Night of Honoring Mom

"Suze! Over here! Gosh, I haven't seen you in so long! What are you doing here?" "Wow, you actually came out for a night!" The calls and clamoring for her attention came from all sides the night of the 2008 XRCO Awards, as my mother Suze Randall made her way to the red carpet, her first night...... More »

How Xtube Ruined Me for Playboy

My first modem was a US Robotics V.90 56K. I was thirteen-years-old. The year was 1998. Connecting to the Internet required listening to a minute-long sequence of noises jarring enough to make the cavities in your teeth quiver; but from there on in you had access to the Internet. Between...... More »

Facing the Issues

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What do you think is the most important legal issue facing the industry this year?" Here's what they had to say: I think there is no question that count seven in the John Stagliano indictment, which states Evil Angel knowingly...... More »

Turning Tricks

You have to hand it to the adult brain trust: They really know how to set the world on fire with their penetrating innovations. Not to be outdone by their predecessors, the latest crop of sex-revenue engineers is already off the charts, in terms of advancing the affiliate business model to evolve...... More »

Engaging the Full-Court Press

On top of all our other troubles, the X-rated video industry has a worse image problem than a 10-year-old VHS tape. We have lots of enemies and very few friends, and while some of that is inevitable given what we do, we have ourselves to blame for failing to address the situation proactively....... More »

Now That's Obscene

The feds have indicted John Stagliano on obscenity charges, which is an act that takes a lot of chutzpah. The movies they chose to indict him on are pretty vanilla in my book, but I don't think the material is the point anymore. I think the material they choose to prosecute became beside the point...... More »

No, I Won't Be Your Fluffer

It may sound funny to suggest that a pornographer has moral boundaries, but I do have certain lines that I won't cross. But the day came when I'd reached one of those lines — one I really didn't want to cross. At this moment, it appeared that either I was going to have to compromise my integrity...... More »

Behind the Camera

A couple of weeks ago, I got a double-whammy worse than this year's obstinate flu. I've been fortunate to work with pretty much the same crew on most of the videos I've directed for nearly 10 years. They're a jolly, diverse lot with about a century's worth of collective experience shooting X-rated...... More »

LEGAL PERSPECTIVES

Competition, Branding and Trademarks

Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines... More »

An Erosion of the Law

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the July, 2008, issue of XBIZ World Magazine. If you have been paying attention to the news lately you've probably seen dozens of reports about melting... More »

Demystifying Contracts

For many in the online adult industry the idea of entering into written contracts with someone you do business with can be an intimidating one. As with most phobias, the fear of written contracts can be... More »
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