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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
Have you ever had someone threaten your life because you produce porn? Or have you ever been investigated by the FBI for it? Did you ever have Andrea Dworkin spit on you?
I've been in porn more than 50 years. What this industry needs is to get rid of a lot of the spineless and useless morons that are getting a paycheck from it. Tyrannical laws that criminalize porn is exactly what this industry needs. People with the balls to continue to produce smut when it's illegal will make a fucking ton of money with very little effort. (Especially the way modern society has become addicted to it)
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Tis true, tis true...
When I started in porn, it was 100% illegal in the uk for around my first 15 years. That's why a lot of people were afraid to do it. Police would regularly kick your door in and smash your equipment and duplication rigs - Total harassment and a pain inthe ass. Almost just for fun on behalf of the police - Just making themselves 'look good'
But that aside, also SO MANY other laws to trip you up, over and above what you'd expect.
Example. You make a 'vanilla' film of 2 people (man & a woman) 'having sex in missionary position' - No slappin, spitting, perversion, fetish, etc - Just two people in bed... Pop the VHS tape in the mail, and it gets intercepted. What was the charge?
Well, because it was classed as 'obscene material' & you had put it in the 'Royal Mail', the mental gymnastics of the powers that be, decided that it was a crime 'Of a sexual nature' and a crime against the Queen herself! You were in real trouble!
First of all, a fine. How much? Huge! For a start, it was around a minimum of £30,000 as a fine - Back then, that was 'Sell your house' kinda money - Totally disproportionate for the time... Cant pay? that's OK. Minimum of 5 years inside then...
So once you have paid your fine, or done your 5 years, that's it then? NO. You now have to visit the police station, every week, for the rest of your life, and sign a little book, called 'The sex offenders register' - Which also meant that you couldn't change address, or even leave the country for a weeks holiday, without prior approval from the police.
and the title of 'Sex Offender followed you for life...
But because it was that illegal, that's why we made so much money from it. So yes, make it all illegal again, and I might even come out of retirement!
