Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard (Post 22390849)

Depends on the state you reside in, it's really something you need to ask a lawyer.

I'm in NSW and its basically impossible to do anything adult related, my only adult involvement is owning domain names, which I buy and sell. I paid for lawyers to look over it, not as a producer but a site maker, its a nightmare best not touched.

Law's were always looser in QLD, hence why the great Aussie porn mafia resides there, Baldys all time tip... never do business with anyone in Qld.

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22390863)

There is an Australian porn industry. However producing is problematic. AbbyWinters moved to the Netherlands because of legal issues.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/gi...112-29750.html

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/s...holland-2013-8

Queensland was thriving in the mid 1990s to recently, it's in decline. Some terrible shit went on at times. I wouldn't do business with most of the people in Queensland.

There is a quietly humming away local production industry, it's very quiet and keeps to itself and obfuscates it's existence.

So production in AU is low key mostly. Webmasters in AU have declined from the dizzy heights on the early 2000s.

Originally Posted by P_RABID (Post 22390920)

Thanks for the feedback guys, no wonder I ain’t seen any booming industry here, what about pornstar Angela White, I guess her website must be offshore for sure

Originally Posted by Mr.Fiction (Post 22391027)

Google "Australian Porn Mafia".

http://www.lukeisback.com/essays/essays/australian.htm

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22391335)

The above link, while salacious, is highly inaccurate.

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 22391337)

Yep

The porn industry in Oz is very different, at least in Queensland where I was.

Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard (Post 22390926)

I have no idea how she operates.

Its illegal in everyway to produce adult R18+ videos and then promote online, here in NSW.
Btw.. an animated gif.. is classed as an video. That certainly doesn't mean that people don't do it, just more than likely their breaking the law, actually multiple laws. And each of those laws carry multiple years imprisonment risk.

Hosting in Australia always was and still is a big NO no.

Originally Posted by Brian mike (Post 22391356)

So Australia Legalize Escorting but Porn is illegal ?
That's weird :upsidedow

Originally Posted by P_RABID (Post 22391355)

Australia is missing out on a lot of Potential in Adult, all these strict laws and for what. So ridiculous. Oz could of been a booming industry, who knows maybe one day the laws will loosen.

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22391360)

Nobody said there isn't a solid industry here, it's just low key.




Technically yes.

The laws regarding hosting porn in Australia were debated in the late 90s and thanks to Richard Alston (senator at the time) came into law.

Before the new content laws I hosted all my sites locally. Then switched to the US. Some still on .com.au addresses.

One of my sites was the first site to receive an ACMA takedown notice and it was available as a .com.au in the USA the very next day. Stupid law, nothing changed.

Incidentally this first site was featured on a 4 Corners episode called 'Deliver us from Evil' (about censorship in Australia) which made the point that while you could stop hosting porn in Australia, the laws were pointless because the moment the takedown notice came it was available the next day to all Australians - just hosted overseas.

Fiona Patten (Victorian Upper House Rep now) & Robbie Swann headed the Eros Foundation which represented Australian Adult Industry interests. Eros ? The Adults Only Association

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 22391362)

Fiona Patten is awesome! She personally helped me navigate the sex industry when I first moved to Australia. I'll never forget that name lol

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22391360)

Nobody said there isn't a solid industry here, it's just low key.




Technically yes.

The laws regarding hosting porn in Australia were debated in the late 90s and thanks to Richard Alston (senator at the time) came into law.

Before the new content laws I hosted all my sites locally. Then switched to the US. Some still on .com.au addresses.

One of my sites was the first site to receive an ACMA takedown notice and it was available as a .com.au in the USA the very next day. Stupid law, nothing changed.

Incidentally this first site was featured on a 4 Corners episode called 'Deliver us from Evil' (about censorship in Australia) which made the point that while you could stop hosting porn in Australia, the laws were pointless because the moment the takedown notice came it was available the next day to all Australians - just hosted overseas.

Fiona Patten (Victorian Upper House Rep now) & Robbie Swann headed the Eros Foundation which represented Australian Adult Industry interests. Eros ? The Adults Only Association

Originally Posted by P_RABID (Post 22391373)

Hate to ask so many questions, but what about escort sites in Australia, since Backpage went offline escort websites are booming in Australia, for example this website ranks first page for keyword "Escorts" in AUS - https://www.escortsandbabes.com.au/

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22391375)

I don't really understand your question.

Originally Posted by P_RABID (Post 22391381)

My bad, Can you run Escort websites in Australia was my intended question, never mind now looks like u kinda answered that in your last post.

Originally Posted by P_RABID (Post 22391381)

My bad, Can you run Escort websites in Australia was my intended question, never mind now looks like u kinda answered that in your last post.

Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard (Post 22391589)

Abby winters.com was an example.. Charged with 54 law breaches, 52 were thrown out and the argument came down to is it Female Ejaculation.. or pissing, cos pee stuff is banned here... 6k slap on wrist, but it could of just as easily been 60 years in jail.

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22391590)

Probably worth pointing out that that 6k slap on the wrist probably cost $20k+ in legal fees. I don't know this but a good Barrister is a few grand a day.

Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard (Post 22391615)

Easy... Last time I used one, going back 15 years they charged $550 an hour.

And ya know its not just porn, if they want to charge you with something here.. there's a law to do it, especially online.

eg: https://www.acorn.gov.au/learn-about...cyber-bullying

Read that one and think daily arguments on GFY ;)

Originally Posted by Adam_M (Post 22392582)

Few of us still in QLD although it is nothing like the good old day. Still catch up with CTB for lunch every now and then

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22392587)

I moved from Melbourne, where there are a number of adult webmasters who catch up every second month, to a remote area near a small town. It took over a year to find this out but there are two other adult webmasters in the area.

We now meet at the pub once every few weeks for dinner and a drink.

The closest town has less than 1400 people living there :pimp

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 22394135)

Why did you move all the way out there?

Originally Posted by AdultKing (Post 22394229)

Lifestyle mainly. Everyone is friendly, everyone knows everyone else by name, you go into town and people stop and talk to you, you see the milky way at night, you get to live in a house 5 times as big as your one in the city, more space around you, quiet, no traffic, better air quality, more laid back, better internet speeds (lol wat? yep), no queues for anything.....

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 22394232)

One of my first memories when I moved to QLD in my McMansion on 4 Welby drive, surfers paradise on the water was laying back floating in the pool at night and seeing the milky way & crab nebula for the first time in my life :thumbsup

Originally Posted by Adam_M (Post 22392582)

Few of us still in QLD although it is nothing like the good old day. Still catch up with CTB for lunch every now and then