Everyone in the industry bitches about piracy and content theft, and at least a couple of studios will go after theives (and there's always Titan), but these infringers of copyright have been getting away with it for years.

Is there anyone out there that is not aware of the relationship between GayPornBlog, which is owned and operated by NakedSword, a division of AEBN, which in turn, owns Raging Stallion?

Several weeks ago, GayPornTimes linked to an Advocate article since removed and republished at the author's blog, The Unabashed Queer’s Cut: Business Before Pleasure? -- enough links yet? -- that skids a little too close for comfort, apparently.

The acquisition of Raging Stallion/Pistol Media by AEBN is having some unintended consequences. Namely that gay studios are flocking to the competition unlike at any time before.

There's a buzz beginning about TLA's slow pay/no pay of several studios, and the company has missed royalty payments to studios in its VOD program; a no-no in the online world. AEBN and National A-1 have both made prompt payment a standard feature of their programs.

The juggernaut in gay, mainstream and porn DVDs appears to have some significant cash flow issues, may be

Inching towards its inevitable future, Falcon again advertises bareback in its weekly email (Feb. 27 edition). After attempting to claim its pre-condom movies to be bareback last April in a printed mailer, they seemed to quiet down some (and, well, after the departure of Todd Montgomery, said to be the initial driving force behind the studio's foray into raw porn). But, it's a recession, and sales have slowed.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Almost everyone in the industry knows that the so-called "merger" of Raging Stallion and AEBN is in actuality a takeover of the studio.

Director and Legend in his own mind Chris Ward has had a wild ride in the porn biz. His fast dealing ways have finally caught up with him. His outsized ego was always a problem for him, and he made decisions not based on sound business practice, but on extraneous factors such as whether he could screw a competitor. Not to be cruel, but what goes around comes around.

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It's that time of year again, when members of the Free Speech Coalition vote on the new board of directors. Pretty mundane stuff, to be honest, but as a member of the FSC and industry participant that sees the need for such an organization, as well as taking comfort in the protections afforded the members vis-a-vis 2257 litigation, upon receiving Diane Duke's email regarding the elections, I clicked over to the candidates bios and statements to review the choices.

Even in an industry that does its best to eat its young, I was shocked to see Gill Sperlein, Titan Media's in-house counsel, running for the Board. And then I was insulted by his answer to the FSC's first question, specifically, "What is the biggest challenge facing the adult industry today?"

I believe lack of unity is the greatest threat to the industry because it affects our ability to effectively confront the other problems we face. However, it's not surprising the industry is defragmented since it is comprised almost entirely of small businesses. We should not look to blame our members for their rebel spirit. Rather, we should acknowledge and celebrate the individuality of our members so we can move beyond the differences and focus on common threats: government intrusion, social bias, copyright infringement, the economic crises, etc.

To be succinct, what a crock of shit.

Channel 1 exclusive Cole Ryder is dead. We don't know why, and that's not the reason I write this. I went back to read the comments on gaypornblog to see what had been added in the last week, and was stunned to read the final comment from Bernie:

People are unnerved by gay porn stars sadly short lifespans!

Indeed.