Adult Film Company Says College Crackdowns Won't Stop Movies.( Ron Jeremy Coming to a town near you)

CNS News | December 10, 2002 | By Robert B. Bluey

[Hodar]

Thank you for confirming my statement. Working in this industry, I was well aware of the facts involved, have seen similar reports .... but was too lazy to include them.

Did you also know that Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the airplane so they could look down women's tops? < /sarcasm>

[xsmommy]

you gotta love these threads for freeper humor!

[archy]

Other than forbidding a commercial enterprise on school property, there isn't a whole lot the school can (or should) do.

Not just school property, but state government-owned property as well, and should the university's trustees permit some commercial business operations on that property while discriminating against others, they're just begging for a lawsuit...and, since they receive Title 44 federal funding, it'll be in federal court, where triple damages can be imposed for their *arbitrary and capricious actions.*

Too, Indiana has an Official Misconduct statute that can also be applied to those who approve such unevenly administered decisions. And though just a misdemeanor for the first offense, a second could fall under the Indiana state racketeering statute- a felony....

Besides, I don't think the IU Board of Trustees, particularly P.A. Mack, want anyone looking too close at their background....

[usastandsunited]

No, Hodar is not correct. You are confusing the Internet with "web sites". Maybe the most hit web sites are porn sites, i don't know. The Internet is the sum of networked computers. Don't confuse the "Internet" with some web sites hosted at some ISPs that will probably be out of business in a year or two.
Communication has made the Internet what it is today. If you have to pin one thing down to say something has made the Internet what it is today, that would be none other than the still dominant Internet Killer application called "Email".

[Hodar]

Don't confuse the "Internet" with some web sites hosted at some ISPs that will probably be out of business in a year or two. Communication has made the Internet what it is today.

And how much do you pay for email? The internet consists of hundreds of millionss (if not billions) of dollars of hardware (routers, switchers, servers, fiber, uplinks, ect) each with a real tangible cost. ISP providers do not make enough money on an individual person to pay for their overhead, thus the industry of webhosting was created. Webhosting is a lucritive business, as the web site purchases bandwidth and data space at a premium; thus the webhost charges the website money based upon the bandwidth the website consumes. The dominate force in webhosting is porn, still. Porn brings in 'real' cash, as individuals who subscribe are paying their ISP (~$20/month) and the porn site of their choice an additional $40-200. Email, although convenient does not require the bandwidth, streaming video and audio requirements that real-time porn does. Furthermore, one does not need DSL and cablemodems to read email, but to watch streaming video and to download large files, this is required. So, basically those who subscribe for the porn services, are buying the equipment we all get to use.

[usastandsunited]

The dominate force in webhosting is porn, still
Believe it or not many people lease DSL/cable connections for home use other than porn.
And look at all the millions companys spend for bandwidth,hardware, etc to do business. (That's where the bulk of the money is spent,not mom/pop hosting companys). Take a look at netcraft sometime & see which hosting companys are making money & what their customer base is.
Listen, I don't doubt your claim that porn on the Internet is a very lucrative business. Just don't be confused into thinking its the reason the Internet is where it is today, because that's not the case.
Porn users didn't buy the Internet hardware. A lot greedy/uninformed venture capitalists did along with companys that have very deep pockets.

[HELLRAISER II]

I do see your point, we just see things a little differently. I do think that the Porn industry does take advantage of people, but it's people that have asked for it so what can you say? I don't see a problem with porn, but I totally respect your take on the situation even if we don't agree.

[sirchtruth]

I don't see a problem with porn, but I totally respect your take on the situation even if we don't agree.

I appreciate that, however the problem is that too many others do not see the problem. And I know it's not from lack of knowledge, but a turning away from seeing the inherit evil.

This has to do with accepting certain truths.