Porntifications

Posted by mikezillion at May 23rd, 2007

The webmaster (and S/M bondage master) of a kinky slave-oriented site is facing 30 years in jail for exceeding the consent of a woman who is portrayed on the site. He claims to have had model releases and letters from the woman offering unlimited use of her image, not to mention her body. But the unlimited consent offered by the woman was revoked along the way. The webmaster’s appeal, based in part on the private and consensual nature of their relationship, has been denied due to the commercial aspects.

Posted by mikezillion at May 21st, 2007

Titan Media has signed up to be the first adult gay studio to sponsor the annual Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco at the “Presenting Sponsor” level, right beside Miller Beer and NakedSword. The agreement includes a three-year commitment to the sponsorship, and the launching of a new line of leather-themed Folsom DVD’s from Titan. Sounds like a good deal all around!

Posted by mikezillion at May 20th, 2007

I don’t mean to be insensitive. I think it’s a shame that the most representative memories I have of Jerry Falwell are his losing lawsuit against Larry Flynt and the First Amendment, and his outing of Tinky Winky. I’m sure he was a great man and a fine leader to his community. I believe he was sincere in his faith. I just have trouble reconciling the images.

I blame myself.

Posted by mikezillion at May 13th, 2007

It’s more about the changes in distribution than it is about the actual content, in this case. I’m stoked to see James Patrick Kelly’s novella, Burn, won the Nebula Award this past weekend. This is the first time I’m aware of seeing a piece which has a Creative Commons License and is distributed via podcast win such a prestigious award. Things are changing, and as long as you pay attention, there is no change that is not for the better.