Porntifications

Posted by mikezillion at January 26th, 2008

52 ABC Television affiliate stations face a proposed fine of $1.4 million for showing a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue in which a woman’s butt was exposed and displayed for several seconds. The fine is based on the assumption that a butt is a sexual organ. Challenging that assumption was the basis of ABC’s classically Disney-esque defense to the charge, but that argument was rejected.

I say this is great news for butt sex. Finally, a mainstream endorsement. Huzzah!

Posted by mikezillion at January 24th, 2008

It’s so much easier to blame piracy for declining DVD sales. The fact is, the decline comes from the availability of cheaper, more consumer-friendly options for casual viewers. Folks are no longer required to pay the “souvenir” price for a physical DVD just to see what your movie is like. If they really like it, they will still buy the DVD. But trying to make your DVD’s increasingly difficult to copy is only going to frustrate legitimate customers, and it won’t make the determined pirates blink twice.

Posted by mikezillion at January 2nd, 2008

Seth Godin is one of my favorite marketing gurus. That doesn’t make me very special, since he’s arguably one of the most popular writers on the subject of getting a good idea into the minds of the folks who will appreciate it most. But Seth is clearly not up on the advances in personal marketing that drive the adult entertainment industry.

In his latest blog entry, Seth asks in passing why movie directors are so reticent to promote the movies made by their colleagues. Bloggers and other writers certainly seem to do a lot of cross-promotion for their fellow writers, and they reap the benefits of good word-of-mouth.

But Seth might not have noticed how much more friendly directors are in adult entertainment when it comes to praising movies from other directors. My guess is that the limited niche of adult entertainment, constantly under threat of legal and pseudo-moral attack, creates an atmosphere which encourages folks to work together rather than split up into stovepiped factions.

Either way, the adult entertainment industry is leading. And with Seth Godin pointing out the advantages of sharing positive reviews of your colleagues, you can bet the rest of the media community will follow.