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Bill Margold is a very interesting man (I have spent a fair amount of time with him on various subjects, and I got to really understand a fair bit about what he does). At least a couple of these points sum up his beliefs very well indeed.
You have to remember that Bill is not suggesting that any of this content would go away entirely, but is suggesting that if the mainstream part of the industry went this way, things would change as a result. This isn't to limit free speech, just to get the majority of the industry to stay away from certain areas that are not good for us.
1 - matter of taste. If the distributors wouldn't carry it, the producers wouldn't make it.
2 - the industry needs to stop taking advantage of the weakest members of society. They need to stop taking risks. The porn industry shouldn't be the paycheck keeping these people on the gear (nor should any other company in any other business tolerate or encourage it).
3 - we all like our teen girls... but are they mentally ready to make this choice? (My personal feeling is if they are able to vote and die in a war, they are allowed to fuck on camera... but that is just me)
4 - The intention here is good, the reality is that too many porn girl make their big money do PSE hooker worker, charging upwards to $2000 an hour. Unless the porn buisness is going to come up with much larger paychecks, the girls and guys will go out and hook, dance, and whatever to make a living.
5 - The porn business should not be any different from mainstream films. If they want out of country workers to appear in a film they have to get the right documents from immigration to do it. Why should the porn business be different?
6 - a small but clear porntax (collected at point of sale, example) would go miles toward legitimizing the business. The government can only tax what is legal - once taxed, you are defeacto legal.
Bill isn't entirely right or wrong, but I can see where he is going. Personal responsiblity to assure that the indsutry as a whole can continue for a long time to come, and that the industry stops taking advantage of the most vunerable people.
Alex
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