Gore Porn: is there a legal issue for this type of site?

Preacher · 2006-10-19, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by neterunner1987

My friends wants to put up a gore porn site. He recently read/hear about credit card companies disallowing those type of web sites to process membership thru. Has anyone heard about this? Any infomation would be greatly appreciated.

Netrunner1987

Yes. If I recall correctly a DVD line pulled their gore movies off the shelves when threatened with obscenity charges.

I think going this route would be fighting an uphill battle, but good luck to you if you do.

ladydesigner · 2006-10-19, 11:07 PM

Not to sound naive or anything but what's gore porn? I'm guessing I don't want to know.

pinkeyedjim · 2006-10-19, 11:42 PM

This sort of thing is protected free speech in my opinion (or at least there could be an argument made in favor of it) but few credit card processors are willing to take that gamble. This kind of results in there being a de facto censorship of it.

If there was some other way of monetizing such a site...

Preacher · 2006-10-19, 11:46 PM

If we're on the same wave-length, it's porn mixed with horror. The title/line I was specifically thinking of was a take-off of Re-Animator where a mad-scientist type re-animates a hooker or something into a Zombie. There was a lot of gore/blood and it was an internet phenom for like the 2 weeks they left the trailers online. Then it was pulled...

ladydesigner · 2006-10-20, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Preacher

There was a lot of gore/blood and it was an internet phenom for like the 2 weeks they left the trailers online. Then it was pulled...

|ohhhhh| No thanks, I'll pass!

Thanks for the description Preacher.

2006-10-19, 11:07 PM	#2
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2006-10-19, 11:46 PM	#4
Preacher There's Xanax in my thurible! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wherever they screw on my head Posts: 2,441	If we're on the same wave-length, it's porn mixed with horror. The title/line I was specifically thinking of was a take-off of Re-Animator where a mad-scientist type re-animates a hooker or something into a Zombie. There was a lot of gore/blood and it was an internet phenom for like the 2 weeks they left the trailers online. Then it was pulled... __________________ NSCash * This Depraved World

2006-10-19, 11:42 PM	#3
pinkeyedjim If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 36	This sort of thing is protected free speech in my opinion (or at least there could be an argument made in favor of it) but few credit card processors are willing to take that gamble. This kind of results in there being a de facto censorship of it. If there was some other way of monetizing such a site...