Mindgeek Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mindgeek Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 Laila Mickelwait goes after Pornhub https://mikesouth.com/legal-2/laila-mickelwait-goes-after-pornhub-77072/ https://mikesouth.com/legal-2/laila-mickelwait-goes-after-pornhub-77072/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:33:48 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=77072 Laila Mickelwait goes after Pornhub seeking justice It’s difficult to not be a conspiracy theorist today. The world continues to embrace the ever increasing global madness. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, young Hamlet is haunted by the ghost of murdered father, King Hamlet. The haunting slowly drove the young prince to insanity and his peace only came […]

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BREAKING: Private Media Group Sold to Xvideos / Penthouse / BangBros Owner WebGroup https://mikesouth.com/industry/private-media-group-sold-to-xvideos-penthouse-bangbros-owner-webgroup-54070/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/private-media-group-sold-to-xvideos-penthouse-bangbros-owner-webgroup-54070/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:31:07 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=54070 The battle for global adult industry supremacy has heated up, with confirmed reports from Europe that adult media titan Private Media Group has been purchased by WGCZ Holding (WebGroup). The sale price of the iconic Barcelona-based Private media Group has not been made known. WGCZ Holding is a Czech corporation that the general public rarely […]

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MetArt Copyright Suit vs Porn.com May Proceed, Says 9th Circuit in Reversal of District Court https://mikesouth.com/legal/metart-copyright-suit-vs-porn-com-may-proceed-says-9th-circuit-in-reversal-of-district-court-49375/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/metart-copyright-suit-vs-porn-com-may-proceed-says-9th-circuit-in-reversal-of-district-court-49375/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:30:19 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49375 MetArt’s copyright infringement case against Porn.com has been granted a new lease on life. A 9th Circuit panel, in an unpublished decision filed August 1st, has ruled that the foreign corporate entities behind Porn.com are within scope of United States jurisdiction. Plaintiffs Hydentra HLP Int. Ltd. and Hydentra LP HLP General Partner Inc., which do business […]

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UK Age Verification Plan for Porn Websites Delayed by Government Again, Says Digital Minister https://mikesouth.com/politics/uk-age-verification-plan-for-porn-websites-delayed-by-government-again-says-digital-minister-30451/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/uk-age-verification-plan-for-porn-websites-delayed-by-government-again-says-digital-minister-30451/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:14:43 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=30451 Age restrictions on porn websites have been delayed by British government again, the digital minister has told MPs. Margot James said checks, which had been due to come into force by the end of December, are now being pushed back until April . The minister said the system was still yet to be agreed by parliament […]

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Hey Jezebel: Leigh Raven, Nikki Hearts & Riley Nixon still work with James Deen https://mikesouth.com/industry/hey-jezebel-leigh-raven-nikki-hearts-riley-nixon-still-work-with-james-deen-29739/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/hey-jezebel-leigh-raven-nikki-hearts-riley-nixon-still-work-with-james-deen-29739/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:51:42 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=29739 Intellectual honesty and consistency are not the strong suits of hyperbolic Jezebel propagandist Tracy Clark-Flory The latest ‘mainstream het porn is bad’ jeremiad from San Francisco-based Jezebel scribe Tracy Clark-Flory was published this morning, and — unsurprisingly — it’s yet another #MeToo rehash of old claims about various straight male mainstream porn performers and directors. There’s little […]

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Stormy Daniels Presses Gail Dines’ Button https://mikesouth.com/stormy-daniels/stormy-daniels-presses-gail-dines-button-28593/ https://mikesouth.com/stormy-daniels/stormy-daniels-presses-gail-dines-button-28593/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2018 02:43:52 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=28593 Some years ago, I had the privilege of being introduced to the actor Sam Elliott. He had long struck me as the quintessential ‘American’: a rugged and formidable man; the easy-going philosopher/narrator of “The Big Lebowski”; the line-walking moral center of “Tombstone”; and the battered-until-morally-flexible victim of Big Tobacco—a decent man who ponders a late-life […]

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With Mindgeek Partnership Announcement, Cryptocurrency Verge Soars https://mikesouth.com/industry/with-mindgeek-partnership-announcement-cryptocurrency-verge-soars-24236/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/with-mindgeek-partnership-announcement-cryptocurrency-verge-soars-24236/#respond Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:32:21 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=24236 Adult entertainment powerhouse Mindgeek will be adding crypto to its payment options. The owner of Pornhub and Brazzers announced Tuesday it was entering into a partnership with cryptocurrency Verge. The partnership is a notable one due to Mindgeek’s enormous footprint in the adult business. The company owns several major ‘lines’ and production studios, including Brazzers and […]

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MindGeek Steps Up to Solve UK Age Verification Dilemma with AgeID https://mikesouth.com/industry/mindgeek-steps-solve-uk-age-verification-dilemma-ageid-21158/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/mindgeek-steps-solve-uk-age-verification-dilemma-ageid-21158/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:16:05 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=21158 The porn giant proposes its hi-tech AgeID system as a solution for the UK Internet Age Verification mandate   Beginning in April, the UK’s controversial Digital Economy Act shall require anyone wishing to view pornography online to prove they are at least 18 years old. The new law makes the UK the first democratic country in […]

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Utah’s anit-porn crusade could mean lots of lawsuits against pornographers https://mikesouth.com/legal/utahs-anit-porn-crusade-mean-lots-lawsuits-pornographers-15829/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/utahs-anit-porn-crusade-mean-lots-lawsuits-pornographers-15829/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:33:41 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=15829 For awhile now there has been talk about the state of Utah pushing an anti-porn bill through, making pornography illegal, as they consider it a public health hazard – calling porn “addictive and harmful”. What bothers me most is that the proposed bill would allow residents of Utah, to sue pornography producers for emotional and […]

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Fine Ass Marketing https://mikesouth.com/industry/fine-ass-marketing-3151/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/fine-ass-marketing-3151/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:02:15 +0000 http://www.mikesouth.com/adella/fine-ass-marketing-3151/ I tried to get Adella to respond to some questions I had for this bit but she apparently is irritated that I broke the news before it was supposed to be broken. It’s a common affliction within porn that when things don’t go according to your plans to just respond by being a bitch. All […]

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