FRONTLINE’s documentary expose’ on the pornography industry and efforts to oppose its further spread. Warning: The site contains explicit depictions of sexual acts.
From the FRONTLINE site:
It’s one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it’s arguably the most profitable enterprise in cyberspace. AT&T has been in the business. Yahoo! has profited from it. Westin and Marriott have made more money selling it than selling snacks and drinks in their mini-bars. And with estimates as high as $10 billion a year, it boasts the kind of earnings that most American businesses would envy.
It’s pornography. And with adult movies, magazines, retail stores, and the growth of the Internet, business is booming. But the leaders of the adult entertainment industry are worried. They viewed the election of George W. Bush and his appointment of Attorney General John Ashcroft as a signal that there is renewed interest in mounting obscenity prosecutions.
In “American Porn,” FRONTLINE reports on the forces behind the explosion of sexually explicit material available in American society. Through interviews with adult entertainment executives and lawyers, porn producers and directors, federal and state prosecutors, anti-porn activists and a Wall Street analyst covering the entertainment industry, the program examines the business ties between respected corporations and porn companies, the rise of extreme hardcore porn, and the pending political battle that may soon engulf the multibillion-dollar pornography industry.
Daniel Weiss is the senior analyst for media and sexuality for CitizenLink, an affiliate of Focus on the Family.
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