Obscene Profits by Frederick Lane

Obscene Profits by Frederick Lane

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A fascinating look at the current state of the pornography industry, Obscene Profits shows how technology, cultural and legal definitions and demand affect the business.

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Obscene Profits by Frederick Lane

Sex sells. Already a ten-billion dollar business-and growing-most sex businesses require relatively low start-up costs and minimal equipment. No wonder retired porn stars, homemakers, college students, and entrepreneurs of every stripe are eager to jump on the smut band wagon. Following the money trail, or in this case, the telecom routes, the author reveals how some big phone companies are cashing in too. Obscene Profits offers a startling and entertaining new look at this very old business, and shows why pornography, in all of its variations--videos, magazines, phone-sex, spy cameras, etc.-- is one of the most profitable and popular new careers to come out of the electronic age.

'Have centerfolds simply migrated to the Web, or has there been a more profound shift in the nature and the influence of pornography? In ''Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age,'' Frederick SLane III argues the latter' - New York Times

Lane, Frederick S.: - Frederick S. Lane is a freelance journalist, lecturer, and expert witness. A graduate of Boston College Law School, he has written four previous books on how legal issues affect society. He currently resides with his family in Burlington, Vermont.
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ISBN 13 9780415931038
ISBN 10 0415931037
Title Obscene Profits
Author Frederick Lane
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2001-07-23
Number of pages 330
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