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LeeNoga · 06-11-2003, 09:40 AM

I feel a vent coming...Lee gets out of her own way.

Lets take a little trip back in time when I started dabbling in adult via a BBS system in the late 80's.....

There was nothing glorified about dealing in porn, it was not GLORIFIED as it has become with Al Gores invention we know as the internet *shrug*.

Anyhoo in the early 90's as we stepped out by commercializing CD-ROMS with adult and I was hit with over 16 million dollars worth of lawsuits. I sat in a court room and watched the jury cringe as the prosecutors threw hardcore images up on a large screen for what seemed like hours.

I had an FBI file opened on me in 1993 and my case was sent to the Department of Justice who thank god found me way to small to persue.

My peer group back when consisted of folks who came up thru the video industry and to this day still have gunshot holes in their walls as a reminder of the business they have chosen.

I took my trials and tribulations on the road and openly spoke at BBS conventions dating back to 1993, about doing things right.

I did not do this as some righteous porn monger, but I did this as a woman who was pinched and did not want to see any other person have their life turned upside down like I did.

Do you think for a moment I fed any info to the gov't. Absolutely not, and to this day I have nothing to say to any law enforcement agency.

The age of the internet seems to make some feel like they are owed courtesy with rights protection. I wish I could sit back on my hinds and believe the same. I know different, I believed that once and insisted my case go all the way to the Supreme when I lost at the 11th circuit court after a 4 year wait.

I ran out of money, and the price I paid to this day still haunts me 10 years later. I cannot tell you the countless times I was given enough notice to pack an overnight bag and jump county lines to avoid a summons.

Do you know what it is like heading for a show, and being photographed boarding a plane from your home town, and photographed at the show, and having to deal with these photographs in depositions?

My wanting fair rights resulted in camera surveillance on my home, emergency exit plans in the event they raided the house, and constant paranoia that day could come at any time.

When Jeb Bush came into office it was scary, it was time to sell off my livelihood and get out of that kitchen. Florida was itching to bust content providers, and who better than me, the target with an "X" on my head from my past.

13 days after I sold my content publishing company off, a big bust happend 76 miles from me. I will always wonder if that was because they could not pinch me for the last time, and that girl was the next option.

Am I bitter when it comes to the price I paid for my wanting to be free to deal in porn? Sometimes.

But, there is no way I am gonna make it easy for any outside agency to turn the lives upside down in the manner they turned mine.

Rant over, Lee re-enters the thread :-)

06-11-2003, 09:40 AM
LeeNoga Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Egg & Sperm Mutation Posts: 3,043	I feel a vent coming...Lee gets out of her own way. Lets take a little trip back in time when I started dabbling in adult via a BBS system in the late 80's..... There was nothing glorified about dealing in porn, it was not GLORIFIED as it has become with Al Gores invention we know as the internet shrug. Anyhoo in the early 90's as we stepped out by commercializing CD-ROMS with adult and I was hit with over 16 million dollars worth of lawsuits. I sat in a court room and watched the jury cringe as the prosecutors threw hardcore images up on a large screen for what seemed like hours. I had an FBI file opened on me in 1993 and my case was sent to the Department of Justice who thank god found me way to small to persue. My peer group back when consisted of folks who came up thru the video industry and to this day still have gunshot holes in their walls as a reminder of the business they have chosen. I took my trials and tribulations on the road and openly spoke at BBS conventions dating back to 1993, about doing things right. I did not do this as some righteous porn monger, but I did this as a woman who was pinched and did not want to see any other person have their life turned upside down like I did. Do you think for a moment I fed any info to the gov't. Absolutely not, and to this day I have nothing to say to any law enforcement agency. The age of the internet seems to make some feel like they are owed courtesy with rights protection. I wish I could sit back on my hinds and believe the same. I know different, I believed that once and insisted my case go all the way to the Supreme when I lost at the 11th circuit court after a 4 year wait. I ran out of money, and the price I paid to this day still haunts me 10 years later. I cannot tell you the countless times I was given enough notice to pack an overnight bag and jump county lines to avoid a summons. Do you know what it is like heading for a show, and being photographed boarding a plane from your home town, and photographed at the show, and having to deal with these photographs in depositions? My wanting fair rights resulted in camera surveillance on my home, emergency exit plans in the event they raided the house, and constant paranoia that day could come at any time. When Jeb Bush came into office it was scary, it was time to sell off my livelihood and get out of that kitchen. Florida was itching to bust content providers, and who better than me, the target with an "X" on my head from my past. 13 days after I sold my content publishing company off, a big bust happend 76 miles from me. I will always wonder if that was because they could not pinch me for the last time, and that girl was the next option. Am I bitter when it comes to the price I paid for my wanting to be free to deal in porn? Sometimes. But, there is no way I am gonna make it easy for any outside agency to turn the lives upside down in the manner they turned mine. Rant over, Lee re-enters the thread :-)