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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Even the UK has hash porn laws compared to the US when it comes to DVD production and distributing and that sure didn?t kill the business in the UK.
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Its not taken of in truth.
I know many people who make DVD porn, and non make much from it.
The reason for this is that R18 porn must be sold in licensed sex shops. There are probably 150 of these shops (maybe more now).
They can buy the DVD's cheap (say £4) simply as there is so few who can buy them. In truth a monopoly. They then can sell them for £30 or more. They then buy them back from people and re-sell them.
The makers make not much. After the cost of the models, you have to pay well over £1000 to put it through the film sensors. Then you have the cost of reproduction.
Most make the money from selling soft cut versions to the starlight channels.
Many were hoping that the starlight channels were going to be allowed to show R18 films, as some were going to sell there full stock to them, but in the last month this was turned down.