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DamageX · 08-18-2005, 03:05 PM

Between ACACIA, 2257, .XXX and the newly proposed porn tax, to name just a few, is there ANY interest group who has ALWAYS spoken up, defended and looked out for the best interests of this industry?

All I see is a bunch of disparate corporations, individual webmasters and whatever other entities, US or non-US, who have nothing better to do than to REACT every time someone throws some shit in their back yard. How about this industry actually starts bonding together, for a change, and starts acting PRO-ACTIVE to benefit its members? The last time I heard someone talk about something like this was when boneprone mentioned a union, about four years ago.

Not looking to stir shit, point fingers or anything, just trying to understand why something like this never got off the ground. Sure, lots of non-US webmasters around, myself among them. And while it's easy to turn a blind eye onto what happens with US legislation, it STILL affects ALL of us, in the long run. So how about some of the industry players start getting together and form an interest group, to lobby Washington for the benefit of this industry? Also, I wouldn't mind if this interest group set up some kind of "task force" to inform the public about online porn and the legitimacy of this business, God knows there's enough misunderstanding and prejudice around as it is...

Thoughts?

08-18-2005, 03:05 PM
DamageX Marketing & Strategy Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Former nomad Posts: 14,293	Who represents this industry? Between ACACIA, 2257, .XXX and the newly proposed porn tax, to name just a few, is there ANY interest group who has ALWAYS spoken up, defended and looked out for the best interests of this industry? All I see is a bunch of disparate corporations, individual webmasters and whatever other entities, US or non-US, who have nothing better to do than to REACT every time someone throws some shit in their back yard. How about this industry actually starts bonding together, for a change, and starts acting PRO-ACTIVE to benefit its members? The last time I heard someone talk about something like this was when boneprone mentioned a union, about four years ago. Not looking to stir shit, point fingers or anything, just trying to understand why something like this never got off the ground. Sure, lots of non-US webmasters around, myself among them. And while it's easy to turn a blind eye onto what happens with US legislation, it STILL affects ALL of us, in the long run. So how about some of the industry players start getting together and form an interest group, to lobby Washington for the benefit of this industry? Also, I wouldn't mind if this interest group set up some kind of "task force" to inform the public about online porn and the legitimacy of this business, God knows there's enough misunderstanding and prejudice around as it is... Thoughts? __________________ Whitehat is for chumps If you don't do it, somebody else will - true story!