New York Times Article - "Gutter to Greenback" - GoFuckYourself.com

lawpal · 08-26-2002, 10:15 AM

New York Times: From Unseemly to Lowbrow, the Web's real money is in the Gutter

Here is a bit of the article:

Life is good at the bottom of the cyberspace pit. When the Arizona attorney general's office recently shut down a Scottsdale company, CP Direct, it offered a glimpse into the spoils of the Internet's dark side. The company sold pills via the Web that promised to increase penis length, bust size and body height.

Enough people had spent $60 an order ? mostly for the "Longitude" treatments, with ingredients that included pumpkin seed, sarsaparilla and "oyster meat" ? that the state was able to seize more than $30 million in luxury real estate and a herd of Mercedes-Benzes, Rolls Royces and a Lamborghini.

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Those who provide some of the sites that many people object to say they have nothing to hide. "Obviously, there's a want for this stuff, because there's billions of dollars spent on it every year," said David Marchlak, who has brought the world sites like Voyeur Dorm, a Web precursor to the "Big Brother" television show that watches a Florida house shared by a cast of young women. "We're not forcing it on anybody."

roseyrid · 08-26-2002, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by lawpal
...that the state was able to seize more than $30 million in luxury real estate and a herd of Mercedes-Benzes, Rolls Royces and a Lamborghini.

DAMN!
anyone want to start a site with me?

quiet · 08-26-2002, 10:23 AM

hehe, they even quoted Marshlack.

Mr.Fiction · 08-26-2002, 11:07 AM

Unseemly, lowbrow, gutter, all in the title. Nice unbiased article.

They also mix porn and scams together as a single issue. Although there is a nice comment about porn people delivering the goods no matter how "unseemly" the goods are.

quiet · 08-26-2002, 11:09 AM

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life is good at the bottom of the cyberspace pit...

it certainly is

playa · 08-26-2002, 11:15 AM

just to point out,,, the company that got busted for selling those penis pills did not get in trouble for selling the pills cuz they didn't work,,,
they was not allowed to do business again because of a prior conviction..

also they was fucking with the customers by fucking up their charges..

eroswebmaster · 08-26-2002, 11:34 AM

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Originally posted by playa

also they was fucking with the customers by fucking up their charges..

Yeah...that doesn't happen in porn ;)

08-26-2002, 10:15 AM	#1
lawpal Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 824	New York Times Article - "Gutter to Greenback" New York Times: From Unseemly to Lowbrow, the Web's real money is in the Gutter Here is a bit of the article: Life is good at the bottom of the cyberspace pit. When the Arizona attorney general's office recently shut down a Scottsdale company, CP Direct, it offered a glimpse into the spoils of the Internet's dark side. The company sold pills via the Web that promised to increase penis length, bust size and body height. Enough people had spent $60 an order ? mostly for the "Longitude" treatments, with ingredients that included pumpkin seed, sarsaparilla and "oyster meat" ? that the state was able to seize more than $30 million in luxury real estate and a herd of Mercedes-Benzes, Rolls Royces and a Lamborghini. ...... Those who provide some of the sites that many people object to say they have nothing to hide. "Obviously, there's a want for this stuff, because there's billions of dollars spent on it every year," said David Marchlak, who has brought the world sites like Voyeur Dorm, a Web precursor to the "Big Brother" television show that watches a Florida house shared by a cast of young women. "We're not forcing it on anybody."

08-26-2002, 11:07 AM	#4
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Unseemly, lowbrow, gutter, all in the title. Nice unbiased article. They also mix porn and scams together as a single issue. Although there is a nice comment about porn people delivering the goods no matter how "unseemly" the goods are. Last edited by Mr.Fiction; 08-26-2002 at 11:09 AM..

08-26-2002, 10:23 AM	#3
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	hehe, they even quoted Marshlack.

08-26-2002, 11:15 AM	#6
playa Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: atlanta, GA Posts: 6,432	just to point out,,, the company that got busted for selling those penis pills did not get in trouble for selling the pills cuz they didn't work,,, they was not allowed to do business again because of a prior conviction.. also they was fucking with the customers by fucking up their charges..