I only said it was "my story" because the last time I posted a story on this forum, JustDaveXxx said to credit it from ******** when it was also my story even then. This story was posted on other websites as their story without crediting me when my source had only sent it to me. The first website that ran it as "his story" was lying because that person had banned my source from his website and why would he submit a story to him now.

My source knows what they're talking about. I checked their first stories months ago and they checked out. So I don't have to doubt what they write anymore.

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Coming from a gangster, that means a lot. :jester

Darrah = IDIOT get off our board u douche

As long as you understand that your disclaimer won't protect you from anybody if you libel them. Journalistic privilege won't cover utter bullshit.

Your intentions may be good...but think about this:

1. Many times what you post is only one side of a story. And the person giving you their side usually has an agenda. That's just human nature.

2. Why should anybody get "warned" about anything? I sure as hell didn't. It's called the LEARNING CURVE. Warnings don't do anybody any good. The only way to truly learn this business is by DOING things. Including making mistakes, getting fucked over, and then learning from those experiences and becoming successful. That's how I did it, and everybody that I know who is successful in any business did it. All the sheep who get "warned" and follow those "warnings" never truly learn the lessons of how to make it.

Just sayin', I know my little words here aren't gonna stop you from continuing down your path (it gets you some attention which you enjoy...again, human nature), but it's just something to step back and think about before you try to proclaim that you're just doing this to "help" people.

Personally I prefer that mainstream thinks the center of the porn industry is in LA. I'd just as soon stay off the radar and do my thing. Remember you can be a porn webmaster anywhere in the world that you can plug into the Internet. Porn isn't going anywhere, it never will, it is just changing like it always does. Most webmasters here that have been around for 10 - 15 years have heard all of this over and over again. Year after year. I guess it must be the newbies that think the sky is falling. When has the sky not been falling?

The one thing LA has is a bunch of 18 year olds falling off the bus on their way to movie stardom. For most of them, there's a good chance they are going to find a career in porn, at least for a year or so. So if you're a webmaster in Chucklefuck, Alaska, talent is probably on the slim side. At any rate, people come and go.

Yeah - they were gonna shut down the illegal drug trade - how's that working out?
 

Hmmm, lets see:

Spent - 7 bil
Drugs imported to US - 40 bil
Successes against any major category - 0

Demand creates willingness to take risks as prices rise. Nothing will *ever* kill the porn business unless a new species "Homo Hermaphraditicus" takes over. Like energy, porn can never be destroyed, only changed.

I would want to know who the scumbags are so to stay away from them. If my personal safety is on the line, then I want to know.

In a good or a bad way? :upsidedow

I'm pretty sure that if somebody in the industry is doing things that would hurt somebodies "personal safety" then we ALL know about it already. The only people you could possibly be giving any info that is unknown to them already would be surfers.

You know we do talk to one another in this business Darrah. And nobody who really makes a living in the business reads blogs written by folks NOT in the business. Doesn't that make any sense to you?

It would be like the head of a major car company like GM reading a blog on how his business works that is written by a person NOT in the business but just writing things they "heard" from various people who might clean the bathroom at the auto plant.

You're writing for surfers, and maybe one or two brand new people in the business who may OR may not be getting the truth out of what you have passed on from a "source" who may or may not have an agenda.

I'm just sayin'
I'm not trying to attack you or be disrespectful. I just want to be clear that what you are doing isn't really relevant to what happens in our business. You are talking to the folks who really do it in this very thread. And you are kinda ignoring what we are telling you.

Writing about gossip amongst girls who shoot porn and their agents isn't what this business is about. You may as well go into any strip club dressing room and you'll hear the same b.s. being talked about.

In a very good way... :Graucho

Understandable. That would way piss me off too.

Im with you about warning people and giving people the "heads up," but you really need to have a 2nd source to corroborate your 1st. I will be the 1st to agree with you that there are a lot of shady and fucked up people in this business. I also see this business eat and spit out female talent as it was yesterdays trash. From what i see its pretty bad, but you need to be more careful on who you call out. You should have 2 separate sources saying the same thing before you publish it. Because if you are wrong and it is in fact a person with a vendetta against another, the out come will never be good. Good people are loosing jobs in this business every day, it would be a shame if someone got wrongly fire do to the untrue nature of the article you posted or the source had a vendetta against the person you are writing it about.(seen that one a few times)


You have been on point about a few people, but way off point when you wrote about Megan Stokes. I know Megan and her husband personally both are very hard working good people. Why do you think so many people attacked you and rushed to take her back? Because she does scenes?? Not at all.


Megan Stokes is one of very few women that made big things happen in such a male dominated business. To do what she has done on the business side and be a non performing woman is unheard of. Meagan didnt sleep her way to getting to where she is. Everybody knows her because of all of the B to B business she has done in this industry. She has never fucked anyone over and has a solid reputation. She has made a lot of people a lot of money.

Keep in mind this industry is a place where everyone says bad shit about everyone and yet nobody has said anything negative about Megan. Then you choose to write a less than flattering piece with your baseless facts about her. Thats why you got slammed every other post. You attacked someone that has a spotless reputation with everyone on this board. And yes she actively goes to shows and is meeting board members and posters face to face.


Megan is the best example of you should have had two separate sources before you ran your story about her. You may not have meant to hurt anybody, but you did; Your self and your credibility as a writer.

And if you wrote this after every piece that you write or posted, i would respect for you. Because then i know what i am reading may not be fact. It just may be rumor or speculation. I would then look at the piece as just an entertaining read knowing, it may not be true. But i get pissed off when bullshit and unsubstantiated facts get pushed off as checked facts. Even worse what is written others may be taking it as facts.



If you throw down this disclaimer every time you post a story, you will have me off of your back. But also keep in mind we dont go to your Blog to read, you bring your blog to us every time.

Too bad you dont know what questions to ask or comprehend what is really going on, because i do know what you are talking about and i have 3 inside sources and all of the details of what you are trying to report. Too bad im not a reporter by trade. I will just say this, its BIG.

If I'm about to accuse someone of a crime, I only do it if it's been printed elsewhere already. This way I can say well it's still on those websites and nothing was ever done. Example: Vivid's Bill Asher.

I've turned down many things people wanting me to label someone a pedophile or a rapist. I've told them I can't print that and where's the proof or someone coming out claiming this happened.

I have the disclaimer page link at the top of the blog. I write Opinion/Editorial at the top of possible controversial posts. My posts are already long enough and it would look ridiculous with that disclaimer at the bottom of every post. I already do much more than many other sites do.

I never said anything against Megan and never had anything against her. I don't know why you're bringing her into this now. My very first day here I started my thread "I'm a ~newb~ at GFY". Megan then wrote:

I replied:

BTW - Disclaimers and retractions wont save you from a lawsuit if you were ever to libel someone.

I guess your intentions are meant to help but from your own disclaimer it comes across to me as someone saying " Dont believe a word here as it could and may be all bullshit ?

If thats the case would anyone give any credibility to anything you write or say ?

Just the way i see it..but im sure others would read it and think the same thing .....


Maybe something like " We have checked our facts with multiple sources and we believe them to be true based on our research " ...blah blah..... that would at least give more credibility ?

I saw that part of the disclaimer on a mainstream celebrity blog. I Googled it and saw it on other websites too. It seemed to cover all bases. So I kept it for myself.

Even when no malice was behind it? I've read up on it and there has to be malice behind it or if you knew it wasn't true but still ran it. Whatever I say I believe is 100% true.

Slander and Liable are two torts that involve the communication of false information about a person, a group, or an entity such as a corporation. Libel is any Defamation that can be seen, such as a writing, printing, effigy, movie, or statue. Slander is any defamation that is spoken and heard.


Collectively known as defamation, libel and slander are civil wrongs that harm a reputation; decrease respect, regard, or confidence; or induce disparaging, hostile, or disagreeable opinions or feelings against an individual or entity. The injury to one's good name or reputation is affected through written or spoken words or visual images. The laws governing these torts are identical.


To recover in a libel or slander suit, the plaintiff must show evidence of four elements: that the defendant conveyed a defamatory message; that the material was published, meaning that it was conveyed to someone other than the plaintiff; that the plaintiff could be identified as the person referred to in the defamatory material; and that the plaintiff suffered some injury to his or her reputation as a result of the communication.


To prove that the material was defamatory, the plaintiff must show that at least one other person who saw or heard it understood it as having defamatory meaning. It is necessary to show not that all who heard or read the statement understood it to be defamatory, but only that one person other than the plaintiff did so. Therefore, even if the defendant contends that the communication was a joke, if one person other than the plaintiff took it seriously, the communication is considered defamatory.


Defamatory matter is published when it is communicated to someone other than the plaintiff. This can be done in several different ways. The defendant might loudly accuse the plaintiff of something in a public place where others are present, or make defamatory statements about the plaintiff in a newsletter or an on-line bulletin board. The defamation need not be printed or distributed. However, if the defendant does not intend it to be conveyed to anyone other than the plaintiff, and conveys it in a manner that ordinarily would prevent others from seeing or hearing it, the requirement of publication has not been satisfied even if a third party inadvertently overhears or witnesses the communication.


Liability for republication of a defamatory statement is the same as for original publication, provided that the defendant had knowledge of the contents of the statement. Thus, newspapers, magazines, and broadcasters are liable for republication of libel or slander because they have editorial control over their communications. On the other hand, bookstores, libraries, and other distributors of material are liable for republication only if they know, or had reason to know, that the statement is defamatory. Common carriers such as telephone companies are not liable for defamatory material that they convey, even if they know that it is defamatory, unless they know, or have reason to know, that the sender does not have a privilege to communicate the material. Suppliers of communications equipment are never liable for defamatory material that is transmitted through the equipment they provide.


In general, there are four defenses to libel or slander: truth, consent, accident, and privilege. The fact that the allegedly defamatory communication is essentially true is usually an absolute defense; the defendant need not verify every detail of the communication, as long as its substance can be established. If the plaintiff consented to publication of the defamatory material, recovery is barred. Accidental publication of a defamatory statement does not constitute publication. Privilege confers Immunity on a small number of defendants who are directly involved in the furtherance of the public's business?for example, attorneys, judges, jurors, and witnesses whose statements are protected on public policy grounds.



In short to answer your question, the absence of malice is no defense. Believing it is true and not using due diligence to verify that what you are writing is true and in fact what you write is not true=fucked! But if what you publish, you believe is true and in fact it is the truth you will be golden.

A perfect example where you put yourself in a bad legal position is when; A female performer calls you saying that this particular producer is a thief, doesn't pay talent, forces female talent to have sex with them, etc and in fact she is lying or has her own agenda and you run that story, she is liable for "slander" and by you writing it up, you are liable for the tort violation of "libel." Her for the "slander" and you for the "republication" of the "defamatory statements" in a libelous form.



Hope this little law lesson helps you out with what ever you choose to write.

Perhaps the most ironic thing about the recent history of internet porn is that, in looking back, the MOST lucrative time for the vast majority of people in the biz was during the Bush years....



kind of funny, really, when you think about it!!


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:Oh crap ..you mention you lifted your disclaimer from another site after seeing it in alot of places.....then you reprint/copy articles that are mentioned elsewhere etc....it seems that if you see something done elsewhere it will be ok for you ? ...maybe if they got it wrong ? then you would be screwed as well !

With the type of stories you distribute i would at least retain a lawyer to avoid a future post on gfy from you titled " Shit I just got hit with a $1 million dollar lawsuit "

Just my view...better to be safe than sorry...as it seems you really need one.

JustDave -- nice work.

Darrah read his post, re-read it and then memorize it.

You are a target waiting to be shot at -- realize that and govern your actions accordingly. Go ask Luke Ford about defending a libel lawsuit and what it cost him.

Even if you win, you will still be out a minimum of $50,000 just to defend the lawsuit and probably closer to $100,000 in legal fees.

Try breaking AWEMPIRE's legs, we don't even know who the owner is... Or does somebody know who's the owner of AWEMPIRE?

They support illegal sites all over the net...

To fix this, we don't even need something complex like a LAW, we need sponsors to stop supporting illegal sites and the problem is solved, easy as that.

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What do you mean EXACTLY with "Adapt" ?

Just wondering, I read this "ADAPT" thing everywhere, BUT NOBODY explains what they mean with it.

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Everything I post I believe to be 100% true. I wouldn't write it if I didn't believe it's true. I'm not Perez Hilton who pulls shit out of my ass. There are many things I never run because either there's no proof or I don't believe it.

But can you damage the reputation of anyone who has one of the worst reputations in the industry? I'm also told a lot that this is porn and no one will sue me and how ____ and _____ wouldn't dare risk going to court having everything about them to now be public.

My stalker for the past year just last night emailed a certain porn company CEO and a certain porn agent (guess whiiiiiiiiich agent). The CEO doesn't matter because he already knew what I wrote months ago and even later invited me to his next porn shoot to see how a porn shoot is done. I also ran his replies on the matter. My stalker sent the agent a zip file of everything I ever wrote about him for the past 2 and a 1/2 years. But I'm the one with problems?? Let's just say this certain porn agent has a REALLY bad reputation.

Stalker boy knows this. I even left a porn forum I was on so to get away from him thinking he would get bored. It only got worse and he followed me to Twitter. Then the owner of that porn forum posted my IP number on his forum. It's now that IP number that's now being passed around. D*nny L*ng was either given this IP or he saw it but he's now threatening me too and telling me to pull my stories about him from my blog. I refuse but told him to contact Wordpress if he wants them down. How my blog would then be temporarily suspended until I log in and take down the information.

How can I ruin their reputations, especially the agent's reputation, when people actually in the industry (which I'm not) warn women to stay away from the?

I had also run the disclaimer through Google to also see if it was a real disclaimer. I liked it because it covered all bases. I checked Google and found it said on other blogs. I also wrote a copyright infringement page which I researched myself linking back to copyright.gov. Last night I showed both the disclaimer and the copyright infringement pages to someone knowledgeable in this field and he started laughing saying wow don't worry and how I'm covered and how no one in this industry will do anything.

My intent is to inform the women in this industry so they can better protect themselves. If I truly wanted to destroy anyone's reputation or business, I would have print a long time ago EVERYTHING that I know about both of them.

Wasn't Luke sued because he said she had sex with a dog? She sued for his writer's guild insurance and won it. Luke was then later kicked off the guild after the lawsuit. Well that's the story I heard about his lawsuit.

Has any other porn writer besides Luke ever been sued for libeling a porn agent and a porn company CEO who both have bad reputations?

See, this right here is the basis of everybody's problem with you.

You've "read up on it" and you ACTUALLY believe that the standard for libel is what YOU BELIEVE to be true. You honestly think there's a glaring loop hole in the law the allows you to print libelous information simply because you believe it's true? Do you have any idea how juvenile that sounds?

Honestly, your track record with solid research hasn't been very good. You're clearly an outsider hoping to push your way so you can represent the poor women working in porn. The glaring error in your reasoning is that you don't have anybody for a client. In plain English, YOU DON'T REPRESENT ANYONE. The only information you have is second hand in the best cases and pure conjecture in the worst. You're not a journalist and you're in way over your head. Stop before you do yourself some real harm.

Don't be ridiculous. No women in the industry are running to your silly little blog to get the bottom line about perspective employers from you. The only eyes you get are when you come here to cut and paste your blog postings. You might like to think of yourself as a journalist, but it's plain as day that you are not. You aren't now nor will you ever be "saving" anyone.

One of the people here trying to tell you how ridiculous you're being is an attorney that works specifically in adult law. You may have it from a "good source" that what you're doing is harmless and not actionable, but somebody with I'd wager much better credentials than your friend in the know is trying to tell you otherwise and you're too blind to see it. Starting to notice a pattern here?

If Wikipedia says it's true then it's true :1orglaugh

best laugh I've had in a while... lets see you go sit around someone living room for a few hours, get laid, make a $1000... tough fucking life