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Go back and try *reading* my posts. I never mentioned the future repercussions of starring in a porno, my reasoning was simply the finances and money involved. I mentioned I thought it was *ridiculous* the price Shane's World paid those college kids for participating and starring in videos given the amount of profit and publicity it was garnering for the company.

Shane's World had *no* problems paying Kurt Lockwood, a so called millionaire, $3600 to take a fake cock balls deep in his ass, but only $100 (which I assume is accurate as you didn't take any issue with that number) to a poor college kid when compared to a normal Shane's World release (like I assume Kurt's strap-on movie)..."Campus Invasion sold *five* times the normal amount?" C'mon, $100 is less than what the fucking AIM test costs!



Actually we pay them nothing. They throw a party and we come as the entertainment. They ask us to come to live out a fantasy. They know their is no pay what so ever. Although we do pay to have their house cleaned after the party. Usually the college boys who throw the party charge a door fee and that's how they make some money for themselves. Then again sometimes they just invite a bunch of their friends! But no one who has ever appeared in one has even asked for money. Maybe a handful of times people have asked it we pay and we say no .. your choice if you want to do it and they say "cool i'm in!" Our cost is the cost of having the girls fly out their for 4 days .. all of their scenes, planes tickets and all the other stuff from before. We also bring some free dvds for every one, buy some food and stuff. We usually actually hang out with all the college kids who invite us. Which is very exciting for them. They girls sign stuff for them, take pictures, etc. To be honest we have a waiting list of college kids that want us to come out and party with them.


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Once again, I never said anything about unknowing participants, but rather ill-informed ones.

Yet state governments acting through public colleges and universities, especially outside California, can take a number of steps to fuck up student's lives after starring in adult productions, whether for Shane's World or other companies (and even within California...the frat up at Chico?). The law is on *their* side unfortunately in these cases.

I've spent much of the last two years of my life trying to change that; when your company was out making millions I was up in Sacramento living on the cheap and calling a stinky couch in Davis my home while meeting with state legislators to get laws passed protecting Free Expression on college campuses AND for that protection to *include* adult expression. California has the strictest protections in the nation for First Amendment issues like this and it hasn't come without hard work.



As you know chico got a slap on the wrist .. their frat was suspended for a few months. Which they told us can happen from having a party too loud and too late.

Like i told you .. they are not ill-informed at all. We talk to them for at least a few months person even flying out there. We talk to them, set up the date, get tests, pick girls, set up flights .. it's insane. Trust me .. it takes awhile.

We also fight for those rights .. and it is a hard fight. You preaching to the converted there.


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And there's ways to go about it that minimize negative P.R.; you could go out today and send out a hundred cease and desist letters to bit torrents and password sites and get something done about it, but that would just favor temporary progress over long term solutions. I think piracy is more akin to racism as a problem; its deeply entrenched in society, varies from group to group, and there's no easy instant solution.

The 18-25 crowd (the ones perpetuating the bit torrent revolution) views sex as something that's so mainstream now that they do not view it as a novelty or a commodity, especially porno, really worth paying for when its so easily available through legal and illegal sources. There's no easy approach to changing this. They've (I can say we've) grown up with the internet and all the simulated sex they can get for free at their fingertips from the day they reach puberty.

I think the first step is taking pride in your product and continuing to be innovative with content, production and delivery methods, issues that Shane's World really does do best, and passing that mentality and pride onto your consumers...I can't say the same about other studios.

But enough with the banter between us...I think most people here would rather be anxious to hear the inside story on Casey Parker after Penny Flame's accusations as those have been discussed quite a bit too. What's the deal with that out of curiosity?




I agree with a lot of what you said on the piracy issue. We are trying to adress those issues and many more. We hope other studios will jump in too.

As far as Casey and Penny go ... Let's just say sometimes 2 women arn't friends and we all know how girls can be =)

I personally love Penny and wish she was still apart of the team .. but it just didn't work out. She was with us for 2 years .. it was time to move on. I am sure Penny has big plans in the future.

I am sure at some point Casey will no longer be with us either .. and i am sure she will do big things. It's kind of the nature of the business ... people mature and grow and learn things somewhere .. then when they hit the glass ceiling they move on. Or we as a studio go as far as we can with someone and it's time to set them free.

On a personal level .. i still adore everyone we have worked with and all the people we currently work with!


xoxo,
Megan
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