No Porn for You, iPod

TheBrutalTruth writes "Wired has an article explaining why pornographers are staying away from the Video IPod. From the article: 'When it comes to the iPod, Fayling said there are few rewards and many risks. Fayling emphasized the pitfalls of combining a device designed for younger audiences with content they are prohibited from viewing. "There's already a public perception that we (in the industry) are preying on youth," he said. "Without safeguards you open yourself up to more scrutiny from government and parents' groups.'"

Comments

Black sheep

[Crouty]

Bad publicity has never stopped the black sheep of the industry. If any small company sees profit there, it will pornify any device.

I Couldn't care less.

Re:Black sheep

[jrockway]

if I were a porn producer, I would just distribute my movies as H.264-encoded mov files and let the user do what he wants with it. H.264 plays under every OS now and it downloads cleanly to the iPod, so this sounds like a good solution. They're not specifically targeting the iPod (not that I see a problem here), but they're not standing in the way of people who want pr0n on their iPod. Plus it works under linux, which is more than you can say for the low-quality wmv and rm that seems to be the "industry standard" now.

I, for some reason, don't see much interest in having porn on your iPod, though. I show my iPod to people all the time, and I wouldn't want them uncovering my pr0n stash! (Plus, when do you need porn and don't have a real computer or magazine around?)

Privacy

[Bios_Hakr]

Here's what I don't get: who would watch porn on an iPod? First, you need privacy for porn. A group can be interesting; but it's usually just awkward. Next, you need semi-hands free operation. I guess you could prop you iPod agianst something...

I guess if you just have to jack off in the bathroom at work or you can't make it 4 stops on the subway, then go for it. But the other 99.98% of us will just delay our jacking till we get home.

Re:Privacy

[Bios_Hakr]

While I can't point out any real data, I'd be willing to bet that just about every mas has jacked off. Most probably do it at least once a week.

iPod pr0n

[lastberserker]

Bad publicity has never stopped the black sheep of the industry. If any small company sees profit there, it will pornify any device.

Agreed. And in the true spirit of the platform they will call it iPorn or iPr0n or something...

Potential content?

[Impeesa]

I suspect there wasn't a lot of potential there in the first place. Pr0n is popular on computers, dvd players, and magazines in the bathroom, because they're available in the comfort of your own home. I don't know about the rest of you, but I doubt I'd load my iPod up with pr0n just for the convenience of stopping for a quick pull in a public restroom.

The really reason should be ...

[Stormtrooper386]

... the screen is to small and frankly do you really want porn on the move, personally I listen to music in public, it's less likely to get me arrested.

How is iPod porn special?

[badzilla]

I don't have an iPod, with or without video, but how is it you need special pay-per porn movies? Couldn't you just download regular free porn movies and load them on? Movies or TV shows work great on mobile phones (have to convert them to .3GP format first) so why not iPod?

RTFA?

[mosb1000]

Speaking of povpod, isn't that a link form the article? I believe it also said something about SuicideGirls. RTFA?

Lazy Journalism

[Erik K. Veland]

They've talked to exactly 1 (one) company distributing adult films. Wow! And of how many exactly? Actually several have jumped on already - a mere week after the new iPod was shipped to users! This is a non-story of tabloid bullshit, but I would expect no less of Slashdot than to rehash it I'm sorry to say :(

Re:Quote

[ClamIAm]

Similar:

"You can cut off a breast, but not kiss it."

--Bruce Campbell

First off...

[rampant mac]

"Fayling emphasized the pitfalls of combining a device designed for younger audiences with content they are prohibited from viewing."

Let me be the first to say it, but... Get the FUCK outta here! This coming from the industry that exploits the 18 to 21 year old genre?

Yeah, right....

Re:No, they are not staying away!

[Deviate_X]

Call me cynical but this just looks like a cheap method of advertising for the two porn websites.

Slashdot should not have linked to the Wired article and and Wired should not have linked to porn sites, however i suspect they are being paid to do so.

Re:Try and stop it... it's so unfortunate.

[vidarh]

Personally I think the Bible is soul destroying legal sh**. I'm not crying about the lack of a ban on that junk because I realise what the consequences of allowing censorship is.

And magazines have safegaurds?

[pstreck]

"Without safeguards you open yourself up to more scrutiny from government and parents' groups."

And can someone please explain me to how an opaque plastic bag sitting behind the 7-11's counter is an adequate safegaurd? I mean personally I could care less if you want porn on you xyz device or not, but content control of digital pornography has been handled very well throughout the Internet boom, so why should it be any different for the iPod--end rant

Articles that say the opposite of this one

[Overly Critical Guy]

The submissions says pornographers are staying away, but I've been reading the opposite conclusion in the past few weeks:

iPod Porn Now Available

Apple iPod delivers "iPorno" revolution

I think it's silly to think pornographers won't be taking advantage of the iPod. Millions of people have them, and millions would love to have porn on them. It's easy business.

Guilt by Proxy?

[Bones3D_mac]

Let's say for a second that this guy is right in regards to his fears of "preying upon children" and whatnot. Now that iPod Video exists, does this mean all porno sites dealing in content playable in Quicktime now risk being accused of making their content readily available to minors in an iPod-compatible format?

I would not be surprised if someone at Microsoft is spreading the FUD on this one to scare the industry into converting their offerings entirely to Windows Media format. Porno will ultimately decide which media format will remain on top... everything else is simply along for the ride.

Re:American Porn Industry

[bmetzler]

I find it disturbing that nobody seems nearly as upset by all of the violent imagery that children are subjected to

I think that is am extremely unfair characteristic. I believe that probably all adults who find sex on TV to be objectionable would also find violance on TV objectionable. In fact, a brief web search turns up this Rocky Mountain Family Council report on TV Violence and they state that over 80 of families surveyed feel that there is too much violence on TV.

In fact, I've never heard of any person or group who finds the amount of sex on TV objectionable to also feel that there is not a problem with the amount of violence in TV. Perhaps you'd like to elaborate on your statement.

-Brent