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Most of
the adult film business is located in San Fernando Valley
area of Los Angeles county and
rivals regular movie business in revenue. Pornographic film business in Los
Angeles is estimated to generate over $4 billion a
year and employs over 20,000 people.
passed in January by Los Angeles City Council. Starting March 5, the law requires that all porn actors must wear protection while performing in films on location in Los Angeles.
Apparently, the industry already permits actors to wear condom if the choose to do so. However, most workers and porno viewers find it undesirable.
The law, meant to prevent the spread of HIV and promote safe sex, was passed because of lobbying by Aids activists and the cases of actors contracting HIV while filming.
The porn industry is not happy and intends to take legal action against the City of Los Angeles and, if that fail, will consider leaving Los Angeles to make porn movies somewhere else.
According to the Internet Pornography Statistics,
pornography is a big business
- In 2006, Worldwide Pornography Revenues were over $97.06 billion, higher than the combined revenues than of Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Apple and Netflix.
- The United States is the top producer of pornography videos. Big name pornographic video producers include Vivid Entertainment, Hustler, Playboy, Wicked Pictures and Red Light District.
- The United States is the top producer of pornographic web pages, at 89%, estimated 244,661,900 pages.
- Los Angeles is the biggest producer of adult movies in the U.S.
- 957 million adult videos were sold or rented in the U.S. in 2006.
- 13,588 pornography videos were released in the U.S. in 2005, compared to 1,300 in 1988.
- $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography every second.
- 28,258 people may be viewing pornography on internet every second.
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