IMDb Blocks XXX Movies
CYBERSPACE — The Internet Movie Database, aka IMDb, conceals all listings for triple-X movies, as well as mainstream titles that feature explicit action.
A representative for IMDb said that this wasn't news.
"This is not a new feature and has been present on our site for many years," the representative told XFANZ in an e-mail.
Here's what's happening: Visit IMDb.com and search for, say, Deep Throat. Its listing doesn't come up. Search for Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace. Her listing doesn't come up.
Now search for the 2005 mainstream documentary Inside Deep Throat. That doesn't come up, either, but if you search for the documentary's co-director, Fenton Bailey, his listing does appear -- presumably because he has a host of other mainstream credits. That's the only way you can see Inside Deep Throat's IMDb listing.
Despite IMDb's contention that this policy has been around for many years, Inside Deep Throat co-director Randy Barbato hadn't heard about it.
"That's so outrageous," he told XFANZ. "Just unbelievable. It's unbelievable whether you're on the mainstream side or not."
The censor-sweep into mainstream cinema doesn't stop there, though. Vincent Gallo's arthouse movie The Brown Bunny also doesn't come up on an IMDb search, presumably because it features explicit oral sex.
Some exceptions include the IMDb pages for Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy, which both appear in normal searches.
Also, after filing a complaint, John Cameron Mitchell's explicit arthouse movie Shortbus now appears in a simple search again. Mitchell has maintained that Shortbus isn't an adult movie, despite its sex scenes.
Registered users can avoid the blocks mandated by the policy, which the IMDb explains on their site:
The IMDb contains over 400,000 different movie titles. The aim of the database is to cover as many titles and genres as possible. As a result, some of these titles contain words or expressions that some of our users may find inappropriate and some movies themselves may also fall into this category.
Registered users can change their IMDb settings on the preferences page.
So far, reaction among adult industry professionals has been mixed. Corruption director Bo Kenney told XFANZ the new IMDb policy was no big deal, while Inserts director Roy Karch disapproved of it.
"I think we should be on there," Karch told XFANZ. "Like Tony Montana says in Scarface, 'Are we not men?' We've always been the orphan child, but now we've been allowed in the main room. Once you do that, it's hard to show us out the back door."
http://www.protect-x.com/
A representative for IMDb said that this wasn't news.
"This is not a new feature and has been present on our site for many years," the representative told XFANZ in an e-mail.
Here's what's happening: Visit IMDb.com and search for, say, Deep Throat. Its listing doesn't come up. Search for Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace. Her listing doesn't come up.
Now search for the 2005 mainstream documentary Inside Deep Throat. That doesn't come up, either, but if you search for the documentary's co-director, Fenton Bailey, his listing does appear -- presumably because he has a host of other mainstream credits. That's the only way you can see Inside Deep Throat's IMDb listing.
Despite IMDb's contention that this policy has been around for many years, Inside Deep Throat co-director Randy Barbato hadn't heard about it.
"That's so outrageous," he told XFANZ. "Just unbelievable. It's unbelievable whether you're on the mainstream side or not."
The censor-sweep into mainstream cinema doesn't stop there, though. Vincent Gallo's arthouse movie The Brown Bunny also doesn't come up on an IMDb search, presumably because it features explicit oral sex.
Some exceptions include the IMDb pages for Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy, which both appear in normal searches.
Also, after filing a complaint, John Cameron Mitchell's explicit arthouse movie Shortbus now appears in a simple search again. Mitchell has maintained that Shortbus isn't an adult movie, despite its sex scenes.
Registered users can avoid the blocks mandated by the policy, which the IMDb explains on their site:
The IMDb contains over 400,000 different movie titles. The aim of the database is to cover as many titles and genres as possible. As a result, some of these titles contain words or expressions that some of our users may find inappropriate and some movies themselves may also fall into this category.
Registered users can change their IMDb settings on the preferences page.
So far, reaction among adult industry professionals has been mixed. Corruption director Bo Kenney told XFANZ the new IMDb policy was no big deal, while Inserts director Roy Karch disapproved of it.
"I think we should be on there," Karch told XFANZ. "Like Tony Montana says in Scarface, 'Are we not men?' We've always been the orphan child, but now we've been allowed in the main room. Once you do that, it's hard to show us out the back door."
http://www.protect-x.com/
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