The following is an unedited press release distributed by Send2Press Newswire from Solid Oak Software, Inc.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With the release of the new video capable iPod, pornography purveyors are already eyeing a lucrative new market. What may become known as PodPorn or PornCasts will be the next challenge to publishers of Internet content filtering software. Solid Oak Software, Inc., publishers of the popular CYBERsitter Internet filter has already begun research on the mechanics of filtering the coming onslaught of adult oriented video content for the iPod.
Brian Milburn, president of Solid Oak Software, and the original developer of CYBERsitter loves the iPod. He has four of his own, gives them as gifts to friends and family and is eagerly awaiting delivery of his new, shiny black, video capable iPod. Milburn also knows how pornography purveyors do business.
“Gone are the days when little Johnny would steal his dads’ Playboy and share it with the other kids behind the dumpster during recess. Now they will be showing full color, stereo, high definition porn clips,” says Milburn.
According to Milburn, the immense success of the Internet has largely been driven by pornography as were the BetaMax and VHS home video players years before. Making adult content easily available has been the genesis of many technologies. In fact, the early uses of GIF and JPG file formats were primarily by publishers of adult content that posted their efforts on early bulletin board systems and services such as CompuServe, Genie and Delphi. That in turn drove sales of VGA color monitors, hard drives, scanners, and modems.
Marketing executives for hardware manufacturers all know that pornography has been, and still is responsible for a substantial portion of their revenues. “I wouldn’t expect that Apple is any different,” says Milburn. “I would be surprised if they are not counting on adult content to contribute to the demand for their product to some degree.”
Illegal music downloading is what created the demand for products like the iPod. Consumers wanted a way to take their music with them, and companies like Apple responded in a big way. While it will never make the headlines like illegal music downloading has, PodPorn will be a new hot market. “You have to ask yourself whether little Johnny would rather download the latest episode of ‘Desperate Housewives,’ or a steamy adult video,” says Milburn.
After 15 years in computer security and Internet content management, he is pretty sure he knows the answer and vows CYBERsitter will be ahead of the curve. He expects that peer to peer file sharing services, popular with teenagers, will soon adapt to meet the demand for PodPorn.
“The handwriting is on the wall,” says Milburn, “Come Christmas morning when hundreds of thousands of ‘Little Johnnys’ find a new video iPod under the tree, they will already know where to get the porn to put on it.”
More information: http://www.cybersitter.com
Source: Send2Press Newswire.
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Solid Oak Software’s CYBERsitter will works only with Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP. Accordingly, it’s hardly a huge surprise that Brian Milburn, president of Solid Oak Software, feels comfortable enough to state via press release, “I wouldn’t expect that Apple is any different. I would be surprised if they are not counting on adult content to contribute to the demand for their product to some degree.”
Well, what do you think of that? What does Apple think of that statement?
Now, there’s no question that if a device can display stills or play video and/or audio that porn will find a way onto devices that are purchased in large numbers. It would be great if there was a solid way to protect minors from adult content. But, how desperate for business do you have to be to issue a press release like this? And to insinuate that Apple is counting on porn to help iPod demand? As if iPod demand needs any additional help, but that’s beside the point.
So, thanks so much for the sleazy press release Solid Oak. Solid Oak. Hey, that’s funny! Anyway, we’re so glad to know that you’re working on research and have absolutely nothing else to offer today except a handful of scare tactics and innuendo. Let us know when you can get your crapware working on a real platform and if you ever hire anyone who possesses even a modicum of class, so we can happily continue ignore you and your products forever.
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Podfather: iPod porn is going to be huge – October 14, 2005
Funny and silly American people…
Mom?
I’m a lesbian. Sorry. Am I going to hell?
Damn it, iCrystal! Husband Osirius Mahagganones told us not to be using the type box to go on that evil enternet! Watch it, lest he draw and quarter us! Now get inside and help 3rd In Law Sister/Wife churn some butter!
We will need to get our alcohol permits for the christening of our 24th son this weekend! Yippee!
Yeah…LOL..Gay Porn….
Twinks
The Dude:
I’m not a Mormon – but I looked at the video you referenced… give me a break. That was so much tamer than the parties that got shut down when I was in high school.
True, SLC is a strange place, but the skiing is awesome.
More ammo for Islam.
citizenXXX, It’s the NATURE of the beast. Get over it and enjoy some yourself.
You said it. It’s the beast in you. It’s where the US is sliding towards–the gutter.
ron,
HUH. Not sure I understand your senseless rant.
The porn industry grosses more money each year than all four pro sports leagues combined. And we all know how obsessed Americans are with sports. Do the math, as they say.
You wouldn’t, you’re brain is lower than your waist, if you think porn is acceptable.
For those of you interested in Mormonism and the Porn Industry, nothing is better than the movie Orgazmo. Hysterical. I was at the Sundance Film Festival when it was shown there in 1999, and dumbass Mormons were protesting.
As a former Utah resident, there is no more pathetic culture than the Mormons. But gee, do we really need to go so far off-topic.
It really doesn’t matter what the medium is, the porn industry will find a way to make money with it. But I’m not sure I’d find watching porn on a 2″ screen to be all that appealing.
By the way, Marriott Hotels are owned by Mormons, and let’s guess at the profitability of PPV Pornography in the rooms. I believe I’ve read that it is what makes certain hotel properties very profitable. The SLC Marriott, just blocks from the Worldwide HQ of the Mormon Cult, has some great porno channels.
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iCrystal, you are one odd woman. You probably should invest in some porn, since you have to share your husband’s services with 10 other wives.
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ron,
What ever your problem is you need to get over it.
You know nothing of my brain. What, may I ask, does “if you think porn is acceptable” mean.
I’m really not sure why your small mind chooses to criticize me.
Sheesh.
mormons are freaks.
Citizenxxx–I’m sorry that you don’t understand English.
Words mean things—Rush L.
“Anyone who views porn is scum, plain and simple. Bragging about it just makes it that much sadder. Porn watchers better pray there isn’t a God. It’s sad that the iPod will be party to the sick perversion. If Apple even hints this is a market they want, I’m going back to windows. That’s how disgusted I’ll be.”
One – we all know that there is no porn on Windows so that real good thinking ICrystal.
Two – It’s fair to say that ICrystal is the last person that most would think is qualified to pass judgement on others. The reasons are self-evident.
Say ICrystal – burned any books lately?
<< It would be great if there was a solid way to protect minors from adult content.>>
There is a way but our Congress killed it. Yep, they killed it. Afraid that their constituents might see approval of a web category as approval of porn, our brave leaders shot down a proposal to create a porn web category ala .com, .edu. .gov, .net etc. The new domain would have been designated .adu, and any site that distributed, promoted, referred to, or otherwise engaged in any activity linked to pornagraphy over the internet would have been required to change all of their domain names to http://www.xxxxx.adu.
Now how complex of a filter do you think is required to stop anything originating at http://www.xxxxx.adu?
< So, thanks so much for the sleazy press release Solid Oak. Solid Oak. Hey, that’s funny! Anyway, we’re so glad to know that you’re working on research and have absolutely nothing else to offer today except a handful of scare tactics and innuendo. Let us know when you can get your crapware working on a real platform and if you ever hire anyone who possesses even a modicum of class, so we can happily continue ignore you and your products forever.
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Why the angst? Its going to happen. Porn is the #1 revenue producer on the web. Always has been, always will be. Getting angry at Solid Oak isn’t going to slow the use of ANY iPod for viewing porn.
ron,
I do understand english. You didn’t understand what I was saying, and your remark about rush explains it all.
Understand this.
Fsck you!
Bit of a contrast. Disney on one hand (which is gonna attract the kids lets face it) and porn on the other.
But relax iCrystal. That windows porn, wmv,avi etc wont play on this new iPod.
But what should happen (and you can thank the porn industry for this) is that windows users should start making videos whatever the content into mov,h264 and mp4. That should seriously shake the tree a bit.
He’s right!
The iPod video is going to be great for the Pink Pocket Pool Pod Porn Pervert.
“Now they will be showing full color, stereo, high definition porn clips,” says Milburn”
They won’t be showing “high-definition” anything, let alone porn, on the screen of a video iPod.
As the old sayong goes, “Better to remain silent, yada-yada-yada.”
Please post again, cutie! The way you say “sick perversion” makes me wet!
The day will come for the 2.99 porn for iPods you can bet your bottom dollar. It will also come for the independent film, training videos, instructional videos, little league videos, events, etc.
Imagine you are a television production class and your class project is a hit. Why not put it on ITMS and sell it for 1.99. Why can’t a creative person create content to sell. I might like that half hour short that David Byrne did one night. I might just be willing to pay 1.99 for it.
I used to do a lot of training and presentations. I always incorporated video. I really could have used an iPod that did video. I went to some IBM training in 1981 for their PC. They showed 8mm movies. Some of you may recognize the “IBM Coffee Bean”. One day the projector broke and they have a film to show. They sure could have used an iPod with video that day. The spent all day rounding up a projector to show that film. They showed it to us at 5:15. The IBM way.
Now, assuming they didn’t have a computer today, it would be easy enough to replace the iPod and show the film. I actually think this is a very smart move. An iPod that happens to show video.
The community will develop the market for this iPod. Creative people will sell their 15,000 copies at 1.99 apiece and make a bit of money.
Yes porn sellers will make their porn but look at the bigger empowerment picture of this device combined with the ITMS.
Back in the early 80’s (I worked for the Byte Shop up in Seattle from 80 to 85) we used to point to Reds Dream when demoing computers. We used to talk about the future where you clicked on a button and purchased movies, music and other entertainment. We talked about it being cheap like a dollar a song.
We didn’t talk about renting music. We talked about the multitude of “information” that will be at your fingertips. Yours with a click. For a dollar 99.
I would be surprised if this is not the “killer app” for video content.
http://homepage.mac.com/citizenx1/CompuKids/iMovieTheater27.html
See me in CompuKids from 1983 with the link above. I am the black gentleman in the art segment. I controlled the robot “TOPO” from an AppleII.
cirizenXXX–ron,
>I do understand english.>
English comes with a capital ‘E’ . So much for your understanding!
Bless you my child.
I got your child hanging.