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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT IN AMERICA A State of the Industry Report

Source: www.freespeechonline.org
Topic: Entertainment Industry

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Content Inside: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT IN AMERICA A State of the Industry Report On behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, trade association of the adult entertainment industry, we present our Year 2006 State of the Industry report, designed to provide accurate information about the nations multi-billion dollar adult entertainment industry. We offer this document to provide lawmakers and the public with a better understanding of adult entertainment and its place in our society. We hope this report will be used as an educational tool and will provide insight into an industry heavily regulated, but seriously misunderstood, by government. Michelle L. Freridge, Executive Director Free Speech Coalition P.O. Box 10480 Canoga Park, CA 91309 866-372-9373 CONTENTS: I. Industry Statistics -- The United States II. Industry Statistics -- Benefits to California III. Definitions: Adult Entertainment, Pornography, Obscenity IV. A Basic Right: The Private Enjoyment of Adult Entertainment V. The Mainstreaming of Adult Entertainment VI. The Current Wave of Attacks on Adult Entertainment VII. The Adult Entertainment Industry and HIV VIII. Free Speech Coalition and Public Policy I. INDUSTRY STATISTICS - THE UNITED STATES An analysis published in January 2006 by the industry trade publication Adult Video News estimated that the U.S. adult entertainment industry generated revenues of approximately $12.6 billion in 2005, reflecting continued rapid growth in an industry already widely recognized as a significant contributor to the economy. State of the Industry Report 2006, p. 2 Since major segments of the adult industry are located there, the State of California is especially benefited economically. DVD And Video AVN reports that U.S. adult video rentals and sales (which have now shifted overwhelmingly to DVDs from videocassette) continue to grow each year, from $3.95 billion in 2001 to $4.28 billion in 2005, representing, at 34% of total U.S. adult entertainment revenues, the la ...

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