Internet's Affect on the Porn Industry

Pornography has been available since ancient times. With the advent of modern technologies, however, the porn industry has grown exponentially. Likely the biggest catalyst to expand the pornography industry is the Internet. The Internet has affected the Porn industry in several different ways.

In earlier decades of the twentieth century, one could find pornography in printed form or in live shows held at strip clubs or dance clubs. With the advent of motion pictures, pornography in time stepped in to offer another subject for film.

Video and home video cassette recorders and players took pornography to a new level. You no longer had to go to a movie theatre to watch porn films. Now these films could be brought inexpensively into viewer's homes. Because of that capability, the adult movie industry saw a great deal of expansion based on the video production of porn films.

The next big step in the distribution of pornography came with the advent of the Internet and its worldwide use. Because of the networking capability that the Internet provided, and a means to share materials through the World Wide Web, the pornography industry saw a sharp rise in sales of pornographic materials, including adult movies and subscriptions to adult websites, because of the ease of distribution provided through the Internet. This was enabled in large part due to the relatively low cost of owning a home computer, as well as its ease of use.

Digital technology also has had an impact on the production of porn movies. You no longer need a sound stage and several technicians to put together a movie. Anyone with a digital camera and film editing software can put together a reasonably well-made movie. The costs of these cameras and software have come down to the point where many people can afford to participate. Software also provides the means to create computer-generated images which also find an application in the adult film industry.