Titan Media Wikipedia History
Titan Media is a San Francisco based gay pornographic film company founded by director and cinematographer Bruce Cam in 1995.[1]The company grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adultcontent in the world. According to Cam, the company was created to"Eroticize safer-sex and portray positive gay sexuality, with a widerange of men, set in the panorama of nature."[2] Consequently all of its films are condoms-only, the company does not film bareback scenes.[3] Titan is owned by parent company Io Group, Inc.[4] The studio has won several gay pornographic film awards.[3]
| pe | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters |  San Francisco, California, United States |
| Industry | Gay pornography |
| Products | Pornographic films and internet pornography |
| Website | TitanMen.com |
History
Titan Media was founded in 1995 by Bruce Cam. It has grown to become one of the largest gay porn film studios.[5]In 2001, the company launched a mid-priced product line under theManPlay brand; and launched a line of products with younger men underthe TitanMen Fresh label. Titan has recently acquired former gay pornstudio, MSR, and has been re-releasing their old videos on DVD.[6]
In November 2003 Io Group filed a lawsuit against Larry Flynt Publicationsalleging copyright infringement. It alleged that 220 Titan Mediaphotographs were published on the LFP owned website Studclub.com.[4]
In December 2003 the company asked file sharing website Kazaa to block its users from downloading 1,400 of its films.[7] Titan alleged that Kazaa's owner Sharman Networks had the capacity to monitor activity on the network through "spyware" installed on users' computers, and that it could use that capability to block its users from downloading its films.[7] In January 2004 Titan wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee, complaining that Kazaa had refused to cooperate.[7] Kazaa had told a Senate committee in 2003 that it would improve its content filters to help users avoid offensive material.[7]
Events frequented by Titan Media include Folsom Street Fair, Los Angeles Gay Pride, San Francisco Gay Pride, Dore Alley, and Folsom Street East.[8]
Video lines
- TitanMen, the original line with "...positive gay sexuality, with a wide range of men, set in the panorama of nature."[2]
- TitanMen Fresh, a line of products featuring younger adult models.
- ManPlay, a mid-priced product line launched in 2001.
- MSR, recently acquired product line that Titan is re-releasing as DVDs
Directors
- Bruce Cam
- Ray Dragon
- Joe Gage
- Harold Creg[9]
- Brian Mills
References
- ^ Bruce Cam
- ^ a b 2003 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- ^ a b Cam Refuses DAVID
- ^ a b Titan Sues Flynt
- ^ kaisernetwork.org
- ^ Titan Media Acquires MSR Catalog
- ^ a b c d USA Today
- ^ "About". Folsom Street East. http://www.folsomstreeteast.org/About.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ Harold Creg
External links
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