Brazzers
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Pornography |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder(s) | Ouissam Youssef, Stephane Manos and Matt Keezer |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ouissam Youssef, Stephane Manos and Matt Keezer |
| Products | Pornographic films |
| Owner(s) | Manwin |
| Website | Official Website |
Brazzers is a pornographic production company in North America. The Brazzers network currently consists of twenty-nine hardcore websites.
The Brazzers brand was launched in early 2005 by Ouissam Youssef and Stephane Manos, friends at Concordia University, and Matt Keezer.[1] While their website is managed from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the majority of their scenes and photographs are shot in Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; and Miami, Florida.
Brazzers.com is frequently ranked as one of the top 500 most-viewed websites on the internet.[2]
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[edit] Recent history
In 2008, Brazzers created Mofos Network, a harder-edged site. Mofos Network focuses on girls who are less experienced and relatively unknown in the industry with lighter, uncomplicated storylines.
Brazzers was featured on an episode of MTV’s True Life.[3] The MTV crew followed porn actress Jayden Jaymes at the 2009 AVN, capturing her meeting and greeting fans while at the Brazzers booth.
[edit] Parental control
Brazzers adheres to strict parental control standards by using the ICRA labeling system,[4] ICRA is part of the Family Online Safety Institute. Brazzers regulates its site to prevent children from accessing their adult content.[citation needed]
[edit] Criticisms
Brazzers came under industry criticism for associating with tube sites such as Pornhub. In response, in 2009, Brazzers initiated an anti-piracy campaign.[5]
In 2008, after being fired by Brazzers, producer Bobby Manila charged Brazzers with a lawsuit for fraud and violating the terms of contract. The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court.[6]
In February 2010, a lawsuit was filed by Pink Visual Studios accusing Brazzer's network parent company of infringing on copyrighted content by distributing unlicensed video content on their highly trafficked free tube sites. Brazzer's network has been accused of benefiting from unlicensed content by indirectly benefiting from traffic from tube sites but this is the first time a well-known studio is officially suing them. A class action lawsuit is also being considered by other studios.[7]
[edit] Awards
- 2009 AVN Awards – Best Adult Website[8]
- 2009 AVN Awards – Best New Video Production Company
- 2009 AVN Awards – Best Big Bust Release, Big Tits at School
- 2009 XBIZ Award – Affiliate Program of the Year[9]
- 2010 AVN Awards - Best Big Bust Series, Big Tits at School[10]
- 2011 AVN Awards - Best Membership Site Network[11]
- 2011 AVN Awards - Best Big Bust Series, Big Tits at School[11]
- 2011 AVN Awards - Best Vignette Release, Pornstar Punishment[12]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Explosion of Free Porn Online – New York Magazine". New York Magazine Magazine. http://nymag.com/news/features/70985/index1.html. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for brazzers.com". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/brazzers.com. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Jayden Jaymes will be featured on MTV’s ‘True Life’ in April". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://bx.businessweek.com/mtv-networks/jayden-jaymes-will-be-featured-on-mtvs-true-life-in-april/7365901730371501379-6fca31ea24c59063be8e634c302930ce/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "ICRA". Family Online Safety Institute. http://www.icra.org. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Webmasters Seek Solutions in Tube Site Wars". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=105708&mi=all&q=brazzers. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Manila vs. Brazzers.com Settles Out of Court". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=99785&mi=all&q=brazzers. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Adult studio tackles 'tube sites'". AfterDawn.com. http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/21709.cfm. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "2009 winners". AVN Award. http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/2009/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "2009 XBIZ Award winners". XBIZ. http://www.xbizawards.com/winners.php. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "2010 AVN Award winners". AVN Award. http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/2010/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ a b "2011 AVN Award winners". AVN Award. http://avnawards.avn.com/2011-winners/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "2011 Award winners". AVN Award. http://avnawards.avn.com/2011-winners/. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
