written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message pink visual industry pornography founded june 2004 ; 12 years ago 2004 06 headquarters van nuys california u.s. products pornographic films website www.pinkvisual.com pink visual based in van nuys california united states is a reality and gonzo pornography film production company . it began as an internet pornography provider before eventually moving into dvd production . pink visual also licenses adult content to cable satellite pay per view hotel chain channels and other internet content licensees . currently marketing their content with the tagline of raw . raunchy . real . pink visual content is largely reality based taking inspiration from reality television . pink visual s porn productions typically utilize amateur performers and are shot in a pro am style utilizing digital video including the high definition format . contents 1 history 2 ipinkvisual 3 pinkvisualpad 4 male spectrum 5 pvlocker 6 pinkvisualgames 7 pink visual apocalypse bunker 8 green initiative 9 conan the boobarian 10 anti piracy efforts 11 awards 12 references 13 external links history edit founded in june 2004 pink visual evolved out of the formerly established topbucks webmaster affiliate program which gave pink visual the content and marketing resources to launch into the dvd market . pink visual currently has over 300 titles in its portfolio . citation needed typically it releases eight to ten new titles monthly throughout the united states canada europe and australia . citation needed on february 4 2009 pink visual offered a 10 discount on selected sites in compensation for the super bowl porn mishap in which tucson az area comcast customers had their service interrupted for 30 seconds by an uncensored pink visual video . 1 2 ipinkvisual edit in 2008 pink visual launched ipinkvisual.com and ipinkvisualpass.com the first major u.s. based mobile porn websites designed especially for iphones . 3 in june 2009 pink visual tweaked the mobile compatibility of their sites to include functionality with other webkit based browsers including the palm pre and mobile devices running on google android . pink visual mobile porn sports a limited functionality with certain blackberry devices . pink visual has released an app on the mikandi app store for android . 4 pinkvisualpad edit in april 2010 pink visual launched pinkvisualpad.com the first major porn website designed especially for the newly released ipad . 5 this release was followed soon after by the release of malespectrumpad.com the first gay website designed for ipad compatibility . 6 male spectrum edit in december 2008 pink visual premiered male spectrum a new line of gay pornography home video titles focusing on premium high quality gay reality porn content . in addition to the dvd line male spectrum has also launched two gay mobile sites compatible with the iphone and other multimedia capable mobile devices imalespectrum.com and imalespectrumpass.com . recently male spectrum made an initial donation of 2500 to the human rights campaign to assist in the hrc s fight against discrimination . 7 pvlocker edit pink visual launched pvlocker.com in march 2011 as a way to fulfill the evolving consumer demands for adult content that was affordable and accessible from multiple devices from mobile phones to tablets to pc s. pvlocker allows customers to purchase just the scenes that they want and access them forever from within their locker . additionally pvlocker has an upload feature where customers can store already purchased adult content from other sources and access the content from multiple devices . pvlocker.com allows consumers to hide or store their porn off their local computers and in the cloud . pvlocker.com also aggregates adult content from various xxx studios including private media holly randall acid rain grind house wasteland juicy pink box and sssh . pinkvisualgames edit pink visual announced the launch of pinkvisualgames.com in january 2012 . this 3d sex game allows users to create their own performers and sex scenes . pinkvisual partnered with game maker sean berna to create a custom gaming package for pinkvisual users . this virtual sex game is extremely popular and also allows users to interact with other users . pink visual apocalypse bunker edit in september 2011 pink visual announced that in preparation for the 2012 apocalypse predicted by the mayan calendar they are building a massive underground bunker . 8 the bunker will contain all of the obvious emergency supplies and facilities as well as a few amenities . the bunker will have multiple fully stocked bars an enormous performing stage with a rotating hydraulic platform and a sophisticated content production studio . 9 the apocalypse bunker is scheduled to be ready by september 2012 and preliminary blueprints have been released . 10 green initiative edit in recent months pink visual and male spectrum have made news by donating a portion of their proceeds to trees for the future as well as for releasing an environmentally friendly dvd line plant your wood . the company is also working to turn their web sites carbon neutral . 11 conan the boobarian edit on january 18 2010 conan o brien revealed that he was offered to star in a pink visual porno entitled conan the boobarian among other job offers following his high profile exit from the tonight show . 12 anti piracy efforts edit pink visual s anti piracy strategy is directed by its general counsel jessica pena . pena joined the company in 2008 and immediately recognized the widespread effect of online piracy both for pink visual and the adult entertainment industry as a whole . pena began using litigation strategies to combat online copyright infringement focusing not only on the recovery of damages but the use of technology to prevent future infringement . pena s approach has evolved to incorporate site operator litigation legal pressure end user education content removal services and the development of reasonable alternatives to piracy . in some ways the mainstream entertainment space is way ahead of the adult sector in terms of how it fights piracy . pena states having said that there are some interesting anti piracy approaches that adult rights holders are taking so my goal is to encourage the minds from both sectors to come together and share ideas that will create even more effective strategies . 13 in february 2010 pink visual s holding company ventura content ltd. filed suit in the u.s. district court for new york against mansef inc. the owners of brazzers alleging that four company owned tube sites infringed on 45 copyrighted movies . 14 the suit was settled in october 2010 with terms that remain confidential other than an agreement between the parties that the site operators would implement digital fingerprint filtering on their sites . 15 in december 2010 pink visual filed suit against the operators of slutload.com alleging infringement on 53 pink visual works . 16 the suit was settled in march 2011 and once again included an agreement that the defendant would implement digital fingerprint filtering . 17 in july 2011 pink visual filed suit against motherless.com alleging copyright infringement in connection with 19 pink visual works as well as unfair competition for its failure to abide by the adult industries age verification and record keeping requirements . 18 the suit is ongoing as of december 2011 . in september 2011 pink visual filed suit against two point oh ltd. which operates multiple popular adult sites alleging infringement on 92 pink visual works . 19 the suit was settled in december 2011 under confidential terms . however the parties entered into a consent judgment whereby two point oh recognizes that digital fingerprint filtering is a reasonable technical measure to prevent online copyright infringement in the adult arena . in addition to the litigation the company has undertaken to combat copyright infringement pink visual has also organized and hosted two content protection retreats cpr in order to provide information to other adult studios on copyright law and engage in discussions regarding industry strategies as a whole to combat piracy . the first cpr took place in october 2010 in tucson arizona . 20 a second cpr was held in february 2011 in hollywood california . 21 dozens of adult entertainment studios participated in the events hearing presentations from intellectual property attorneys companies that provide content take down services and other experts in copyright enforcement and anti piracy strategy . pink visual cites a clear anti piracy policy to their consumers and looks to educate end users about the dangers and risks of piracy . pink visual content is prohibited from being distributed on torrents and cyberlocker sites . pink visual recommends that consumers purchase legally and provides numerous methods for consumers to access their content legally . illegal downloads of pinkvisual content are prohibited and considered copyright infringement . in 2012 pink visual established an anti piracy service of its own that performs online copyright infringement location trademark monitoring copyright registration and dmca takedown notice services for rights holders . awards edit 2006 7 avn award nominations 2006 won avn award in best specialty release milf category for milf seeker 22 2007 17 avn award nominations including nominations for best marketing campaign overall and best marketing campaign online 2007 won avn award in best specialty series milf category for milf seeker 22 2008 15 avn award nominations 2008 won avn award in best solo release category for extreme holly goes solo 23 won avn awards for two consecutive years in best specialty series milf category 2009 20 avn award nominations 2010 16 avn award nominations 22 2011 18 avn award nominations including nominations for best membership site pinkvisualpass.com and best membership site network pinkvisual.com 22 2011 won future mobile award for mobile adult from juniper research 2012 7 avn award nominations including nominations for best affiliate program topbucks mobile and best studio website pinkvisual.com 22 2013 xbiz award nominations all sex release of the year for it s her fantasy vignette series of the year for wife switch all girl series of the year for her first lesbian sex 24 references edit pink visual offers compensation for superbowl sic porn mishap . yahoo finance . porn site capitalizing on super bowl clip . tucson citizen . segan sascha 2008 01 10 . iphone is the next sex toy porn industry says . pc magazine . retrieved 2009 03 17 . pink visual launches app on mikandi . mikandi . march 30 2010 . retrieved april 7 2010 . first ipad porn site appears . appscout . retrieved 2010 04 03 . topbucks mobile debuts gay porn site for ipad users . avn . retrieved 2010 04 21 . male spectrum gives support to human rights campaign . xbiz . retrieved 2008 12 23 . almendrala anna 2011 09 14 . porn bunker in the valley where to ride out the apocalypse . huffington post . retrieved 2011 09 14 . a porn bunker for the apocalypse . cnbc . retrieved 2011 09 09 . porn studio building opulent underground sex bunker for post apocalyptic penetration . gizmodo . retrieved 2011 09 15 . pink visual preps green dvds gay content division promotions . xbiz . retrieved 2009 03 17 . amy eisinger ; cristina everett 2010 01 14 . conan o brien still has a job but is already receiving offers from porn company and cookie stores . new york daily news . retrieved 21 january 2010 . pink visual attorney coordinates anti piracy panel at ip conference . avn media network . chiang oliver . tube sites threaten porn studios . forbes . pardon rhett . ventura content manwin settlement includes vobile provision . 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