Bang Bros
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Bang Bros is a production company of internet based pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...

 operating out of Miami, Florida
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, founded in 2000. Although the company is headquartered in Miami, some scenes are filmed in Los Angeles
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. The network includes a total of thirty two websites; only eighteen of them are active as of June 2010. The oldest active websites are AssParade, BangBus, BigMouthfuls, BigTitsRoundAsses, MonstersofCock and TugJobs. Bang Bros is particularly known for its "Gonzo
Gonzo pornography
Gonzo pornography is a style of pornographic film that attempts to place the viewer directly into the scene. The name is a reference to gonzo journalism, in which the reporter is part of the event taking place...

" filming style and its playful crew members.

In 2007, Bang Bros generated a sales total of 1.9 million dollars. Since 2008, however, its daily page views have descended, as well as its daily traffic rank trend.

Legal Issues

BangBros Inc was sued by the U.S. government in June 2005 for violating the FTC (Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
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) Adult Labeling Rule and Federal CAN-SPAM Act. The company failed to follow the rule that requires commercial emailers of sexually explicit material to use the phrase "sexually explicit" in the subject line. The company settled the lawsuit for $650,000 and also agreed to allow its operations to be monitored to ensure that it will comply with the law in the future.
It has been reported that the company did not actually send out the emails, but is still liable because they hired third parties to do so on their behalf.

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