Dr Michael Flood, a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Wollongong, is challenging the porn industry to move away from what he says are increasingly aggressive depictions of sex. He said porn was shaping social attitudes among young men, encouraging them to view women as sexual objects.

New Zealand pornographer Steve Crow said he agreed that pornography was becoming more extreme.

“But the market is demanding more and more extreme stuff. You can put the softer stuff out there, but people don’t buy it.”

Stephen (Steve) Peter Crow, a banned company director, argues that pornography was not harming society. “It’s a fantasy, that’s all it is.”

Full story: Aggressive porn degrading women. Story by Paul Easton. 4 November 2013.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9358277/Aggressive-porn-degrading-women

Additional references:

Ministry targets porn mogul [Steve Crow]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10674407

On April 16,  2010 after the collapse of four of his porn companies, Crow was banned from managing any business for four years. He was forced to resign his directorships and brought in brother David to run the companies. Crow continued to work in the office as a “consultant”.

Now, the Herald on Sunday has learned the Ministry of Economic Development is looking into whether he has breached the management ban.

Anyone convicted for such a breach can face up to five years in jail and fines of up to $200,000.

Porn magnate Steve Crow loses court battle. 27 April 2011.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10721825

On 24 May 2011 Steven Peter Crow pleaded guilty to one charge in breach of Section 385 of the Companies Act 1993 for managing a company whilst being a person prohibited from doing so.

He was convicted and sentenced to a NZ$5,000 fine plus court costs of $132.89

Crow was previously banned by the Registrar for four years on 16 April 2010 from acting as a director of any New Zealand company.

Source: Companies Office News and Updates.

http://www.business.govt.nz/companies/about-us/enforcement/conviction-results/2011/crow-sp

Also see Uncensored Magazine. Issue 5 – October 06 – Jan 07.

Interview with Steve Crow by Jonathan Eisen

JE to SC: “You’ve had several careers including …. publisher and porn king. Do you have any other goals other than making money?”

SC: Obviously making money is a primary goal in my life. I am very, very financially oriented…. 

JE: “Do you think pornography denigrates women and helps legitimise rape?”

SC: “I totally and utterly do not. Pornography liberates women. They control the porn industry. Without women there is no porn industry. The main players in the porn industry are women.”

JE: “Are you talking about the moguls or the models?”

SC. “Both.” …

Addition Reference

See:

Porn industry going bust?

Close Up speaks to porn magnate Steve Crow about his crumbling business empire and plans for the future

http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/porn-industry-going-bust-2835557/video

Published: 8:28PM Wednesday July 08, 2009 Source: Close Up