Archived Why prostitutes who make porn change their names? (whatever)
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Archived Why prostitutes who make porn change their names? (whatever)
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[–] mitoriomyt 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
It has to do with copyright laws and to protect the legal use of their names. Their names become a brand. I've read about cases in the fashion industry where designers who have created a brand/label using their real name within a larger distributing corporation can lose the use of it in the future if they didn't take measures to protect it when they first started out.
The same goes with the porn actors. They usually start out working with a production company that deals with hundreds of actors to churn out content. They have to first sign a contract. If they have any business savvy, they don't sign away the rights of the name they're using to that distributing company. The distributing company may/may not retain legal rights to keep using that name or selling content with that actor's name on it depending on the contract. That's the jist of it.
[–] binrobinro 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Next time you see Prince, ask him about losing the right to use your own name.
[–] iggywon 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I'll go grab a shovel.
[–] mitoriomyt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Exactly.