Insex
BDSM pornographic film production company
Intersec Interactive Inc. is an American pornographic film studio. It is best known for Insex, a pornographic website focusing on BDSM and female submissives, founded in 1997. Until 2005 it was one of the biggest and most extreme of its kind on the Internet. Insex developed a cult following among BDSM enthusiasts due to its uncommonly severe and realistic depiction of sadomasochistic practices, and had interactive "Live Feeds" which allowed members to make direct suggestions and requests. In late 2006, Insex ended the production of original material, citing increased pressure from conservatives within the U.S. Justice Department.
Brent Scott
Intersec Interactive Inc. is owned by the Insex website's creator, Brent Scott, former Carnegie Mellon professor, known on the site as "pd". Scott was one of the principal performers on the site, responsible for the early bondage rigging work.
Scott had started his bondage works in the 1980s, creating paintings, videos and bondage art installations, working with amateur volunteer models and friends.
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