I'd say it does, based on Dion's comments elsewhere that Lex had left RLD, but that Lex's DVDs made while with RLD and also the names of those movies stay with RLD.
Therefore, if Lex himself was running the site external to RLD, it'd make sense he'd stop updating it and paying for the server space for all the content/links to RLD since he's finished with them as a producer, and if RLD was running the site for Lex, it makes sense that they're not as interested in promoting him anymore, as he's now left their company.
I'd suggest that if Dion reads this post, and if in fact RLD owns the domain/website, they may well want to put up a small page listing the few DVDs Lex did with RLD (with covers) and a bunch of links to RLD...
It looks bad to those of us not as tuned in as the ADT crowd, if Joe Pornpack buys a newish release RLD DVD, looks up one of the websites advertised on it, and it's all broken down to hell like this one is. Kinda reflects badly on RLD, even if it's not really their fault.
cheers,
scipio
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nietzsche Deactivated User
5470 Posts 8/03
Posted - Oct 10 2003 : 10:56PM
If you look at the portfilio section, it looks as though he's trying get into conventional modeling.
I have nothing to do with Lexington Steele's website,and if I did,I wouldn't shut it down,I spoke with Lexington yesterday,and we will meet on Monday,and get this all behind us,Listen just because Lexington and I seen things different,doesn't mean I'm right or wrong,Isn't this a subjective business? I was going over some of his numbers yesterday and Top Guns has sold about 10,000 pieces,I think in todays market,that's pretty good,I feel that Lex will start his own company and I wish him well,I did tell him it's allot of hard work,and I told him, I would be there for him,If he had any questions,my goal is to split with Lex very friendly,I think if he stays focused he will do just fine with his new company,as far as ownership of Lexington Steele's titles,there's allot involed in my deal with him,but I'm pretty sure we will come to a happy medium between Lex and Rld,and like always Lex will get his money for his titles that he made while at Rld,and I still believe I have the best deal in town for directors that I distribute for,I know Evil has a wonderful deal also.
10,000 units is pretty good huh? Looking at the average retail price it looks like the studio made between $50,000 and $100,000 on those numbers. Of course there's a lot of latitude there, and I don't know if you're following the golden rule, but it doesn't look to me like you've got much room to play with overhead. No wonder your sets are so minimalist.
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lsb4203 Deactivated User
92 Posts 10/03
Posted - Oct 11 2003 : 3:16PM
Hey Dion, If Top Gun sold 10,000 pieces and No Cum Dodging sold 14,000 pieces. Which title is the top 3 best seller and their number sold please.
uhhh Dion, I wasn't implying anything good, bad or ugly about your contracts with RLD directors. I simply reiterated what you yourself said in another thread about RLD retaining ownership/distributorship/whatever-you-want-to-call-it of the titles put out while at RLD, and also the series names. Then I said that since the Lex XXX line stays with RLD, then perhaps Lex doesn't really see the point in continuing to push that series name, since there ain't no more coming out after #2.
Didn't say anything especially good or bad about either RLD or Lex himself, since I obviously don't know the details.
It's all speculation, with the exception of how it looks to a pornsumer who logs onto Lex's dead website, which better or for worse still stands.
