There were deals to be struck and lawsuits to juggle, including an e-piracy complaint against someone who allegedly violated Wicked's copyright. On a shelf over Mr. Orenstein's shoulder were several gold statues of a winged woman - Adult Video News awards, porn's Oscar. We feel proud of what we're doing,'' he said. But he acknowledged that Wicked is not ready for Wall Street - or, rather, Wall Street is not ready for Wicked. Initial public offerings remain rare in porn.
Underwriters are squeamish.
Mr. Orenstein said. In the case of Ms. Harris, however, Mr. Hardie disagrees. She's got a more legitimate business than three-quarters of the content businesses on the Net,'' he said. A modeling gig for Malibu cigarettes brought the slender, blond Ms. Harris to the United States in 1985. She stumbled into the porn-library business after persuading a photographer friend to let her sell his outtakes.