Zero Tolerance Entertainment is an American independent

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. The studios Third Degree Films, Black Ice and

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are divisions of Zero Tolerance. The studio's films are generally classed as

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History

The company was founded in 2002. The name was chosen because the company pledged to have "zero tolerance for bad porn". The first title ZT released was ''Who's Your Daddy Part One''. In 2005, ZT introduced sister studio Black Ice, which specializes in all-black and interracial content. In 2006, the company filed a lawsuit against AdultsAllowed.com, seeking more than $15 million in damages for copyright infringement. In 2006 the company started including a bonus

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track on all its DVDs, in an attempt to tap into the increasingly important Spanish speaking demographic in the US and Latin America. In 2007, the company signed a deal with Hustler TV to provide its content on the channel in North and South America. In 2008, ZT brought a lawsuit against DVD rental site Movixo Inc., alleging DVD piracy. The case was settled out of court for $15 million. The same year ZT released the first pornographic High-Definition

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release, ''Interactive Sex with

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''.

Awards

* 2005

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– 'Best Oral-Themed Series' for ''Blow Me Sandwich'' * 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Oral-Themed Feature' for ''Blow Me Sandwich 7'' * 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Interactive Sex Movie' for ''Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz'' * 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Girl-Girl Vignette Series' for ''Girlvana 2'' * 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best 2-On-1 Series' for ''Double Decker Sandwich'' * 2008 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for ''Girlvana 3'' * 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for ''Interactive Sex with

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'' * 2009 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for ''Girlvana 4'' * 2013

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Nominee – 'Studio of the Year', 'All-Sex Release of the Year' for ''Chanel Preston: No Limits'' and 'All-Sex Series of the Year' for ''No Limits''XBIZ Nominees 2013
, ''XBIZ'', January, 2013

References

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