

The Ontario police allege that a man called Brian Way operated the company called Azov Films and that he has been in police custody since his May, 2011. "As everything becomes child pornography in the eyes of the law-clothed children, coy children, children in settings where children are found-perhaps children themselves become pornographic", that any image of a child no matter how innocuous would be considered pornographic. The test for lascivious exhibition ( Dost test) was criticized by NYU Law professor Amy Adler as forcing members of the public to look at pictures of children as (they believe) a pedophile would in order to determine whether they are considered inappropriate.

These films did not contain images of children having sex as has been reported by law enforcement and tabloid journalists however they do contain non-sexual nudity and some but not all of the titles offered have been deemed by law enforcement and court officials to fall under the very broad and dubious category of lascivious exhibition. The company's website had a disclaimer with statements from legal experts indicating the merchandise sold was legal in the US and Canada. Azov films web site operated for approximately 11 years and was considered at the time to be legal. In addition, videos were produced especially for the company and bear the Azov label most have naturist/nudist content. The company marketed films from around the world, particularly on topics related to "coming-of-age" and was a redistributor of Award Films International and other film distributors including Europa Sun Productions and Baikal Films which sold award winning international videos and art. Azov Films Prosecutions - Canada and Azov Films Prosecutions - United KingdomĪ was the web site of a company based in Canada, which sold films in which boys play the leading roles.
