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Old 08-25-2007, 07:54 AM  
Paul Markham
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The affiliate system is getting squeezed, without any guidelines and without any loyalty from the programs that were built on affiliate efforts.
Here's the real problem. An affiliate who does not understand the basic rules of business. Unless you stay competetive with today and tomorrows market place you go out of business. The examples are so many anyone would see them. And I'm talking about staying legal.

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I just don't want anyone reading this thread to think that all content providers have that opinion. I enjoy Paul's opinion, but unless what I am being told is wrong, most content providers aren't on the same page as him.
You don't know what page I'm on and illustrate it all the time. I hate theft of content and have fought it before you came to the Internet. And will continue to fight it. So let me tell you what page I'm on.

Will theft of content be with us for ever on the Net? No, there are too many industries losing too much money for it to continue. Record, film, computer programs, games, porn and more are all losing money. Governments will step in and bring in laws for the situation. We need to talking to governments and not so much to each other on boards.

Will we continue to sell a product in a way that suits us and not the customer? No because too many people have seen the benefits of meeting the consumers needs first.
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