Originally Posted by LadyMischief

I don't think you realize the depth of what's involved. Do you have any idea of the sheer volume of the content library we are responsible for? We could run ourselves absolutely broke tied up in litigation for years, pay lawyers a salary for years to come sending out cease and desist orders... what do you really think that's going to gain anyone in the end? Please tell me, what are we or anyone else going to gain from that? We do the very best we can, but let's be realistic here for a moment, and realize that fiscally, it's IMPOSSIBLE to police the internet the way it needs to be to really accomplish the goal we're setting forth. We are all, ALL adult businesses, dealing with the evolution of the internet, the surfer, and the entire business model that we've been used to dealing with, we have the choice to adapt, find other ways to deal with the issues, or die. We can continue to smash our heads against a wall trying to fight something we really can't affect true change at, or we can find ways to make the truth of the matter work for us. Do you even know how much it costs to take litigation to court on this level for a month? For 6 months? For a year? For 5? Until you grasp the fiscal reality of the issue and really realize the depth of what's involved, you won't be able to grasp the essential truth of what I'm saying? Does it chap my ass that content thieves are rampant EVERYWHERE, and the ones who are MOST responsible for that are the ones that are the LEAST accountable, the surfers themselves? YES! It pisses me off to no end, and if I thought it was feasible to stop it all at the source, I would in a heartbeat. Reality is stark, and much different than the ideal. Fact of the matter is, we can't stop the END USER from sharing, but we CAN reach out to the END user, and find ways to work with them, find ways to turn those situations from a matter of theft to a matter of sharing an idea, pushing a product and making people excited about something they've never heard of before. Homegrown is a hell of a lot more than a content library. It's a lifestyle, it's a feeling, and the MEMBERS, the FANS, THOSE people know that they get more from being a part of our site than downloading our videos off a torrent site. They can be a part of the EXPERIENCE, and it's the same kind of reason that people go to an apple store to buy their preimium priced ipods instead of buying a cheap imitation at wal mart, or a cheap one off ebay. It's about the EXPERIENCE, and THAT is what makes a customer for life.