You know, I'll tell you what, and you can feel free to disagree.
Someone recently asked me about tube sites for an interview I did with the CBC, and, granted I'm slow, but it came to me at that moment.
First of all, in no way do I support piracy. Content producers work hard to produce good content, and they have a right to monetize that content as they see fit.
On the other hand, tube sites aren't going anywhere. Just like TGPs back in the day, astute companies are taking the initiative and finding ways to work with them for mutual benefit.
The companies that are yelling the loudest are the traditional studios. And for good reason. They are producing hard product that is easy to rip off on the web. In addition, because they haven't seen a free content model in the past, their reaction is to sue, instead of find a way to work together, which is something the online market has done well for years.
I'm not suggesting that tube sites aren't bad for business. Free content does hurt pay sites, cam sites, dating sites, and so forth. And Airek is right when he says that the economy plays a large factor in the current state of the industry, a state that is affecting everyone. However, there are many aspects to the tube story. It's not as simple as you're with or against tubes. The fact of the matter is, no one has a choice. The question is, how are you going to react?
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Originally Posted by A1R3K
what makes everyone think that cams and dating are immune to the current economic situation?
i know that presumption to be untrue as a matter of fact. obviously i wont tell you who i talk to, or about what, or how i know anything, but i will tell you that if you believe that cam and dating websites and their revenues are unaffected by the current economic crisis, you are sadly mistaken.
so, while the focus is on all of the damage that tube sites are doing to people's businesses, do not lose focus on the fact that the economy is playing a much, much larger role than you may want to accept. of course giving away too much content IS affecting the market, but i think many of you are giving them too much credit.
until someone can standup and do something about it, i'm pretty much tired of hearing about it. that's why i stopped crying about it. play the game by their rules. stop letting people kick you in the balls. kick back, or stfu. it's starting to look pathetic.
fyi: watching the fsc panel on the whole piracy thing made me laugh and and the same time cry. what a fucking joke. if this is the solution i bet the tube dudes are laughing their balls off. can't even get past the dog and pony stroke shows in the most trying necessary time in the business. this industry better pray that the google/viacom thing goes well, because you're all really fucked if it doesn't. people here can't save a fucking wheat thin from a bowl of tomato soup, let alone an entire industry.
that oughta hold me for a while.
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