Originally Posted by mynameisjim

I think there was an article written that said the poor economy could be the end of all this free stuff. Even though it seems contrary.

I guess logically, a case could be made that when a surfer spends HIS money to get a membership, why is he going to give it to everyone else for free? That actually seems more in line with human behavior.

But I don't think it's your normal collector/good customer that is stealing your content. It's the guys that get a cracked password or join then chargeback. The rip the site with a program that runs in the background. I think if there was a combo of some DRM and streaming you could strike a balance between protecting your content and keeping members happy.

Someone just needs to put it all together. I think the pieces are all there.