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Originally Posted by Snake Doctor
...I'm sure you would. I doubt any would show them to you.
Except maybe one that's for sale, but only if you could prove that you can afford to buy it.
Tube site owners aren't running a charity either.
Even if the owners had deep pockets to begin with, at some point the site has to pay for itself or it goes under, just like any other business.
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You're right, very few private companies are going to open their books for me or anyone else to just browse around
That's why I'm having to use public companies and anecdotal data and just make a guess as to what's going on.
I guess one question is, are there 'legal' tube sites that are making 'profits?' If so, what is their business model? Are they making money from ads? affiliate sales? traffic skimming?
I wasn't aware of google's licensed content vs. uploaded content issue. The Viacom suit could prove critical to all tube sites. If not, it is a limit on their ability to monetize the site.
Someone has mentioned the dot.com bubble earlier in this thread, and it has a lot of bearing on this conversation as some of these companies that seem to be doing well on the outside are running out of cash.
It was easier to bet on long shots when the economy was good, but I think we are going to see many more failures than successes when the dust settles.
I also think we're going to be surprised by some of the companies who fail. I mean, two years ago you wouldn't find many reasonable people that would have though that GM would ever face bankruptcy...but they are.