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Originally Posted by Damage!
During the late 1990's Playboy started seeing a decline in sales. Was the porn industry dying then? Obviously not. Certain companies saw this as an opportunity and made a killing I think we are simply seeing another shift in the paradigm ( I can't believe I got to use that word).
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All print media has been forever changed by the internet. It will be very difficult for newspaper and magazine publishers to ever recover subscription revenue.
Most people do not care to pay for news online nowadays either, because like porn, it is also free on so many sites.
I think mainstream can make up some of the losses by generating mainstream advertising revenue however, which is not as easy in adult.
Artists have been hit hard by the internet as well, thanks to music piracy. They can still make bank on live performances though... also unlike porn.