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Originally Posted by Robbie
I know. But the majority of those guys either don't know HOW to do anything about it, or are too set in their ways and thought they would somehow make their existing members angry.
They are scared basically. And you can't blame them. They are busting ass, taking all the risks and all the costs...and then watching it go down the drain. Meanwhile the review sites tell them that if they tried to protect their content then they will get bad reviews and lose even further potential sales.
So yeah, I do feel bad for them. They didn't do anything wrong, and yet because others worked unscrupulously they are supposed to somehow change gears and now it's their fault for not being smart enough to "adapt"
Hell man, I should NEVER have had to put in all the time and effort I have to keeping my shit from being everywhere. I'm a busy guy and my work time would be better spent dreaming up new creative ideas and working on the actual website instead of testing my shit against every download software known to man.
So in a way, it has taken money from me. Time is money. I wonder how many scenes I didn't shoot, or how many really cool set ups for a vid I didn't think of because my mind was on fighting piracy?
So yeah, I do feel for guys who came at this and gave it their all and just don't have the ability to stop their stuff from getting stolen. I don't know what's gonna become of all of them, pretty sure they are hurting real bad.
I do agree about the GFY "detectives". But there is one guy in this thread who icq'ed me some info that was downright amazing. He IS in the know. Far more than you or I for sure.
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I think you are talking about a small minority of honest people. Many more, have and would screw their peers or customers if it makes them a buck.
This applies to any industry though, not just adult.
The situation is similar to small town shops when a Wal-Mart rolled into town. Many were forced to close shop as they couldn't compete with the pricing of the retail giant. Which ones survived? The ones who offered a higher quality product and better service. I know I would rather buy a hand-crafted, high quality product from someone with knowledge and passion for the item (that costs 5x more) than a "made in taiwan" piece of shit that's dirt cheap and sold by clueless robotic minions
Information is out there; help is out there. If one of your honest, hard-working people who did nothing wrong really wanted to find ways to survive; they could. Most I see, though, don't see that they should have to as they did nothing wrong (as you said) - which while correct, is the wrong attitude to take. It says "woe is me; I give up".
With regards to the review site comment, that's a cheap excuse. Do you think that if a majority of the sites they review changed the same aspect of their site and communicate with them the reasons why, they won't modify their review structure? They want to make money too, they don't want to have their site full of bad reviews...
Many people in adult were "in the right place at the right time" and have made a lot of money because of that. They believe this entitles them to always hold that position; it doesn't. What if next time, it isn't a "tube" but a new government regulation? Should we feel bad for those who simply whine and whine and do nothing but feel sorry for themselves ?