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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
This is all just anecdotal though. A couple years back I remember trying to break it all down using figures about the number of people going on the internet now versus 10-15 years ago and which countries they were from. It wasn't an academic style paper and just a stupid forum post while having a bitchfest with Fabian but basically after a certain ratio of people willing to buy versus not willing to buy increases it is indeed a net negative.
I don't recall the exact numbers without looking but to illustrate the concept let us say there are three times as many people online now versus 2003. Well if the average willingness to "pay for porn" per person online is now 10% of what it was in 2003 among people online then versus now you still have a NET LOSS. Adding three times as many online users doesn't make up for that.
Most numbers I see from people suggest that porn has diminished over the years in industry monetary volume despite the increase in surfers. But none of this is exact either. I'm open to being shown wrong if you have contrary figures.
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Over the weekend I had a chance to exchange information with a couple of people involved with the film "In Real Life." Now according to some of their research most of the online porn is viewed by minors.
Forgetting for the moment that minors should not be getting acces to porn and just focus on the business side of things. Minors do NOT have money or credit cards. Therefore I will argue that the channels of distribution are flawed.
In any business it is vital to get your product closer to those that will actually pay for it. If the Internet is no longe able to do that then it is time to find a new method of delivery.
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Originally Posted by SmutGiant
Might be, but YouTube hasn't killed off Hollywood. There will always be a demand for premium content.
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Yes it has.
If you talk to any of the studios you will discouver that Youtube is on the top 10 enemy list with sites like the pirate bay, etc.
The studios are hurting for money and it is the reason we are seeing all the super hero junk at the box office. They are not taking chances anymore because they are loosing money. Which means that unfortunately there will never be another film such as the Matrix, etc.
You should read up on what David Shaheen has to say on the subject.
http://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Ar...d-Shaheen.aspx
In my opinion the solution to many of problems rests in
1) Stop marketing to people that do NOT have money or are not willing to pay. And the best way to do this is scenario driven films with sexual content they will not want to watch. ( And that does not necessarily mean that anyone needs to film 80 year old women having sex with a twink while having her head defecated on by a donkey)
2) Finding a new way to distribute porn outside of the Internet. And that will not be easy. I think it is time to kill DVDs and come up with a new medium that exploits HD to the fullest and also can NOT be copied.