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I like to look at this from the perspective of an end user as being on the provider side of things has a definite affect on perspective.
Content is content, it doesn't matter if it's adult, mainstream, music, whatever. The variations between them have little impact on the most important elements.
There are a few universal reasons why users will pay for content:
1. Exclusivity (They can't get it anywhere else without paying)
2. Convenience (They don't want to deal with the time and effort to obtain it for free)
3. Quality (Content is protected in such a way that pirated material is degraded in quality)
4. Experience (Paid access is worth it to the user because the user experience is superior)
You can see the big players hitting all of these be it for adult content, iTunes or a TV Show. Obviously if you can't control access you should be focused on providing the best of the other options you can. Only focusing on one element is leaving cash behind, you need to provide the best of all 4 you can to maximize profits.
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