The good stuff in cams -- what you don't see for free -- is streamed in secure tokenized sessions in "private shows". Cam content's value is in its real time production as a personal interactive "event" of the buyer's orchestration.
Not many *uploaders (read:pirates)* will pay the $2 to $5 a minute to make crappy screen caps. What you think is pirated video content is from freemium or free chats. Or, some studios or cam sites will upload (or plant) hardcore content for publicity.
There are maybe 4 million sales transactions a year, conservatively, for cam credit and token purchases (or more) globally (all webcam sites) I would guestimate.
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