It's not what you're selling that counts. It's how it's sold.
Conversions or clicks are king. Getting people interested enough to make them loyal is very tough, which is good for a few. Sucks for the rest. Without that loyalty, people are just throwing water into a bottomless pit.
This tells us all we need to know.
Can someone duplicate what they do?
Pornhub, Xhamster and Co. Didn't change the porn business because the content was crap and surfers never returned.
Piracy, stolen, and whatever are irrelevant to surfers.