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Originally posted by scoreman
I agree with all you have said but let me be the devil's advocate for a moment. The conspiracy theory that has been outlined by Carrie as well as the one where the Bush Admin offers the card associations relief on anti-trust issues in exchange for restricting pornography are widely circulated for a simple reason, the pieces of that puzzle fit. The fact that the adult industry has provided so many reasons why the card associations could restrict or eliminate adult wholesale is the true beauty of this conspiracy theory. Not only could the card associations do this and reap rewards from the Bush Administration, but they could also offer legitimate business reasons why they did it, insulating themselves from litigation.
For the record, I also believe in UFOs, that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, and that oil is the reason why teenagers from our country are dying on foreign soil today. What are the chances I also believe the government is capable of a conspiracy to crush the adult market without ever requiring a single hearing before an appellate court on first amendment issues?
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Lol, ok.
First didnt someone make a bet a ways back with lens and such saying AVS's were gone (inside info) but he lost just because of the day he said it would happen? Everything else did fall into place though.
Second no content provider in the world (ok some will) will not alter their licenses enough to give and AVS as well as a webmaster a license for their content unless they super jack the rates through the fucking roof. Then you would need to wonder why the AVS people just do not buy the content themselves as a special order and launch some sort of build your own tour program like ARS did, and let webmasters build tours for one huge AVS set of super sites? Cheaper for the AVS in general and it follows VISAs rules.
Third Visa can only charge so much interest or it becomes illegal, under loan sharking. This percentage varies by state, and keep in mind those check loan companies do not charge 315% interest, it is a service fee.
Fourth Yes the Government could be working with Visa, yes they do shit like this. You put the math together. Government wants to kill this industry, Visa wants tougher bankruptcy laws, forget about the anti trust shit.
Fifth Even with Visa bucks ect, teens having cards. It would not harm us. We as an industry are only required to go so far as to determine proof of age, the courts have said a credit card/checking account was good enough faith on our behalf. It is the parents responsibility on what their kids to with it, the parent has to get the card for them and personally load the card as well.
Cliff notes:
1. Past bet with lensman, inside info about avs, lost only cause of date.
2. AVS would never work deal with content providers. Look for AVS to turn into supersites with BYOT ala ARS.
3. Interest rates are capped per state.
4. Government wants porn dead, Visa wants bankruptcy reform.
5. Visa bucks - no harm us, parental responsibility not visa's.