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Originally Posted by will76
Torrents provide a means for people to trade (distribute) stolen content.
Torrents sell ad space to make money.
Companies that are not affected by the stolen content being given away for free (dating, cams, toys, adbrite - traffic brokers) buy ad space.
Torrent becomes popular from more and more people looking to get it for free, more traffic they get the more ad displayes, the more they charge for advertising.
Remove the people buying ads (traffic) from them, the site wouldn't be able to pay for itself.
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Apologies... guess I was writing mine and posted right after yours. I do dig this conversation, and I honestly think the more people talk through it, there can be a solution found; which is I why I like your threads sometimes. It's just unfortunate, in my opinion, that most people reading these threads are going "fuck yea, so that's how I make a quick buck."
Sadly, in the end, though, the above mentality, I think, is how this industry runs itself. And amazingly, it continues to be a bleeding edge in that regard. Good for it and all who continue to thrive, therein.