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Originally Posted by st0ned
Nice input. I personally don't see what everyone is bitching about with the damn tube sites. I mean, people who didn't pay for porn before, still won't pay for porn today (and probably frequent the tubes). The ones who have, will probably continue to (finding short teaser clips on the tubes). A lot of the surfers still want full access to the collection, not 2-3 minute clips here and there. So chances are you will find some new members who had never before heard of your site. If you can adapt, you will do just fine.  |
You actually think that the people who have actually paid for porn online won't go to these tube sites, see all the shit they want for free and say fuck paying for porn? More and more people will go to these tube sites and view all the stolen content that they want. Sure, there will be a small who will still pay for porn, but the #'s will shrink drastically over time.
2 or 3 minute clips? Ya, maybe on "legal" tube sites, but not on the ones using stolen content.. 20+ minute vids. As it was mentioned, do you actually think that a legit tube site filled with sponsor hosted or self hosted teaser clips will get the amount of traffic a tube site with stolen full length videos? Not likely and chances are the amount will be a joke.
Yes, some will say "look at all the free porn out there and we still make $". Sure, but with all the mentions that these illegal tube sites get more people will be curious, go look and see that they can get the porn that they were originally going to pay for... For FREE! Why the hell would they pay after that?
It will not kill sales completely, but it will kill a huge %'s and many sponsors will vanish leaving a small few that make just enough sales to get by. Affiliates will be fucked. Of course, I could be completely wrong since I have done no research on this in any way.
Adapt? So we should all start tube sites? The only real way to compete with them is by also using stolen content and I sure as fuck won't be playing that game. Other than that you will just be a glorified MGP filled with short and shitty clips and almost no traffic.
As I said thought, I could be very wrong, but I doubt it.