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Originally Posted by FightThisPatent
how many paysites bolstered there content in the members area with stuff ripped from usenet in the early days to get them where they are today? LOL
Fight the finger pointing!
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Lots and lots and now they are Pimpin bros. They buy them drinks at the shows.
With a friend we released a set of 6 CDs and advertised them on the Usenet. The twist was they were free and all you had to do was pay the post and packing. 200 images for $4.95 per disc cheaper if you bought the 6, I think. Sound crazy now but this was 1995 approx.
We sold 1,000s of them and within weeks they were appearing on paysites all over the Net. Our big mistake was not watermarking the images and opening a paysite. You live and learn. LOL
This was when I joined APIC and the DMCAs flew out. Some landing on the desks of people who everyone is happy to promote today. Back in the old days they used every trick they could to use the images and at most shows someone walks up to me and tells me they started out stealing my images.
These guys were thieves, pirates and stealing content to get rich quick. Sound familiar?
Didn't one of the biggest TGP sites start out stealing content? Name escapes me.
The business has changed. We change with it or lose to those who do. Some are going to have to swallow that bitter pill. Sad but true.