Originally Posted by Matt 26z

The only people who have to make the ethics vs. money decision are those incapable of producing ethical money.

Let's face it, the typical adult industry worker be it anyone from models to designers to paysite owners didn't exactly come here from the upper echelons of society. The people who work in adult usually "ended up here" from a less than ideal situation. That in itself is responsible for the environment where an above average number of webmasters are willing to profit at the unjust expense of others.

I have much more respect for the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds to feed his kid than the "successful" webmaster who skirts the law to make his money.

If you deal in stolen content or rely on cross sale deception (or affiliate with this behavior), you are not making an honest living. You are not a real man. You deserve the respect of nobody regardless of how much money you make.

But whatever is said in this thread probably doesn't matter to the snakes. They have already made the decision to do whatever it takes to make their money.