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Originally Posted by TheDoc
That's so incorrect, it's almost mind boggling that it came from you.
AEBN, Yappo, Hot Movies, Adult Rental, Game Link... Hell, stack these guys on top of one another and they are larger than the largest 100 paysites. AEBN and VOD in general is some of the largest paychecks Webmasters have and add in Cams and dwarfs any standard paysite affiliate program.
Crazy talk saying users hate all flavors of DRM... pfft, they don't even know it has it.
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You are correct about the success of these sites, but it's never been our target audience. We simply don't do much business with any of those sites, never have. Sorry if I'm unclear in my past posts, but when I spoke of DRM, I'm referring to our feedback we get from our customers. The majority of our users aren't VOD consumers.
Here's a poll we had about VOD:
http://www.pornusers.com/replies_view.html?id=2880
VOD can be an exception to the DRM rule, but I would guess most of their business is per minute streams versus DRM rentals. Users know up front what restriction the rental video has, so there's no surprise when the video stops working.
VOD's success has nothing to do with DRM and everything to do with the widest selection in porn. Users can limit their spending while enjoying some of the most exclusive (high budget) latest porn flicks or more obscure DVDs in almost any imaginable niche. They have to use DRM, studios wouldn't have it any other way. They have no control over that.
Membership sites are a different story. How many sites do you know today that still use DRM? Even major sites like Danni.com, Ten.com have removed it. I believe Hustler has plans to remove it as well. DRM is almost extinct on the membership side.