1. I don't think so.
2. People pay for convenience, higher quality, extremely niched out content. If it is free and but not one of the previous items they may be willing to pay for it. Also look at the open source model. Companies are making money off it.
3. It's certainly possible but I doubt it would ever come to that. Tube sites are moving more that direction though.
4. Stolen = Illegal. End of story.
5. It certainly changes the picture but it's impossible for such a large industry to be wiped out. There will always be demand for porn. Money has to be made some way or people won't be investing the time and energy in it. The key is finding it. If all the money is being made through illegal means that will eventually change. In general, nothing illegal can last long term. The movie industry is seeing the same issues and they are still around.
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Originally Posted by xxxjay
1. If the content is uploaded by the people who own the site, aren't they already in violation of DMCA?
2. How are you supposed to sell something you've already given away?
3. Can porn ever go ad supported and just be 100% free?
4. How do you feel about tube sites that use stolen content to feed the "premium" members areas?
5. Will they be the death of our business?
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