Originally Posted by Desirae

Hey there,
One of my affiliates forwarded this article to me. http://www.xbiz.com/news/117538. I was wondering if anyone has already posted this on gfy.

I know that most affiliates do not approve of tubes. They are destroying our industry. I've had to request that many of our movies be taken down. It is a pain in the ass. I remember when 2257 was crazy intense, and everyone was scrambling for model releases & a physical address just in case they had to show them to authorities. What the hell happened with that? Now there are full length FREE movies without one shred of 2257 information. Then there is the "If you can't beat them, join em" mentality going on like crazy. More and more free tubes pop up - a big cluster fuck gang bang of bullshit. I mean it is one thing if the tube gives you credit for a teaser clip with a link back. I am hoping that is where this thing is eventually heading. I just don't understand why they are hoarding all of that traffic- is it just for banner ads? Or are they planning on converting back to more teaser clips (with a pop shot of course) and becoming affiliates of all of the adult programs out there? I know it is like kicking a dead horse, and everybody has probably already brought this up a million times on this board. I haven't posted in here for an eternity, but this is something that I just cannot wrap my head around.

What do you think is the future for tubes in our industry?
Since tubes came out - has your $$ as an affiliate dwindled?

Have a great day!- thanks for listening.

Desirae