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Originally Posted by m4yadult
You are not doing this to change anything at all. If you are targeting p2p networks, itīs just an additional income source. 
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Originally Posted by munki
The RIAA has had multiple failures... I think our industry will bring a nice fresh set of eyes to the piracy problems, and solutions not crowded and obfuscated by corporate redtape.
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I agree with the above.
Piracy is embedded sociologically in the average internet user. There has been a sharp social shift in how people use the web and what their expectations are in terms of the content they are interested in. If it is free on the web, then they will try to find it for free. If they cannot find it for free, then they will find other means of entertaining themselves.
Eliminating piracy will not result necessarily in significantly higher sales.
The answer in my opinion does not lie in removing content or even jailing those who share stolen content. The adult industry as a collective needs to remember that the way that some of us do not like and want to get rid of pirates is the SAME way in which some within our communities do not like and want to get rid of us pornographers.
There are commonalities within the two areas that need to be looked at.
We also have to begin analyzing sociologically and psychologically how these pirates think as well as their (our) users. What are they trying to accomplish? How successful are they at doing what they do? Why are they so successful at what they do? Is there any way to harness the more successful within that bunch and use their means of distribution and internet reputation to the adult industry's advantage?
Has any person in this industry ever had a serious sit-down with the major torrent brokers?
There are opportunities here. War always results in losses and casualties. Partnerships and treaties, when fair and equal, always benefit all parties.