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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
That's the solution. Now has anyone got the idea, brains and will, to bring it about?
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People already are to varying degrees. Even some pay sites still fit in with that classification (I could give a few examples but it would not be in my best interests to do so) because they haven't been hit with the piracy problem.....yet. But for the most part the opportunity is outside of adult pay sites right now and it will stay that way at least until the weak DMCA is fixed.
I think you actually make some great points and you're on the money. I don't agree with everything you have ever said in regards to this but the problem isn't just the tubes and the piracy, it's also the conditions which have made them ripe for the taking and the other contributory factors such as people banging cards or having shitty member's areas full of scams. The first thing I do before handing over my credit card online is search for negative reports from other consumers. That's one of the basic things we have overlooked in this industry. It applies not only to a individual paysite but also a processor too. If as an average Joe consumer I see that I'm going to be billed by CCBill and thusI search and find bad reports on ripoffreport.com, do you think I would feel good about continuing with the transaction - especially when I see some bullshit about being charged $49.95 if I don't cancel in 3 days? Yes, you're right. There are many examples of shitty business practices in this industry which are common place and these have all contributed. Ab-so-fucking-lute-ly. It's just that people didn't want to change it since they made money
in the short term.