03-16-2014, 10:39 AM
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Nobody pays for porn anymore: A tale of a sad-sack expo
This is the Adult Entertainment Expo. Held every January in Las Vegas, it?s a loud, glitzy celebration of America?s most recession-proof industry. Well, at least it used to be. In recent years, exhibitors at the Expo have been slowly vanishing. ?It feels like the industry is deteriorating,? says one adult star. ?It?s sad.?
The reason? Nobody pays for porn anymore. Over the past five years, adult studios have seen their revenues plummet as more of their viewers turn to pirated porn uploaded onto ?porn tube sites,? the X-rated cousins of YouTube. With only a few clicks, anybody with an internet connection can stream bootlegged content that used to cost them $25 and a trip to the adult video store.
X-rated tube sites were first launched about five years ago with the idea that it could be a place for exhibitionist couples to post homemade sex tapes. Soon, the sites began overflowing with illegally-uploaded videos from professional studios. Propped up by pirated content, porn tube sites now make up four of the world?s top 100 most visited websites. Blame the college students, say porn producers. While baby boomers were happy to plunk down $40 or $50 for a blue movie now and then, the next generation of internet-savvy porn users is used to getting such things for free.
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/01...sad-sack-expo/
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