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As a provider and someone with at least a quarter of a brain I would like to voice an opinion on this.
In regards to skiming i.e. profiting without a license. Nearly every website in the adult industry is for profit in some way. Linking to or getting linked from such a site bennifits both site owners in some way as well.
Now in regards to the thumbnail preview TGP site that skims or not. Shall we keep in mind that nearly every provider has almost the same license terms word for word. So instead of using my license which is very liberal I am going to randomly click one of my provider book marks and check their license real quick. By doing so I quickly find this line in a license "may use up to 10 images from licensed material in banner and promotional webpage design elements on non licensor owned domains".
That line more than covers ones liability for posting to a thumb preview TGP.True some providers do say all material must be hosted on your own website for any usage, generally this will not be the case though. Still read and check your licenses.
The real area of concern for Thumb Preview TGP's is when the snag a thumbnail that shows actual non simulated hardcore sex acts. Yet then it is not APIC's delima but a potential problem with the Justice Department. Since I am damn sure that the TGP owner does not have the title 18 info for every thumbnail image.
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