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jayeff · 06-04-2005, 03:07 AM

I understand why you don't want (or feel unable) to give out full, uncensored ID's to all and sundry. If that is your decision, you will find out in the coming months what it may cost you.

Assuming that your threads around this topic are not just part of your usual marketing strategy, I think you are wasting your time apparently hoping to limit the effect with the argument that softcore can be used to promote anything. It's not that I disagree with you, but it's just such an old debate and the opposing sides have been entrenched in their positions for years.

I believe it will be several months, possibly a couple of years, before this all shakes out. The new regulations will have to stand up to challenges. We don't know how many content providers will offer fully 2257-compliant hardcore, at what price, or to whom. Arising from that may be privacy law suits, the outcome of which could change the picture again. We don't know how many affiliates will take the safest route and switch to text-only promotions, or how long before a lot of them discover their limitations at writing good text and shift back to content of some sort.

I think these are what the Chinese might refer to as "interesting times" and content providers/producers could be in for the most interesting times of all.

06-04-2005, 03:07 AM
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	I understand why you don't want (or feel unable) to give out full, uncensored ID's to all and sundry. If that is your decision, you will find out in the coming months what it may cost you. Assuming that your threads around this topic are not just part of your usual marketing strategy, I think you are wasting your time apparently hoping to limit the effect with the argument that softcore can be used to promote anything. It's not that I disagree with you, but it's just such an old debate and the opposing sides have been entrenched in their positions for years. I believe it will be several months, possibly a couple of years, before this all shakes out. The new regulations will have to stand up to challenges. We don't know how many content providers will offer fully 2257-compliant hardcore, at what price, or to whom. Arising from that may be privacy law suits, the outcome of which could change the picture again. We don't know how many affiliates will take the safest route and switch to text-only promotions, or how long before a lot of them discover their limitations at writing good text and shift back to content of some sort. I think these are what the Chinese might refer to as "interesting times" and content providers/producers could be in for the most interesting times of all.