Porn profits feeling the pincher
September 28th 2010 04:12
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Internet pirates are threatening the survival of yet another major industry, which is fighting back through innovative technology and collaborative strategic effort.
The technology will help track illegal transfers of copyrighted material and the strategy is to come down like a legal ton of bricks by suing infringers.
It's big business gritting its teeth and saying enough is enough.
The industry involved in this heavyweight fight against the scourge of internet piracy? Pornography.
Like music before it, profits are being slashed by the swapping of digitized adult videos at peer-to-peer networks.
Adult film retail outfit Pink Visual company president Allison Vivas said the internet started as a boon for porn producers by allowing videos or images to be discreetly viewed on home computers, but it has now turned against the industry. "People were willing back then to pay top dollar for porn, now it looks like the majority of users think adult content is free,'' she said.
Freeloading downloaders, you have been warned.
independent.co.uk
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