About Piracy of Adult Content—Studio, OF, JFF, RFC, etc.

[ShaitanIblis]

Frankly, how do you truly feel about piracy of adult studio content and adult personal content?

About adult studio content... Some claim that certain studios pay models badly, and they justify pirating those studios as a result. What is certain is that pirating those studios certainly won't enable them to pay their models better. Piracy has definitely affected models' pay, and maintaining a studio incurs varying costs: tech crew, hair & make-up, logistics/sets/locations, website domain name registration + website hosting (incl. all that enormous bandwidth), the webmasters' fee, etc.

Certain studios (like BrokeStraightBoys/CollegeBoyPhysicals) fly the models in, house and feed them in addition to paying for their health testing. And a number of studios film on various exquisite sets and locations, which heightens production costs.


About personal content (OF, JFF, Raw Fuck Club, Fansly, etc.)... Most of the money goes straight to the models, but many still pirate those models. What's the excuse, then? Many models travel a lot to shoot, pay for transportation, accommodation, health testing—add to that a technical crew some may pay, one or more gym memberships, cosmetic treatments, medication (incl. PrEp, DoxPEP + Viagra or Cialis or TriMix), etc.

Some claim that piracy of certain models is okay if the model has a reputation of being obnoxious or overcharging, but what about all the models that are kind, don't overcharge (or even undercharge) and still get pirated? What's the excuse, then?


Piracy is actually what causes some models to install DRM (to prevent downloading) or go full PPV (every vid behind a paywall on top of the monthly price).

Note: DRM can be bypassed by those who know how, but many just give up. Those who download usually only do so for their own personal viewing (they would not want to pay just to see everything distributed for free!), but there are those who download and post it all on forums, torrents, tubes, and they may profit from that (through ads).

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What do y'all think?

 

[ShaitanIblis]

I sometimes sense some entitlement among those who pirate... Something along these lines: "Why don't videos from this studio ever leak? Good grief!" "Anybody has a leak already?"

And there are those who define those willing to pay for adult content as "simps," esp. if willing to pay good money! But the reality is, without those willing to pay, there'd be no new porn production (studio or personal) aside from those who produce and put it out there for free just to show off.

 

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Frankly, how do you truly feel about piracy of adult studio content and adult personal content?

About adult studio content... Some claim that certain studios pay models badly, and they justify pirating those studios as a result. What is certain is that pirating those studios certainly won't enable them to pay their models better. Piracy has definitely affected models' pay, and maintaining a studio incurs varying costs: tech crew, hair & make-up, logistics/sets/locations, website domain name registration + website hosting (incl. all that enormous bandwidth), the webmasters' fee, etc.

Certain studios (like BrokeStraightBoys/CollegeBoyPhysicals) fly the models in, house and feed them in addition to paying for their health testing. And a number of studios film on various exquisite sets and locations, which heightens production costs.


About personal content (OF, JFF, Raw Fuck Club, Fansly, etc.)... Most of the money goes straight to the models, but many still pirate those models. What's the excuse, then? Many models travel a lot to shoot, pay for transportation, accommodation, health testing—add to that a technical crew some may pay, one or more gym memberships, cosmetic treatments, medication (incl. PrEp, DoxPEP + Viagra or Cialis or TriMix), etc.

Some claim that piracy of certain models is okay if the model has a reputation of being obnoxious or overcharging, but what about all the models that are kind, don't overcharge (or even undercharge) and still get pirated? What's the excuse, then?


Piracy is actually what causes some models to install DRM (to prevent downloading) or go full PPV (every vid behind a paywall on top of the monthly price).

Note: DRM can be bypassed by those who know how, but many just give up. Those who download usually only do so for their own personal viewing (they would not want to pay just to see everything distributed for free!), but there are those who download and post it all on forums, torrents, tubes, and they may profit from that (through ads).

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What do y'all think?

There will always be piracy, nothing you can do about it.

 

[ShaitanIblis]

There will always be piracy, nothing you can do about it.

It's, however, possible to sensitize people about it. Such efforts have worked on me and some others at least.

When I think of it, I always purchased. I remember renting or even purchasing adult videos back then (in VHS or DVD format) in the 90s and the 00s. I also remember purchasing skin magazines (paper format) back then.

And then gradually came all those adult portals on the Internet. I first subscribed to Broke Straight Boys/College Boy Physicals, and I then subscribed to TimTales, Randy Blue, and Lucas Entertainment. Yes, I visited tubes, but I did not download too much from them. I also did not use torrents or get full DVDs from pirate sites.

It's just like music. I used to purchase CDs, cassettes, vinyls... And then came Napster, but I barely got anything from it. I just had that moral sense, I guess. I'm now subscribed (premium) to Spotify, and I may also listen (stream only) on YouTube and some other portals. I'll now rarely buy physical music or a digital download, but I still won't pirate it. I'll save stuff I really like on Spotify (for offline listening), and I'll pay if I want to fully own it.


I remember an event in Montreal starring a few porn stars, incl. Brandon Jones (now goes by Dominick Juneau) and Gabriel Clark. Brandon encouraged attendees to buy their porn, not only to monetarily support the models, but to also obtain higher quality.

It is now possible to pirate in high definition, but I find that the highest quality streams are oftentimes reserved to subscribers, and with a sub, I am immediately granted access to the full catalogue, and it usually comes w/ a search box, tabs, and pages that allow me to quickly find what I want and discover stuff. And I usually can easily and instantly download for personal use; torrents and pirate sites may have longer download times.

Paying also gives me moral peace; no guilty feeling, and it makes me proud to be financially contributing to the action I'm watching on screen.

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All that said, I totally understand why some may opt not to pay (just like some never paid for a music CD, cassette or vinyl); they'd much rather keep the money for food and other stuff, and save money so it grows. I get it, and I would not advise one to spend all their income on that.

It is in fact possible to access free adult content without pirating. Many models and studios offer some content for free on X or PornHub, just like people on LPSG who upload their own personal stuff for free. I encourage people to seek authorized free stuff if they choose not pay.