Internet Piracy and Porn

[KeyMaster45]

We hear alot about pirating these days; pirating game, music, movies, tv shows, and actual "omg those guys on that boat have guns and want our stuff" piracy. What about the porn industry though? It's not uncommon to hear the joke that you no longer have to actually pay for porn because it's so readily available on the internet, mostly through file sharing sites or "YouPorn" style websites.(a quick google search for anything porn related can confirm this)

Yet we rarely (if ever) hear about how the rampant pirating of porn could be/is damaging that industry. Every once in a blue moon I may hear about a porn studio taking legal action against illegal downloaders, but there doesn't seem to be nearly the same polarizing debate about if it's right or not like with games, music, or movies.

Is porn somehow the exception to the crusade against internet piracy? Nobody seems to be fighting for the right of their intellectual property the same way it's fought for in other entertainment industries. The mindset that I see is one of not caring; not caring because it's porn.

Maybe it has something to do with the stigma porn seems to carry in society, despite how liberal we say our morals have become. It is still seen as something not spoken of in polite company; a profession and industry best treated as if it does not exist. Despite it suffering from some of the same issues as other entertainment industries we see it best to let it fend for itself. After all the attitude does seem to be that it doesn't deserve our help, and so long as it continues to fill our demand for porn who are we to care what state it's industry is in.

In conclusion and summation; the porn industry, it would seem, is having just as much if not more trouble with internet piracy than other entertainment industries. Why do we not condemn illegally downloading porn the same way we do games, music, and movies? Does the stigma attached to porn prevent people from recognizing and/or caring about it?

A search of the forums brought up this article from 2010 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.191939-Its-the-All-Star-Porn-Star-Piracy-PSA-Video#6030684] about a PSA from the porn industry talking about how internet piracy is afflicting it. The comments from posters only reinforces what I originally thought.

 

[strum4h]

The thought of sailing up to a porn studio on a pirate ship and pillaging it for its porn makes me giggle.

 

[Hunter15]

i just don't get porn its just soo stupid...and im fucking 16 and male. the perfect audience for porn

 

[Canid117]

The thought of sailing up to a porn studio on a pirate ship and pillaging it for its porn makes me giggle.

YO HO! Let us become become the most feared masters of the sea that the porn industry has ever witnessed!


(This be a joke arghh! I be in no way advocating the pirating of pornography because as we all know that be frowned upon by those scurvy dogs that sail on the HMS Moderator)

i just don't get porn its just soo stupid...and im fucking 16 and male. the perfect audience for porn

Dont be trying to pretend ye not be fond of the carnal videos mate! Your mother aint gonna read this forum!

 

[MysticToast]

I always lul when I hear the words "porn industry". I know people make a lot of money off it but I think it's cute when they think they're an industry.

OT: I any case, this is the only "industry" I wouldn't care about if it ran into the ground

 

[DeadlyYellow]

I think you're pretty much correct. Most people don't care because it's porn. It's debauchery and exploitation, and something you don't typically bring up in social etiquette.

Second, do you really want to be caught buying it? The internet is quick and largely free; with what you're doing generally left anonymous between you, Google, and the government.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Wow. I don't think I can comment in this thread.

I mean, this is Mod Bait on so many levels.

OP - yes, I agree that you are on to something. I would comment further, but fear of mods prevents me.

 

[Dogstile]

Second, do you really want to be caught buying it?

I actually don't know why people are so shy about it. People watch porn, loads of people. Why aren't people so open about it in person?

Its always puzzled me.

 

[aba1]

I always lul when I hear the words "porn industry". I know people make a lot of money off it but I think it's cute when they think they're an industry.

OT: I any case, this is the only "industry" I wouldn't care about if it ran into the ground

man thats thousands of peoples jobs you wouldn't care if thousands of people suddenly were out of work at the very least i belive you sure as hell will care when poverty raises therfore taxes raise to take care of those people and all the jobs are eaten up faster than ever simply because there are just that many more people who need jobs

 

[Pistachio101]

i just don't get porn its just soo stupid...and im fucking 16 and male. the perfect audience for porn

Dont be trying to pretend ye not be fond of the carnal videos mate! Your mother aint gonna read this forum!

Haha, I was wondering if maybe a family member was looking over his shoulder as he wrote it.

 

[Floppertje]

Second, do you really want to be caught buying it?

I actually don't know why people are so shy about it. People watch porn, loads of people. Why aren't people so open about it in person?

Its always puzzled me.

true, especially when porn magazines are readily available in any place that sells magazines. you can even get them at the supermarket. videos are probably different because you can't use the excuse that you watch those for the articles, and they're generally a lot more explicit.

but no, I can't say that I really care that much about them. even if the industry runs aground, there's tons of people willing to do it for free. apart from that, I think with all the adds you get with porn, that's a big chunk of income for the industry right there.

 

[Lord Kloo]

Well I suppose its just like an industry that creates 'intellectual' property, thieves gonna thieve after all..

But its not like you can't get good free porn to satisfy your needs, a simple google search is enough, or a bookmark if you're a regular connoisseur...

 

[Jonluw]

I think one of the reasons people don't care might be that we already have as much porn as we'll ever need. It's not like it's necessary to produce new porn flicks all the time. If the porn industry was to go down, we would still have all the porn we'd ever need floating around the internet. It's not like we'd be missing any new compelling stories.

It's only really necessary to create new porn when we've invented a new piece of technology for displaying it, or a new position to show people

 

[Pedro The Hutt]

Ah yes, porn, the one thing everybody uses (or at least has used at one point or another- but no one admits to using.

But like DeadlyYellow said, the internet provides a wonderful solution to porn users everywhere, it leaves no physical trace of you using something that others might frown upon (even though odds are likely they've (go)ogled the same stuff themselves). But that said, there are now also porn providers that offer their stuff up for download, for a price of course, we'll probably see more digital distribution of porn as time goes by due to the convenience of it just being a few mouse clicks away, and also getting rid of it just takes a few mouse clicks.

And should the larger porn industry fall apart, there'll always be men and women offering videos of themselves for a price on the interwebs and gaining quite the fan following to go with it. Same like those artists who will gladly draw your Shepard bonking Liara and Ashley for a price.

Pre-emptive edit: Why people aren't open about porn? Because from a young age we get drilled into believing it's something bad, even though (once again) it's likely the one telling us that has used it at one point or another in their lives. So we get conditioned into thinking that porn is bad and as such, become quite afraid of admitting to using it. Society being silly, in a nutshell.

 

[BabySinclair]

Some of the people crusading against piracy are also anti-porn so you don't hear about it, but yeah, it does effect their bottom line.

 

[Lionsfan]

I always lul when I hear the words "porn industry". I know people make a lot of money off it but I think it's cute when they think they're an industry.

OT: I any case, this is the only "industry" I wouldn't care about if it ran into the ground

Why wouldn't it be an industry? If you don't think porn is an industry then neither is the gaming industry.

OT: Yeah OP you're on to something. I'm sure that sites like YouPorn and PornHub* piss them off to no end, i mean that's basically killing their profits. And the social stigma doesn't help either, the people who are really up in arms about Illegal Downloading are more traditional and probably spew out how porn "is depraved garbage that objectifies women and glorifies casual sex"


*[sub][sub]don't pretend you don't know what they are[/sub][/sub]

 

[manaman]

Mhh never thought about the porn industry. But if it goes to hell...
I mean there is always indie porn ...

lul

Yeah, cause I want to watch two people act like nervous figgtiy morons in front of a camera in the hands of a spastic 20 year old who can't hold it steady and shut up to save his life.

You tend to get past the OMG BOOBIEZ!!!11! phase at some point in your life and care more about the fantasy.

Pre-emptive edit: Why people aren't open about porn? Because from a young age we get drilled into believing it's something bad, even though (once again) it's likely the one telling us that has used it at one point or another in their lives. So we get conditioned into thinking that porn is bad and as such, become quite afraid of admitting to using it. Society being silly, in a nutshell.

My friends are perfectly open with me about them viewing porn, and I with them. None of use are open with our families, or random people. Not that I mind talking about it in the slightest, it's just not a part of small talk.

That's the impression I get with most people. I only know a few that will not even admit to viewing porn, and I have watched porn with several of my girlfriends since I was old enough to buy the stuff (and even before that).

 

[Lawnmooer]

Second, do you really want to be caught buying it?

I actually don't know why people are so shy about it. People watch porn, loads of people. Why aren't people so open about it in person?

Its always puzzled me.

I find that most people I know are open about porn... They talk about it infront of their partners (Usually getting a slap)

Heck even when I'd just started my college course and very few people actually knew each other (Since they where all from different schools or colleges before. No-one knew peoples names or anything) would talk about porn and such.

I guess people don't think to bring up the topic much since it isn't really a thing that people think about during normal conversation (Besides a few of my friends... and me, you can get very strange looks walking down a street discussing porn and sex quite loudly because you haven't realised how fast topics have changed)

The last time I started a conversation about porn or sex and someone was reluctant to talk about it was back in middle school when people where only just starting puberty and where a bit insecure and nervous about the whole thing since they didn't understand what was going on with their bodies or where just embarrassed by the whole thing.

videos are probably different because you can't use the excuse that you watch those for the articles, and they're generally a lot more explicit.

I have a friend who watches porn videos for the story...

The amount of times he's shown me a video and the only thing he says is "C'mon a plumber? Couldn't they think of something more original?" and other such comments. It's interesting but I can't really talk to him too much about that due to me not usually paying attention to the story...