Apparently, free content on the Internet is affecting all aspects of the entertainment industry:
The Internet was supposed to be a tremendous boon for the pornography industry, creating a global market of images and videos accessible from the privacy of a home computer. For a time it worked, with wider distribution and social acceptance driving a steady increase in sales.
But now the established pornography business is in decline ? and the Internet is being held responsible.
The online availability of free or low-cost photos and videos has begun to take a fierce toll on sales of X-rated DVDs. Inexpensive digital technology has paved the way for aspiring amateur pornographers, who are flooding the market, while everyone in the industry is giving away more material to lure paying customers.
And unlike consumers looking for music and other media, viewers of pornography do not seem to mind giving up brand-name producers and performers for anonymous ones, or a well-lighted movie set for a ratty couch at an amateur videographer?s house.
Okay, does anyone really think that the consumers of this particular product are really worried about things like plots and production values ?
I care.
[...] Doug at Below the Beltway, I seriously question if porn viewers are interested in atmospherics or plot lines. The more [...]