opinion
By now, everyone remotely engaged in the adult entertainment industry is aware of the devastating toll digital piracy has extracted on copyright holders. Evidence suggests that piracy has disproportionally affected the adult film industry. Adult content producers, unlike their mainstream counter parts, cannot rely on box office sales to make up for losses caused by shrinking DVD and web subscription sales. Porn movie houses are mostly a relic of the past, and video arcades rarely pay producers for the right to publicly display their works, even though unauthorized public display is a clear copyright violation. Some people pirate adult content to avoid having charges appear on a credit card statement a disapproving spouse may see — generally not a factor in mainstream piracy.
