Guest StuCotts Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 I would have thought that pornography was recession-proof. Not according to this item: http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstate...ory_id=14416740 Quote
Members JKane Posted September 18, 2009 Members Posted September 18, 2009 There's so much already available, and available for free on the Internet that it's not hard to imagine the industry cratering once and for all. Especially the businesses that rely on people going to a store and buying $30-$50/ea new titles. But where will the porn stars go to make their money? SMB and Numbers are dead. I've maybe seen a couple more on Rentboy and the occasional retired gay pornstar on Craigslist... but not nearly enough to account for everybody who relied on Porn in the LA area. ----- There's a British series called The Dark Side of Porn, it's mostly about straight stuff but is still pretty interesting. The first one has Chris Eccleston narrating, it's hilarious to hear Dr. Who say "Split that Booty" again and again; they also go around the valley and talk to the woman behind AIM in detail. Chi Chi is also interviewed and has some good stuff to say in that episode, and you get a really slimy feeling for 'Max Hardcore' who I just found out is in jail for his actions. One of the later episodes, Me and My Slaves is all about this aging but still very good looking dom master who serves mostly gay guys. It's kinda touching--and bleak. I downloaded the series through Bit Torrent, it's worth trying to find if you can! Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 You can get any porn you want free these days. The people who used to make money in porn are setting up dating and hookup sites now instead - because that's where the money is. Quote
Guest headfirst Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 -----There's a British series called The Dark Side of Porn, it's mostly about straight stuff but is still pretty interesting. I agree so much free porn online its going to be difficult for any retail business to keep up. Also, now that so much is actually free where will the studios get their revenue from? Will we be seeing videos with titles such as John fucking Steve brought to you by T-Mobile or Cox Cable? There is also a behind the scenes look at the gay porn industry as well. I found some info on a blog post here http://omgnsfw.com/?p=878 Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 No. What will happen is will that places like redtube will take over porn and the click through ads there will make t hem enough money to get it done. Quote
