Internet is killing porn
The American porn movie biz is not so hot anymore, and the recession isn’t the only reason.
Porn entrepreneurs say free content on the Internet is horning in on their business. “The opportunities in this industry really are disappearing,” said a star of several hard-core porn films. “It’s extremely stressful.” Revenue for most porn production and distribution companies has dropped as much as 50% since 2007, say insiders.
At least five of the 100 top websites in the US, including YouPorn and RedTube, offer free porn (you didn’t hear that from us). Some of the content is amateur work and much of it is pirated. “It’s the free stuff that’s killing us, and that’s not going away,” said the owner of porn production company Combat Zone. Another industry insider grumbled: “It never crossed our minds we’d be competing with people who just give it away for free.”
“I wish I would have never gotten into it,” Savannah Stern said of her career in porn. “When you get used to a certain lifestyle, it’s really hard to cut back and realize this may not be forever.”
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