Going after the porn pirates...

[The Brain]

Porn is very cheap.

[Iormlund]

I sense a fantastic business opportunity here:

1) Mislabel vids that then turn out to be about zoofilia, midgets, furry stuff and the like.
2) Blackmail those who are duped into downloading.
3)
4) Profit!

[Ideologue]

I really ought to buy some porn.  I feel bad considering I've probably not paid for something that is, effectively, infinitely valuable.

Maybe I could just support some sort of government subsidization of porn.  That would soothe my conscience.

[Josquius]

Dear god, in this day and age the mere suggestion that someone may access porn on the internet would ruin careers, relationships and entire lives.

If you're a politician or a church guy it could.  They won't get money from everyone they try and extort, but maybe they'll get enough to stay afloat.

Isn't blackmail a criminal act though?

You have to threatened to do violence for it to be extortion, legally speaking.  "Give me $500 or I'll tell your wife/employer what kind of stuff you whack off to" wouldn't qualify.

so what they could be doing is killing the market for the really kinky specialist stuff and scaring everyone into watching vanilla porn?

[Josephus]

I really ought to buy some porn.  I feel bad considering I've probably not paid for something that is, effectively, infinitely valuable.

Maybe I could just support some sort of government subsidization of porn.  That would soothe my conscience.

No need to feel guilty though (unless you're Catholic and you masturbate). The pron industry is still making billions, despite all the free stuff and torrents out there. The music industry and Hollywood would do well to learn something from this.

[Eddie Teach]

That they should spend an afternoon in one location to shoot a film?

[Admiral Yi]

No need to feel guilty though (unless you're Catholic and you masturbate). The pron industry is still making billions, despite all the free stuff and torrents out there. The music industry and Hollywood would do well to learn something from this.

The music industry and Hollywood have probably already gained the insight that it doesn't take many paying customers to cover a $60,000 fuck film's expenses.

[CountDeMoney]

No need to feel guilty though (unless you're Catholic and you masturbate).

Holy Mother Church understands.  At least in my case.

[Razgovory]

No need to feel guilty though (unless you're Catholic and you masturbate).

Holy Mother Church understands.  At least in my case.

Yeah, she is forgiving.

[Ideologue]

P.S.: my self-deprecating joke was awesome, not that you dumb philistines would appreciate it.

[Jaron]

P.S.: my self-deprecating joke was awesome, not that you dumb philistines would appreciate it.

I liked it.

[Razgovory]

P.S.: my self-deprecating joke was awesome, not that you dumb philistines would appreciate it.

I didn't know it was a joke, I thought it was one of your communism wanks.

[Admiral Yi]

I didn't know it was a joke, I thought it was one of your communism wanks.

Really could have used some more Elvish poetry.

[Neil]

P.S.: my self-deprecating joke was awesome, not that you dumb philistines would appreciate it.

If your joke is indistinguishable from something you would say normally, expect some confusion.

[Admiral Yi]

Woops.  Wrong thread.