Studios need to start getting tough, fast. They also need to realise that some things can be sorted out without the involvement or expense of lawyers.

A question to Jeff, Tricia, Holly, and any other producer who might lurk here: Why not call up Mr. Marcus and let him know that if he doesn't clean up all the piracy on his forum, then he isn't getting any work? There's one piracy thread over there which has probably cost the industry a couple of million in lost sales alone.

Secondly, http://www.niggerworship.com has paysite banners, yet offers pirate clips. Why don't the affiliate programs just pull the account and forfeit their monies? Same deal again with the Marcus forum.

That's just two sites in one niche, there's plenty more...once people discover these sites, then 30 second clips kind of lose their appeal, y'know?

I'm just saying that the industry needs to be a whole lot less apathetic if it wants to protect its revenue, because currently they are getting robbed blind out there.

Oh, and in response to the original question, I like features with all the bells and whistles...commentaries, behind the scenes, etc, so I'll happily buy them on DVD. Gonzo is far more suitable to VOD because you can just cherry pick what you want and leave the rest behind.

Personally, I buy DVDs to support the people who make them...I buy a lot of non-adult indie horror movies, and I prefer (wherever possible) to buy direct from the studio/producer because you know they are getting the lion's share of the money instead of distributors and retailers. Same thing with any CDs I buy nowadays too. I buy quite a few 'trade only' magic/mentalism books directly from the authors, same deal with some comics too.

This is the argument I have been (unsuccessfully) trying to make to tritone when I suggest he goes on to the Mr. Marcus forum and asks them to stop the piracy. These people are bleeding dry the genre they purport to be fans of, yet still can't grasp why all the top girls are under contract to companies that by and large avoid IR, and that's because they are interested in chasing a customer base that pays for its product.

A 'good lookin' out' from some dufus on one of these forums isn't going to cut any slack with the landlord, after all. So why should Vivid, Wicked, and DP give a fuck what they think?

The reason I buy stuff rather than pirate it is basically because I want to see more of it. It's that simple.