Listen, I think piracy is piracy plain and simple and that there is a cost to every studio, whether their product is being freeloaded or not.

I think the Vivid lawsuit is a step in the right direction because it is designed to put an end to Pornotube's distribution but also send a message. For too long the adult entertainment industry has done nothing to stop people from ripping DVDs and posting them online.

What's the point of putting a FBI copyright warning on your movies if you aren't willing to enforce it? The reality is, that studios have to spend money to protect their investment, even in a peer-to-peer environment, or the return will continue to decline.

Further, I think that if a studio is serious about protecting their product then they have to axe passing out free clips to affiliates, who are probably the people posting this shit to begin with.