Well, thanks for the dose of reality. I can point out some concerns with what I think you propose, but with only one thin suggestion, I hate to do that.
Tracking us raincoaters may have a lot of issues, first being we won't like it. And who are you going to get to bust down my door, when my digitally marked DVD scene hits the 'net? If you just hit the big guys, that will become a $hifting target. I don't see any political upside to the Po-po helping you whack these moles.
Which may be the hole in my thin suggestion - to benchmark other industries. But I'm sure folks are already doing that. Or beat the scumbags at their own game, by making good content that is just starting to get stale, available for free or nearly free.
Maybe I'll shill more for owning the DVD, and talk shit to shitty people who watch shitty downloaded porn on their shitty monitors.
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With my system, I see it being the other way around, with DVD being the tertiary stage/end of the content's product lifecycle. Let's say I'm putting out a movie with six scenes...I put three up as pay-per-clip, then release the DVD (or a full movie download) with all six scenes (if, say, a feature), then, after a predetermined period (12 months, maybe?), I put up the other three scenes for individual download.
That works for me. I think JM is kinda doing that now, I can get a couple of the scenes from the upcoming Gag Factor off the pay site before I can buy the DVD. Yeah, I buy straight from JM, and keep a membership there mostly to support them. But the previews and the early scenes are a factor in my staying there. I must say, the scenes look, and do what I want porno to do, a lot better, when played on my TV off DVD.
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In the real world, stuff like 'Island Fever' trumps 'Fuck My Gaping Shithole 'Til It Bleeds' every time. Hotel PPV, softcore versions for cable, stuff sold via the Adam & Eve catalog (remember: you can't get dildos, lube and lingerie via BitTorrent)...revenue streams that very few gonzo producers can tap in to.
Yep, I'm out of the mainstream on every damn thing, even porno. But Jesus Christ, when I sit down at night and want to watch something to excite me, the last thing I want to do is try to see how cheap I can be.
I bought a new Winnebago last year, and my research showed the majority of quality manufacturers going under. Chinook, Bigfoot, Sunline, the list goes on - these high end RV companies are gone. Few people demand quality, but I plan to live in this thing and bounce it down Forest Service roads. Cheap stuff held together with staples and glue sell to the weekend/2 weeks a year crowd. Prospective full-timers are left with few options.
Ya need more nerdly nutscratchers like me who can make money doing tech work, maybe ya'll can advertise in Wired or something. I'll help you set up shop here at the big Hamvention in May...
Thanks again, but honestly, I feel like I just got a peek at how sausage is made.
Best of luck,
-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy 
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