from avn.com (http://avn.com/index_cache.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=289672):

"A June 2 article in the New York Times examines the role of the internet in the porn industry's economic decline. Quoting AVN's annual figures and interviews with producers from the online and DVD sectors, the Times reports that the Net is now creating more problems than profits for established adult studios.

"The industry's online revenue is substantial but is not growing quickly enough to make up for the drop in video income," the article states, noting that DVD sales are suffering due to an abundance of free online content and an oversaturated marketplace. The increased availability of digital video technology and high-speed internet access has resulted in an influx of amateur pornographers, whose efforts have hurt studios' bottom lines and lowered the bar on quality."