What's happening.

Recently there has been a big splash on sites disappearing.
What's happening? This is my take on the whole issue. I might be wrong and then again
I might make some sense. That's for you to decide.

I see three issues here. The first is “FREE.” a lot of the sites or blogs that had free
videos that can be downloaded are missing in action. They might have been the most
viewed sites. They had huge followings. Upward; in the thousands per day. So I went to
one and downloaded, FOR FREE, a video of two straight boys going to do a solo jerk
off scene, being paid $100.00 each. The video ends with one boy fucking the other, each
being paid $700.00 each. If that is true; as I have no idea of what models get paid. The
producers spent $1,400.00 plus other expenses, so say two or three thousand dollars.
Why should I go to a pay site and pay to see this video? After they spent all this kind of
money, and I get it free. Causes a sort of a distaste with the producers. Now I loved it,
but did the producers? There is so much free stuff out there I really don't need to go to a
pay site. I can't absorb all the free stuff myself, why pay for more.

Next issue is “COPYWRITE.” This is where it get sticky. Laws are funny. Especially
international laws. I live in Puerto Rico. In the states if I drew up a contract with a
friend and we signed it , it might be legal. Now in Puerto Rico its not. Here a lawyer
(also a notary, and only lawyers are notaries) has to sign it to make it legal. With a copy
write if you put a circle c on a document it does not mean its copywrited. I'm not a
lawyer but I believe you have to file it like a patent. Then there is the issue where is it
copywrited? Here or in Slovia. (I made that country up) It's not cheap and not easy.
Therefore a lot of what is published is not copywrited, even though it appears so. How
does one determine if it is or not. We just assume it is. It is a costly procedure to
determine the facts. Therefore it's just best to assume it is. The big file sharers assume it
is. A law suit is costly. Also the blog servers assume the same. They don't want to be
liable either. They all have agreements when we sign on. Somewhere it probably says, if
its not legal they can delete the blog without notice. I really don't think they are going to
hire people to go and check every video, and every picture, on every site. In that case
they just make a snap decision and even if its borderline they probably pull the plug. No
questions asked.

The next issue is “RESPECT.” My blog is free and I have opportunities of making
money on it. Now would I like it, if I spent all this time on my blog, and some else
reaped the profits. I don't think so. Therefore I have to respect the servers that give me
my blog free. I also have to respect there situation. I grew up in New York and we had a
term ”New York City Law.” Which meant ...you can do anything until you get caught.
But; then when your caught, you just walk away. I say walk away with respect and do
another day.

We're going through the same thing that the music industry faces. Viacom is trying to
get Youtube to delete a hundred thousand files. Until the whole thing is solved legally
we just have to grin and bear it. We have to respect one and another, and people should
be rewarded for their efforts. I'm not saying anyone is right or wrong, but we have to go
with the flow and deal with it. Maybe the free ride is coming to an end.