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Originally Posted by Robbie
First off...I ran Ampland, Al was my partner.
Secondly...we weren't stealing any content. When it first started we linked to stuff we shouldn't have because we didn't know any better. But we got set straight real fast.
Thirdly...we made millions of dollars with the people who owned content (paysites). We didn't devalue their content in any way. We worked with them and it was mutually advantageous (i.e. the golden years of the adult industry online)
Fourth (and last)...I owned and shot every bit of content for the content company we owned. One of the many companies we ran in adult: Pure Candy Images.
Started shooting for that in 1997 and opened the doors to it in 1998.
Sold it in 2002.
So there goes your theory that I was some kind of thief who only saw the light when I opened Claudia-Marie.Com (in 2007)
I was never a thief. Never devalued anyone's content. And never used anything without permission. Hell, we bought disc after disc of non-exlclusive content to make galleries.
Then around 2002, I stopped taking any submissions and went 100% hosted galleries.
Sorry pal...but your feeble attempt to make ME the bad guy doesn't fly.
But I'll remember that you did try it, so if I happen to run into you at a show I can tell you to kiss my ass in person.
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Whatever, quit with the tough guy stuff, not looking to drop the gloves with you. I just am saying what you yourself admit to. You were sending to things you later realized you shouldn't be and you changed, end of story. Happy ending. But it wasn't like that necessarily for some of your peers and you know I know you know what I am talking about.
And so my point is valid. Those so-called "Golden Years" were rich due to just as much edgy and ethically questionable biz practices.