Recording of Webcam Shows & How it Effects Performers

A big problem for webcam performers is having their shows recorded & placed on the internet on one of the free tube sites.  This can lead to members not tipping during live shows, loss of private shows, loss of content site subscriptions, but more importantly it takes away a performers privacy which has lead some performers to quit camming.  It actually goes beyond the free tube sites as many of these "websites" attempt to charge monthly membership fees to view these pirated shows, more on these shortly.

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For many of us this practice is nothing new as it has been going on for years & performers that we know have been caught up in this.  Several years back one of my favorite camguys actually quit performing on webcam due to this.  He blocked a few regions from viewing his broadcasts so his family & friends could not see him but when Chaturbate did nothing about these recordings he felt he had no other option than to quit.  It is likely that most performers aren't even aware of this practice & their responses sure would be interesting if they were to find out Chaturbate is (other camsites too) allowing this to happen.

By now we are all aware of Chaturbate's troll issue & we are seeing them falsely claim certain members are recording a camguys shows (usually newer camguys).  Once the camguy hears this it has lead to members being banned from chat rooms & even the camsite (CGN Article).  Camguys are obviously pissed off when they think a certain member is doing this & Chaturbate is banning members who are falsely accused but yet they allow these websites to sell their pirated content.  Do you see anything wrong here?

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The websites above are only a few of the hundreds that came up when doing an online search.  Some of the links are directed to a particular camguy or male performer page to show what can be found.  What I find to be disturbing is that most of these websites are 'affiliates' of Chaturbate or other popular camsites.  When a visitor to one of these websites clicks on a camsite link/icon & signs up the camsite will then pay the website a sign-up fee or a percentage of whatever that person spends on the camsite.  However, recording videos & offering them for sale isn't part of the affiliate deal & none of the camsites are doing a thing about this.  So for the performer who thinks their privacy is being protected by their camsite, think again.