Not really. Due to the advent of free video sites the industry is crumbling. It will never go away but it's nowhere as lucrative as it was years ago.
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Tough Times In The Porn Industry
The business centered in the San Fernando Valley is being undercut by a growing abundance of free content on the Internet.
Aug. 10, 2009
Ben Fritz
On a recent Saturday night, Savannah Stern earned $300. to hang out for seven hours at a party in Santa Monica wearing nothing but a feather boa.
The veteran of more than 350 hard-core pornography productions took the job to earn extra cash and to network. But the word at the 35th anniversary party for Hustler magazine was not heartening, especially among the roughly 75 other women working there.
"At least five girls I haven't seen in a while came up to me and said, 'Savannah, are you working?' " said Stern, who started in the industry four years ago. "I had to say, 'No, not really,' and they all said, 'Yeah, I'm not either.' "
A growing abundance of free content on the Internet is undercutting consumers' willingness to pay for porn, and with it the ability of many workers to earn a living in the business.
Industry insiders estimate that since 2007, revenue for most adult production and distribution companies has declined 30% to 50% and the number of new films made has fallen sharply.
"It's the free stuff that's killing us, and that's not going away," said Dion Jurasso, owner of porn production company Combat Zone, which has seen its business fall about 50% in the last three years.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/10/business/fi-ct-porn10