> it's doubtful that there are people deliberately setting up car accidents in order to get youtube hits. I hope the number of people filming crashes against r

> it's doubtful that there are people deliberately setting up car accidents in order to get youtube hits. I hope the number of people filming crashes against random strangers on the highway are low, but crashes in a controlled environment are definitely happening to fill the market void. Heck, the demolition derby is a long standing American tradition. > I imagine that the market of people willing to pay money to watch a cow be abused is significantly smaller than the market for child porn. PETA makes money, and given their reach I expect significant amounts of money, from distributing such videos and similar content. Though I would suggest that money is not the only motivator. Like I mentioned in another post, people will create content just to know people are tuning in. Likewise, in software we create and distribute free and/or open source projects just for the satisfaction of knowing others are using what we have created. Money doesn't necessarily matter.