Some people in this thread are being obtuse. Did the story have a high risk of getting out eventually? Of course.
But what some here are overlooking for whatever reasons is that the story didn't have to have pictures. And that makes a world of difference.
I keep going back to the Traci Lords example. She was able to have a mainstream career because her porn pictures were NOT plastered all over TV, newspapers and magazines (no internet back then either).
Let's be honest. These stories about Sarah and Joanna wouldn't be getting a tenth of the coverage they have if there were no vidcaps and vidclips to adorn them. The mainstream media knows that, and deep down so does everybody else, including people posting in this thread how all the "blame" falls on Sarah and Joanna. So no responsibility for FMC that refuses to safeguard their own copyright, and no responsibility for the mainstream media that rushes to post what is allegedly adult material for all the world to see and doing so (allegedly) without permission from the copyright owner.
I had no idea we had so many corporatist apologists in this forum.
There is someone in this thread being obtuse.
We have already established at this point the following:
-you are unhappy this happened, and would like to blame everyone from the company doing the shoots to members of an online message board for these atrocities...everyone but the girls
-2 people with a background in the field (one who worked for the company in question) has explained in numerous different ways how all of the blame cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of FMC or a member here because THE GIRLS SIGNED A CONSENT FORM AND WERE COMPENSATED, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT REDISTRIBUTION OF BOTH THE LEGAL AND NON LEGAL KINDS WERE REAL AND POSSIBLE.
-I was not going to indulge your Traci Lords example before because again, with all due respect...you are not familiar with the facts in regards to adult entertainment from the business point of view. However, since you wish to bring it up again, I will counter your "Traci had a mainstream career because her footage couldnt be aired" with a "no one would have known who she was without her porn career so in retrospect she had a mainstream career not only in spite of porn but because of porn."
Sometimes its ok to just agree to disagree, friend. However, your fighting a war the two girls in question wouldnt even join your side for. I think its admirable actually.