There’s a lot of talk about whether or not porn is ethical, but there’s not much discussion about the fact that most people are watching porn illegally. Forget “ethical porn” — let’s talk ethical porn consumption. Though a small handful of Robin Hoods will feel they’re liberating porn to the masses, or take pride in being savvy…
“Piracy is not a victimless crime,” reads a warning screen displayed on the DVD before the featured program begins. It’s a damn good thing Sony Pictures reminded me of this fact up front – because you’d sure never know it from the contents movie on the other side of the warning. On its face, Sex…
Command Cinema, HotMovies Awarded Judgement Over Pirate Site Dallas, TX – Command Cinema defended its copyrights over several adult films with a legal victory in a Houston, TX federal courthouse on August 9, 2013, successfully ending an 18-month fight to make an example of at least one Internet content pirate. In March of 2012 Eric…
According to the Adult Content Industry United Foundation, they have closed down another pirating site- from http://www.aciuf.org/index.php/home Last week, pirate site Shiangworld.com was closed by Godaddy on pressures that we made. The site contained stolen materials from our clients and there was no way in getting in touch with the administrator of the website. This…
FROM THE TRENCHES Dave Cummings–Porn Star April, 2012 Just when I was beginning to worry that the piracy was quieting the Porn Industry so drastically that this monthly column would be hard pressed to fill a late-April "From The Trenches" edition, all of a sudden a flood of news has recently emerged. Sadly, in…
Thanks T Is Pornography Copyrightable? By WILLIAM DOTINGA from http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/03/43613.htm SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A woman claims pornography is not copyrightable because it is not a science or useful art even if she did download some porn, which she did not. Liuxia Wong sued Hard Drive Productions in Federal Court, after refusing to settle its demand…
NL- I’m happy and surprised to see that this bill was sponsored by a Republican from Texas! Of course he didn’t write it for the porn industry. It’s actually in support of the Screen Actors Guild & Musicians, so it is for mainstream recordings and movies. Of course it would cover our industry as well….
from http://www.xbiz.com/news/135137 LAS VEGAS — Adult studio Corbin Fisher said Wednesday that it has been awarded a $63,000 default judgment against a Canadian BitTorrent user who allegedly shared two of the studio’s scenes. The judge in the case ordered Phillips liable for $30,000 per file shared, as well as a permanent injunction against future theft…
Op/Ed by Randell Cavin Each time new technology comes about you can make a sure bet on one thing; the adult industry will find new and innovative ways to use it. It is not just the adult industry who will find new ways to use the latest technology; it is also the people who view…
NL-GREAT JOB NATE! Through January, Takedown Piracy has removed over 1.6 million infringements! Averaging over 200k infringements removed per month, but I think Feb. is going to be higher. Sent one notice today for 30k+ for one client, safe to say that’s going to be a high month numbers-wise. Total Infringements Removed as of December…
