Porn site sued Google over copyright

[LavenderLounge]

Sounds like someone is trying to scam Google. If they get away with it, the rest of us will suffer. Read on.

Adult entertainment site sues Google for copyright infringement
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Monday, November 22, 2004


(11-22) 14:01 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) --

A Web site that sells photos of naked women is suing Google Inc., alleging that the online search engine leader is destroying its business by distributing links and passwords that provide free glimpses of the nude models.

Beverly Hills-based Perfect 10 Inc. is seeking unspecified damages from Mountain View-based Google for alleged copyright infringement.

Google spokesman Steve Langdon declined to comment Monday, saying the company hadn't seen the suit yet.

The civil complaint, filed late last week in Los Angeles federal court, revolves around some of the graphic imagery found through Google's search engine.

Perfect 10 says Google is providing unauthorized access to thousands of its copyrighted pictures. The company charges a monthly membership fee of $25.50 for its Web site.

Google displays the images from rogue Web sites operated in foreign countries, according to Perfect 10's lawsuit. The search engine also provides links to password hacking sites that provide ways to gain illegal access to Perfect 10's Web site, the suit alleges.

Perfect 10 publisher Norm Zada said he is targeting Google because the company is using the allure of naked women to draw more visitors to its site and generate more advertising revenue.

He said he fears his company, which claims 100,000 unique visitors a month to its Web site, will be driven out of business unless Google is forced to stop distributing the "free peeks."

Google earned $195 million on revenue of $2.16 billion through the first nine months of this year.






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[Lee]

Interesting stuff.

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened and im actually surprised it took as long as it did.

Regards,

Lee

[RainGurl]

perfect 10 sues everyone...

[Lee]

Originally posted by RainGurl
perfect 10 sues everyone...

Its the new adult industry business model.. when the going gets tough.. the tough start suing

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

Originally posted by RainGurl
perfect 10 sues everyone...

... and so does Titan.

[longboardjim]

It's Amazing How "I Do" Turns Into "I'll Sue"!
I've Always Been "Afraid" Of "3rd Parties" Especially When It Comes To The "Internet" There Is So Much "Open-Space"!
I Guess The Best Way To Stop "Piracy" Is By "Marking" (Labels/Embeded Software/Etc ) Your Product The Best You Can And By Always Keeping A Watch (Thumbnail Galleries/AVS/etc)To See No One Is Infringing On Your "Copyright" , But Unfortunately , That Doesn't Seem To Be Working In The "Music" And "Movie" Industry Either , As Long As There's A Will There's A Way
In Regards To "Sueing" It Has Become The #1 Obsession In America ( My Opinion Only Because I Don't Hear Of "Sueing" In Foreign Countries!So Always "Cross Your T's And Dot Your I's" , Get It In Writing Or Don't Get It At All....Pre-Nup Baby!

[Squirt]

You know when the net first came out I created a popular apartment search site. I had a national searchable database of apartments to rent. Long story short a big offline competitor came online, had a programmer copying everything I did. Push came to shove and THEY sued ME.

After going to about 10 different top attorneys in Orange County I was told by every one of them that I had a case and I should win, but they had more money and would sue me out of business. I was 20 at the time. It really opened my eyes to the legal system and business in general.

This tactic is typical in businesses that know they have more rights because they have more money, like the right to a fair defense. They sue you, and then have an army of attorneys bury your attorney in paperwork and menial requests, my case wasn't that bad at all, but quite a lot are.

So looks like I got a taste of this before it became trendy ha ha ha