Titan Wins $1.35M Judgment Against MonsterCockTube.com

[ArtWilliams]

My understanding is they didn't even defend the suit. The real test will be Pink Visual's suit against Mansef which is being defended and will be soon at trial.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by artwilliams

My understanding is they didn't even defend the suit.

They never even bothered replying. That's the same thing I do with parking tickets.

[tickler]

Originally Posted by artwilliams

The real test will be Pink Visual's suit against Mansef which is being defended and will be soon at trial.

The billion $$$ Viacom vs. Youtube should be interesting as well. They have copies of the owners emails talking about how they were personally uploading copyright content.

But somebody said that the dumbass Yanks only have a 3 year statute of limitation for copyrights.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by tickler

But somebody said that the dumbass Yanks only have a 3 year statute of limitation for copyrights.

When you break copyright on the Internet you are doing so in all countries, so if the statute of limitations has run out in one country, sue them in one that does not have the same statute of limitations.

The problem here is not the "dumbass Yanks" 3 year statute of limitation, it is the "dumbass Yanks" inability to realise that some things may be better outside the USA, and sometimes it is better to take your business abroad, rather that assume America is best in all things.

[Vekseid]

Originally Posted by tickler

The billion $$$ Viacom vs. Youtube should be interesting as well. They have copies of the owners emails talking about how they were personally uploading copyright content.

But somebody said that the dumbass Yanks only have a 3 year statute of limitation for copyrights.

That at least is complicated by a number of 'unclean hands' (Viacom employees uploading content) issues. The porn producers here are at least clean : )

[tickler]

Originally Posted by Vekseid

That at least is complicated by a number of 'unclean hands' (Viacom employees uploading content) issues. The porn producers here are at least clean : )

What Viacom employees did has no bearing on the issue, and is just smoke & mirrors. If I upload a clip to a tube, that does not give the tube the right to go and upload every clip I have without permission.

The bottom line is that the Youtube owners were uploading content illegally, were aware it was illegal, were making money from it's use, and Viacom has evidence showing it.