Latest Mass Copyright Infringement Suit Involves Paris Hilton's Sex Tape
from the who-owns-the-copyright-now? dept
In the past year or so, it seems that the porn industry has really jumped on board the train of supporting the mass “pay up or we’ll sue” copyright infringement shakedown efforts. While some folks have been paying up to avoid a lawsuit, the actual court cases haven’t been particularly successful so far. However, it’s interesting to see that the latest “film” being used in one of these programs is the famed Paris Hilton sex tape, “One Night in Paris,” that came out in 2003 and is a big part of what catapulted Hilton to her current level of fame. Of course, when it came out there were a few legal fights over who actually owned the rights to the film. Those legal fights have been settled for now, with both of the “participants” in the video apparently earning a cut of any revenue. Of course, given how much the free distribution of this video helped increase Ms. Hilton’s value and bank account, it’s a little silly to see folks now suing over it. I imagine that, like the other similar cases, those bringing the lawsuit will find that it’s not that easy to succeed in court. But I’m sure plenty of people will still just pay up, rather than risk having to go to court to explain their porn downloading habits.
Filed Under: copyright, paris hilton, pre-settlement, sex tape
Comments on “Latest Mass Copyright Infringement Suit Involves Paris Hilton's Sex Tape”
Of course, given how much the free distribution of this video helped increase Ms. Hilton’s value and bank account, it’s a little silly to see folks now suing over it.
Ms Hilton doesn’t own the rights to the video. Whatever good it did for her has already happened. She isn’t involved in any lawsuit. The company suing is called “Xpays”
I would spend one night at the paris hilton … but never one night in paris hilton …
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would that fit in a tweet?
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Why would you spend all night anyways? It should be wham, bam, thank-you-ma’am.
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Note: if you can spend all night in a woman you should see a doctor.
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Or consider yourself very lucky. 🙂
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You don’t get many second dates do you? 😉
Yeah, I’d tap that.
I’m referencing “the famed Paris Hilton sex tap,”
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You might wanna put it back. You don’t know where it’s been.
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Thinking that was a bit of a Freudian slip from Mike there …
“Of course, given how much the free distribution of this video helped increase Ms. Hilton’s value and bank account, it’s a little silly to see folks now suing over it.”
That’s a blatant lie, Mike. It may have increased Ms Hilton’s price, but not her value, which remains zero. Surely you know price does not equal value.
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“That’s a blatant lie, Mike. It may have increased Ms Hilton’s price, but not her value, which remains zero. Surely you know price does not equal value.”
If the funny button was anywhere to be seen, I would have clicked it.
You guys are still having problems.
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If the funny button was anywhere to be seen, I would have clicked it.
You guys are still having problems.
The buttons only show up if you have Javascript enabled. Of course then the page takes four times longer to load…
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Using NoScript, I turned on Javascript for techdirt.com only. It’s just as fast, but all the controls work.
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Indeed, good sir. However, I would not leave to chance “something we broke” that has not yet been fixed, considering that Mike Masnick often speaks of a “We” in the 5-10 daily posts that are contain authorship of himself.
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Indeed, good sir. However, I would not leave to chance “something we broke” that has not yet been fixed,
Hmm? It was fixed yesterday morning. Not sure what you think is still broken.
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Zing!
“XPAYS claims that they ?spent a substantial amount of time, money and effort to produce, market and distribute? the film, and that their profits are now dwindling due to mass copyright infringement.”
To produce an allegedly secretly taped movie that was then sold without her consent?
So in their filing they admit it was a setup, they paid to invade her privacy and are profiting from it.
Seems she should sue them for that or something…
At least she is being useful as a good example of what not to be when you grow up.
Oh My!! No one wants to pay to watch skank.
Sorry to say, but it isn’t all that good. She’s rather quiet and passive. If you want to see some good celebrity sex vids, check out those of Amy Fisher, Montana Fishburne, and Jessica Sierra.
Tila Tequila’s vid with two other girls will be released soon. YEAH, BABY, YEAH!