Private Files Default Judgment Motion Against XHamster

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Execs at Private Media Group, which this week filed a motion for default judgment against the operators of tube site XHamster, already are predicting another copyright infringement victory.  

So far this year, the adult entertainment company, through its Fraserside IP division, has waged nine copyright suits against tubes sites and has settled for payouts in four of the cases.

But a victory against XHamster, which is accused of streaming 73 of Private's videos, would be huge — the tube site's pages are said to be viewed 65 million times a day, taking in $1 million in revenue per month. The site alone is said to be worth $20 million.

Private, in the suit, has asked for at least $10.8 million in damages and wants to take over the website, prompting company officials to look forward in the event of a win.

"We've even started to entertain offers for the site," Private spokesman Jason Tucker told XBIZ.

Private in its suit filed against Westchester, Calif.-based Whoisguard, which protects online identities through its service, as the "doing business as" entity for XHamster. (Whoisguard's service agreement is narrowly tailored and limits its liability, indemnifying them from client risks.)

Private said that the defendants were served properly and have not responded to the suit.

But attorney Val Gurvits, who was retained by XHamster and represents defendant Youngtek in another Private copyright suit, said that Private is suing the wrong party and that XHamster operators haven't yet been properly served.

"Fraserside is suing the wrong party — they named Whoisguard as the defendant," Gurvits told XBIZ. "XHamster has no connection with Whoisguard. We brought this to Fraserside’s attention and requested them to amend their complaint to properly name XHamster. They have thus far ignored our request."

Attorney Chad Belville, meanwhile, wrote in his motion as Private's counsel that XHamster is just playing a "shell game" and that he's properly following court rules, including court-imposed deadlines for service of process.

"Defendant has tried to play a shell game by naming a third party as the registered and responsible owner of the domain," Belville said in Private's motion for default judgment. "Under ICANN rules, the registered owner of a domain is responsible for the domain.

"Plaintiff has followed the rules of court and the rules of ICANN by naming and serving the registered owner of the domain where copyright and trademark infringing material is being voluminously published to the world.

"Defendant, with full knowledge of this action and retaining counsel, has failed to respond to the summons in any way until default was imminent."

XHamster, according to the suit filed at U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been streaming poached Private content — at least 73 videos, including "Dominatrix Chess Gambit," "Billionaire" and "Uranus Experiment 3," among scores of other titles.

A judge will soon rule on Private's brief in support of a motion for default judgment.

Related:  

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Against 'Debanking'

The White House on Thursday issued an executive order limiting financial institutions’ ability to restrict access to financial services for people or groups involved in lawful industries, a longtime goal of adult industry advocates and stakeholders.

Go.cam Launches Free Age Verification Solution, Anti-Fraud Features

Go.cam has announced that its age verification solution is now free with updated anti-fraud and identity protection features.

Florida AG Sues EU-Based Adult Companies for Failing to Age-Verify Users

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit Monday with the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida against five EU-based adult companies for allegedly failing to require age verification before allowing access to adult content.

SkyPrivate Launches 'Telegram Pay-Per-Minute' Feature

SkyPrivate has launched a new pay-per-minute (PPM) private show option on Telegram.

Pineapple Support to Host 'Money and Mental Health' Online Event

Pineapple Support is hosting a free, online event to help performers balance financial wellbeing with mental health, Aug. 18-19.

Arcom Warns 5 Adult Sites Over Age Verification

French media regulator Arcom has sent enforcement notices to the operators of five adult websites that the agency says have failed to implement age verification as required under France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.

MojoHost Debuts NVIDIA Blackwell-Powered Hosting

MojoHost has announced the launch of NVIDIA Blackwell-powered hosting featuring RTX 6000 Pro MaxQ GPUs.

FSC: Identity Theft Targeting Adult Performers

The Free Speech Coalition has put out an alert warning of an individual found to be targeting adult performers for identity theft.

Assylum.com Implements New Age Verification System

Assylum.com has introduced an age verification system across its member sites.

European Commission to Assess Pornhub, XVideos, XNXX Compliance With Digital Services Act

The European Commission plans to conduct a study to determine how well adult sites Pornhub, XVideos and XNXX are addressing illegal content and other potential harms under the EU’s Digital Services Act.

Show More