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U.S. Judge Blocks Porn BitTorrent Suits Filed in W. Va.
A federal judge has quashed thousands of subpoenas that were requested in seven porn BitTorrent suits, ruling that the cases improperly join mass defendants together.
Judge Won't Toss Private's Suit Against XonDemand
A federal judge today denied XonDemand's motion for summary judgment in a case brought on by Private Media Group.
SEC Can Keep IDs of Porn-Viewing Workers Private, Judge Rules
The Security and Exchange Commission doesn’t have to disclose the identity of those workers who were found in a government report to have been looking at porn sites while at work, a federal judge ruled.
Private Media Group Violated Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Judge Says
A Las Vegas judge has issued a restraining order against the adult studio.
U.S. Judge Signals RedTubes.us Domain Transfer
Operators of RedTube.com have been given tentative approval by a federal judge to direct an Internet service provider to transfer registration for dating site RedTubes.us to its parent company, Bright Imperial Ltd.
Mass. Judge Rules in Favor of Free-Speech Advocates
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction this week against a new Massachusetts law aimed at protecting children from online sexual predators by banning anything that may be considered "harmful to minors,” including adult material.
Judge Orders Private Media to Provide Daily Cash Reports
A Las Vegas judge has granted two motions filed by former Private Media Group CEO Ilan Bunimovitz and several Private shareholders but denied a third.
Meta Interfaces Asks Judge to Dismiss Private's $30M Suit
Meta Interfaces, defending itself over a $30 million copyright suit waged by Private Media Group, says it paid a flat license fee of $106,000 for the same Private content now being litigated in an infringement claim.
Judge Squashes Tila Tequila's Sex-Tape Injunction
A Superior Court judge has denied Tila Tequila’s request for an injunction against ex-boyfriend, Francis Ten, aka Francis Falls, attorney Keith Davidson and sex tape broker Kevin Blatt, according to sources close to the case.
Judge Rules Acacia Patent Claims Are Invalid
A federal appeals court this week affirmed a lower court’s ruling that all of Acacia’s asserted patent claims, over rights to send compressed audio and video signals over a network, are invalid.
Judge Sides With Private Media Investor, Denies Motion
A Las Vegas judge handed a group of Private Media Group investors a victory today, denying Private’s motion to keep Consipio, a Private investor, from exercising its voting rights in an upcoming shareholders meeting.
Judge Orders Joe Francis to Pay Nearly $36,000 in Fees
Superior Court Judge Mark Mooney has ordered Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis to pay $35, 905.50 in attorneys fees to Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole in their defamation lawsuit stemming from a fight at a West Hollywood, Calif., nightclub last year.
Judge to Decide Damage Award in TVX Suit
Attorneys for U.K. resident Lara Coton filed a post-trial memorandum outlining damage calculations in her case against Texas-based TVX Inc. and its president, Bob Burge.
Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Private
A judge has given the green light to former Private Media Group CEO Ilan Bunimovitz and two large investors in their quest to restrain Private from conducting a wide range of business activities, XBIZ learned Saturday.
Political Condom Vendors Not Protected by 1st Amendment, Judge Rules
Two street vendors selling politically stirring condoms cannot claim the 1st Amendment as a defense, a Manhattan judge has ruled.
Federal Judge Dismisses FSC’s 2257 Suit
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson has granted the government’s motion to dismiss FSC’s 2257 and 2257A lawsuit.
Judge Dismisses Stagliano Obscenity Case
A federal judge has ruled that the John Stagliano case is over. The government didn't meet burden of proof on any of the counts.
Stagliano Judge to Rule on Whether Case Should Continue
The federal judge in the John Stagliano obscenity case will decide today whether the government has met its burden of proof to continue its case.
Stagliano Judge Throws Out 'Fetish Fanatic' Trailer
In a stunning blow to the government’s case against John Stagliano, Judge Richard Leon ruled this morning the trailer to “Fetish Fanatic 5” was now inadmissible due to technical flaws in the recording by the FBI.
Stagliano Judge to Rule Tomorrow on 'Fetish Fanatic 5' Trailer
Judge Richard Leon said this afternoon he would give his ruling tomorrow as to whether the trailer for “Fetish Fanatic 5” would be thrown out and with it, the seventh count in the indictment against John Stagliano.