Free Internet Porn Is Legal, Says California Appeals Court 286
wdef writes with the lead from a story that may bring you a big sigh of relief: "Free internet porn is not illegal. Nor is it unfairly competing with porn companies who'd rather you paid for your thrills, according to a California Appeals Court, which has dismissed a case against one free site, Redtube.com, as an unfair attack on free speech." Interestingly, this case was brought not by anyone objecting to pornography on moral grounds, but rather by a competitor who reasons that "free" is a hard price to compete with, unless it's against the law.
Re:All Pirated? (Score:3, Informative)
In the article they say that those are teasers that are put there by the companies themselves as a form of promotion.
RedTube get a cut of all the people that sign up in this method too.
Re:Why is there no link to redtube, eh? (Score:2, Informative)
SLAPP damages (Score:5, Informative)
Every claim but one got hammered with attorney fees.
The one that got dismissed, but not hit with attorney fees was a claim based on a California statute that bars a vendor from selling or giving a product away for less than the vendor paid for it. Again, the plaintiff lost that one, but the defendant didn't get SLAPP sanctions for that.
SLAPP stands for strategic lawsuit against public participation. Anti-SLAPP laws are enacted to keep people from using crap lawsuits (or fear of them from) stifling free speech.
Reflect back on McDonalds' legal attack on the people who criticized its food. Anti-SLAPP laws are enacted to punish that kind of crap.
Re:Striesand Effect (Score:3, Informative)
Better yet, he's going to have to pay for all parties' attorney fees, AND costs on appeal.
(By the way: here's the actual opinion [leagle.com].)
Re:This is great... (Score:4, Informative)
Have you ever had consensual sex for exactly $0 and without any commitment?
You usually want to spend some time with the lady first, which means icecream/restaurant/bar/theater/whatever.