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#266012 - 08/10/07 03:34 PM
Evil Angel Wins Copyright Infringement Case!
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 03/28/04
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From my good friends over @ Xbiz
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Evil Angel Awarded $11.2 Million in Piracy Case
By Steve Javors
LOS ANGELES — After slightly more than a day of deliberations, a nine-member federal jury has awarded Evil Angel $11.2 million in its piracy and copyright infringement case against Canadian distributor Kaytel, principal Alain Elmaleh and Leisure Time Canada.
Jules Jordan, who was part of the Evil Angel lawsuit, was awarded slightly more than $5 million. Jordan, under his real name, also sued for violation of his right to publicity.
The jury determined that the defendants illegally pirated 31 Evil Angel movies and 13 movies from Jules Jordan, when he was a member of the Evil Angel directing roster. The maximum penalty for copyright infringement is $150,000 per title.
“It’s more than just the money,†Evil Angel publicist Karen Stagliano told XBIZ. “I’m happy I can finally say that the defendants pirated our videos and violated our copyrights.â€
Evil Angel and Jules Jordan uncovered the piracy ring in late-2004/early-2005 after East Coast distributors reported knocked off copies of Evil Angel DVDs. At first, the company didn’t take much stock in the allegations, reasoning that they were started by a distributor looking to get a better price from the company. Evil Angel did some research and discovered the rumors were legitimate. Evil Angel General Manager Chris Norman said that Kaytel never purchased DVDs directly from Evil Angel and alleges Kaytel purchased legitimate DVDs from a wholesaler and made glass masters from the copies, which they then sent to be replicated illegally.
The directors whose movies were most heavily exploited are Jules Jordan, Rocco Siffredi, John Stagliano, John Leslie and Joey Silvera. The rest of Evil Angel’s directing roster was not involved in this case.
“I’m really proud of John [Stagliano, Evil Angel’s owner] and Jules because we didn’t settle,†Karen Stagliano said. “We were so confident that the evidence would see us through and I think it sends an important message to other adult studios and would-be piraters and copyright infringers that they can’t get away with ripping us off.â€
Stagliano also pointed out that Jordan deserves a lot of the credit for helping to uncover the piracy ring. She said that he took the initial trips to New York to investigate on behalf of himself and the company. “He deserves all the accolades he can get,†Stagliano said.
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#266018 - 08/10/07 05:47 PM
Evil Angel Wins Copyright Infringement Case!
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 03/28/04
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Now stupid cunts
stupid-cunt farm system.
just be cunt.
That's a lot of cunts. 
BTW...do you like movies about gladiators?
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#266019 - 08/10/07 05:47 PM
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Registered: 05/16/07
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Out of curiosity what's the realistic possibility of getting the full award of that monetary judgment, let alone even a piece of it? I really have not the faintest clue how collecting monetary awards like this works so maybe a few of the lawyers around here can elaborate.
The guy's based out of Canada, right? How do the seizure laws work with a copyright case like this and international borders? Does Interpol get involved? (Given that their name is always put in the beginning of those FBI copyright warnings in videos?)
I'm really curious about this as it's about time the industry does something about piracy, but to think a two-bit operation will have $11 million in cash or assets is a bit much. How likely is it the guilty party will default and what type of actions can be taken to collect?
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#266021 - 08/10/07 06:16 PM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
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I like gladiators as much as the next homosexual.
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#266023 - 08/10/07 07:05 PM
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stupid-cunt farm system.
Is the cunt farm system perhaps anything similar to the Farm System in MLB? If so how do I become an umpire?
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#266025 - 08/11/07 02:35 AM
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Registered: 10/21/05
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Now stupid cunts
stupid-cunt farm system.
just be cunt.
That's a lot of cunts.
BTW...do you like movies about gladiators?
Queerbot is officially XPT's reigning tryingtoohardingest new member...he's just like a l33t-free version of LouCypher. 
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#266027 - 08/11/07 06:43 AM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 259
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I like gladiators as much as the next homosexual.
You should be on the cast for a gay porn parody of gladiators for Titan and get barebacked. 
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#266028 - 08/11/07 08:02 AM
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Porn Jesus
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Ever seen a grown man naked?
pretty much those are damn near the best lines in any movie. the only thing i can think of that comes close is "where the white women at?" (blazing) and "when the fuck did we get ice cream?" (ringer)
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#266030 - 08/11/07 08:29 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 03/22/07
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Any chance at being entertained by a Guapo attempt at jive in this thread?
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#266031 - 08/11/07 12:00 PM
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Porn Jesus
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This is great news. At last a major takedown with a big result. I hope everyone involved can get their money and that Jules uses his five mill to track Darth down and tell him the truth behind the ewok story.
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#266033 - 08/11/07 12:37 PM
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Dan G challenged Darth to prove his insider bona fides by naming the Porn Valley mogul who has a relative who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi. Darth hemmed and hawed for a while, then disappeared when people pressed him on it.
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