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  • scoreman
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2001
    • 1491
    #1

    Max Hardcore Indicted by USA Gov't

    http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...31071max1.html

    Xbiz and AVN both get beaten to the news punch by the smoking gun.

    Interesting that they filed this case in Tampa Bay...
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    • StuartD
      Sofa King Band
      • Jul 2002
      • 29903
      #2
      It was only a matter of time... I'm sure the feds have wanted to bust him for a good long time.
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        • headless ghost
          Confirmed User
          • May 2005
          • 893
          #3
          not good

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            • Digipimp
              BP4L OT DL
              • Mar 2003
              • 13481
              #4
              no surprise here, the bad part is when they go after people that are really trying to push the limits and then use them as an example of the whole biz

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                • headless ghost
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2005
                  • 893
                  #5
                  he is 50 years old.
                  thats a hell of a time for a carer change.
                  Last edited by headless ghost; 05-31-2007, 11:07 AM.

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                    • DWB
                      Registered User
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 31779
                      #6
                      <sarcasm> Never saw that coming. </sarcasm>

                      Mess with the bull, get the horns. Not a difficult concept to grasp.

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                        • Kevin Marx
                          Confirmed User
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 1888
                          #7
                          actually, this can be a good thing.. another test of the obscenity clauses... It's tough to prove obscenity, it really is.

                          Good luck to him.. not my kind of porn, but if he goes down, it's a bad sign for everyone.
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                            • munki
                              Do Fun Shit.
                              • Dec 2004
                              • 13393
                              #8
                              They are going after Max again?

                              “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

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                                • tranza
                                  ICQ: 197-556-237
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 57559
                                  #9
                                  Damn, he's fucked now!!

                                  I'm just a newbie.

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                                    • pornguy
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 62910
                                      #10
                                      Not surprised.
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                                        • TarPy
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Mar 2002
                                          • 758
                                          #11
                                          this is the video named in the indictment

                                          http://www.maxhardcore.com/promo/me20europromo.wmv
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                                            • NaughtyRob
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                                              • Nov 2004
                                              • 29602
                                              #12
                                              Didn't he beat an obscenity charge before?
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                                                • baddog
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Apr 2001
                                                  • 107089
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by headless ghost
                                                  he is 50 years old.
                                                  thats a hell of a time for a carer change.
                                                  Did you edit your post just to add spelling errors?

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                                                    • »Rob Content«
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                                                      • Dec 2006
                                                      • 4348
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by GetNaughty
                                                      Didn't he beat an obscenity charge before?
                                                      Yeah I believe so. People always think the worst when someone goes to court

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                                                        • Ramos2
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                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                          • 11927
                                                          #15
                                                          That's a bummer. He's done a lot for our industry, especially when they tried to go after him for making girls look younger than they really are, which is bs and he won. Hope he can pull thru this. He usually has his shit in order. We'll see......
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                                                            • scoreman
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2001
                                                              • 1491
                                                              #16
                                                              Feds are seeking forfeiture of not only his websites but it looks like his home as well. $2M home too....

                                                              http://www.zillow.com/HomeDetails.htm?zprop=20916563

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                                                                • RawAlex
                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                  • 9465
                                                                  #17
                                                                  My take:

                                                                  It sucks to be Max right now, but he has had plenty of warning on this and he chose his path.

                                                                  The interesting thing in this indictment is the idea of the internet as a tool for "affecting interstate commerce". I always find this an interesting hole in the law. After all, if the server is in one state and a member in another, who actually causes the material to travel interstate? Without the end user, the material would never have gone there. Further, as many large ISPs (such as AOL) share gateway access to the internet, it is impossible to tell who is where until such time that they become a member. Even then, it isn't clear that someone who resides in Tampa Bay is in fact signing up in Tampa Bay, only that it is their billing address. He could be in an internet cafe in belize for all anyone knows.

                                                                  When it comes to the DVDs delivered though, honestly, he looks fucked. There is very little way to dance around the fact that the videos are in the hands of the feds, having been delivered to Tampa Bay. Goes back to the famous Zip code lists, I think TB was on there a long long time ago. Sending pissing and full hand fisting videos into that area is risky, and unless major case law is made, are fairly likely to be found obscene in nature.

                                                                  Forfeiture... that is a hard penalty, certainly something I wish on nobody - especially if they move for seizure before judgement, which could effectly put Max right out of business.

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                                                                    • baddog
                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                                      • 107089
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by scoreman
                                                                      Feds are seeking forfeiture of not only his websites but it looks like his home as well. $2M home too....

                                                                      http://www.zillow.com/HomeDetails.htm?zprop=20916563
                                                                      Now that surprises me. I have been there, and while nice, I never would have appraised it that high.

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                                                                        • seeric
                                                                          ..........
                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                          • 41917
                                                                          #19
                                                                          they are doing it in tampa because its got a damn church on every corner you look. when i lived there i lived in fear for the entire year because of how fanatical and religious they are. not good for a jury trial there.

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                                                                            • PSSuperstars
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Jan 2006
                                                                              • 1477
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Wow. That sucks about his stuff being ceased....

                                                                              But it could be good for the industry as a whole if he wins some areas and loses other areas..

                                                                              changing obscenity from "I'll know it when I see it"... to something concrete...
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                                                                                • SteveLightspeed
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                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                  • 7940
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                                  they are doing it in tampa because its got a damn church on every corner you look. when i lived there i lived in fear for the entire year because of how fanatical and religious they are. not good for a jury trial there.
                                                                                  Sounds like a great place for a porn convention...
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                                                                                    • PSSuperstars
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                                                      • 1477
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      I wonder if HBO/Showtime/Skinemax are going to take down the porn documentary that plays at least weekly on one of them.. with Max talking about how he champions the fight for Aids testing?

                                                                                      The documentary showed girls drinking piss/vomiting.. and that was OKAY to be shown on cable..


                                                                                      So who knows.
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                                                                                        • seeric
                                                                                          ..........
                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                          • 41917
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by SteveLightspeed
                                                                                          Sounds like a great place for a porn convention...
                                                                                          i remember a consumer show down there that had tons of picketers and people opposing the consumer erotic show. i'm not sure that there would be any issues with a webmaster one unless the word gets out. i'm sure the authorities will keep tabs on it though.

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                                                                                            • PSSuperstars
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Jan 2006
                                                                                              • 1477
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Oh.
                                                                                              And how does he even get Visa processing?

                                                                                              When I, as a phone sex company, can't even say the word TEEN on my site or visa yanks me down?
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                                                                                                • RawAlex
                                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                  • 9465
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                  Now that surprises me. I have been there, and while nice, I never would have appraised it that high.
                                                                                                  You can put a port-o-potty on a street corner in some parts of LA and it evaluates for half a mil. Nothing is impossible.

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                                                                                                    • baddog
                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                                                                      • 107089
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by SteveLightspeed
                                                                                                      Sounds like a great place for a porn convention...
                                                                                                      That was my comment when they first announced it being held there.

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                                                                                                        • seven
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                                                                                                          • Apr 2002
                                                                                                          • 2697
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by RawAlex
                                                                                                          You can put a port-o-potty on a street corner in some parts of LA and it evaluates for half a mil. Nothing is impossible.
                                                                                                          Exactly, that house could've worth much more at a diff loaction or less at other.
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                                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                                              • 107089
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                                                              i remember a consumer show down there that had tons of picketers and people opposing the consumer erotic show. i'm not sure that there would be any issues with a webmaster one unless the word gets out. i'm sure the authorities will keep tabs on it though.
                                                                                                              I think it is safe to presume word will get out.

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                                                                                                                • headless ghost
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • May 2005
                                                                                                                  • 893
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                                  Did you edit your post just to add spelling errors?
                                                                                                                  worse, I was trying to fix it and fucked it up even worse

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                                                                                                                    • CE_Rashaan
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Feb 2006
                                                                                                                      • 937
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      FYI- NEVER send a PORN DVD by US MAIL unless you want to go to jail, especially to Florida.

                                                                                                                      About once a month I get a hand written letter requesting that I mail some DVD's to a PO BOX somewhere in Florida or Pennsylvania. Cash is usually included to supposedly pay for the "DVD and shipping". This is a set-up!

                                                                                                                      These right wing weirdos get your address from 2257 and ask you to send them stuff via US MAIL (federal crime) to districts that deem the material obscene in hopes that you are dumb enough to hang your self....

                                                                                                                      Unfortunetly some people are....

                                                                                                                      Me, I pocket the cash and go buy a pizza!
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                                                                                                                        • devilspost
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                                                                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                          • 3980
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Tampa is full of titty bars massage parlors and adult video stores, The Penthouse Club is on the same street as the hotel.

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                                                                                                                            • SomeCreep
                                                                                                                              :glugglug
                                                                                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                              • 26118
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Maxworld Entertainment was one of the few companies that chose to fight the government on obscenity accusations, rather than shut down his sites like Meatcash did with pissmops.com and Dukedollars with yellowdiscipline.com.

                                                                                                                              Looks like he's still knee deep in litigation, but that's certainly nothing new for him.
                                                                                                                              Last edited by SomeCreep; 05-31-2007, 11:57 AM.

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                                                                                                                                • Bama
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                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                                                                                                  • 2727
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  I hope like fuck he wins and I'm not at all a fan of either him or his material.

                                                                                                                                  But what I can't stand is the powers that be trying to enforce "community standards" inside of a private home. I can understand "community standards" coming into play if one were to drag the TV and a recliner out to the front yard and watch the DVD there - but inside a private residence?

                                                                                                                                  If that's allowed, I can't wait for the day when Jewish or Islamic religions win a battle against any Christian literature or television show being allowed in public that would offend them. With the removal of "Merry Christmas" from many advertising literature in lieu of "Happy Holidays" - or the removal of Christmas trees - maybe that day isn't too far away...

                                                                                                                                  If we're going to enforce "community standards" on one end of the spectrum, it's only right to enforce it on the other end as well.

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                                                                                                                                    • CurrentlySober
                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                      • 38945
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Tampa DOES have a porn convention EVERY year... And Its CRAZY... I was there five years in a row !

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                                                                                                                                        • cranki
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                          • 5162
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by TarPy
                                                                                                                                          this is the video named in the indictment

                                                                                                                                          http://www.maxhardcore.com/promo/me20europromo.wmv
                                                                                                                                          doesn't work, what's in there?

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                                                                                                                                            • Lukeisbackcom
                                                                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2005
                                                                                                                                              • 30
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              We should all remember Max in our prayers.

                                                                                                                                              He's given so much to us...

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                                                                                                                                                • Wiseman
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                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                                                                                                  • 2990
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  about fucking time. i hope he fucking gets ass raped in prison like the women he does it to.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Thee Johnclave
                                                                                                                                                      The Billz Collectaz
                                                                                                                                                      • Nov 2001
                                                                                                                                                      • 632
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Ramos
                                                                                                                                                      That's a bummer. He's done a lot for our industry, especially when they tried to go after him for making girls look younger than they really are, which is bs and he won. Hope he can pull thru this. He usually has his shit in order. We'll see......
                                                                                                                                                      Yes he has, Ramos. A lot to make it look bad. The guy is a cancer on the industry and while I don't like big brother telling others what they can and can't do, the writing was on the wall and he said "piss on you" to the government (and the girls) and now he'll likely be the one getting fisted.



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                                                                                                                                                        • webair
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                                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2002
                                                                                                                                                          • 8531
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                                                                          Did you edit your post just to add spelling errors?


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                                                                                                                                                            • BigB
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                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2006
                                                                                                                                                              • 275
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              I was going through files after I purchased the business in Pasadena....


                                                                                                                                                              .... and low and behold...


                                                                                                                                                              ... there was files from the previous owner... for signs and banners for MaxHardcore..



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                                                                                                                                                                • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                                                  • 4090
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  This will be a very intersting case to watch... put aside the extremeness of the content.. he is being charged with shipping (obscene) DVD titles along with the viewing of (obscene) video clips via the web. (similar to extreme associates case).

                                                                                                                                                                  I guess Florida will be looking to describe what they consider to be "obscene".

                                                                                                                                                                  Its hard for me, as a laymen, to understand that a discretely wrapped package, that was purchased by an adult, delivered to the adult's home can be the subject of "obscenity" when it is a private transaction.

                                                                                                                                                                  Likewise, viewing of a video clip behind a members area, which is not out in the public, is also subjected to what is obscene.

                                                                                                                                                                  The laws are designed to protect the public, but the person who received or viewed these materials was not harmed, they wished to see items.

                                                                                                                                                                  It used to be against the law for homosexuals to have sex in the privacy of their own home in Texas.. you would think that similiar such strikings of the law would preserve the personal privacy space. To me, this is a very republican idea of privacy and less government intervention.


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                                                                                                                                                                    • _Richard_
                                                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2006
                                                                                                                                                                      • 30989
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      going to be hard to prove

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                                                                                                                                                                        • FightThisPatent
                                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                          • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                                                          • 4090
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          This will be a very intersting case to watch... put aside the extremeness of the content.. he is being charged with shipping (obscene) DVD titles along with the viewing of (obscene) video clips via the web. (similar to extreme associates case).

                                                                                                                                                                          I guess Florida will be looking to describe what they consider to be "obscene".

                                                                                                                                                                          Its hard for me, as a laymen, to understand that a discretely wrapped package, that was purchased by an adult, delivered to the adult's home can be the subject of "obscenity" when it is a private transaction.

                                                                                                                                                                          Likewise, viewing of a video clip behind a members area, which is not out in the public, is also subjected to what is obscene.

                                                                                                                                                                          The laws are designed to protect the public, but the person who received or viewed these materials was not harmed, they wished to see items.

                                                                                                                                                                          It used to be against the law for homosexuals to have sex in the privacy of their own home in Texas.. you would think that similiar such strikings of the law would preserve the personal privacy space. To me, this is a very republican idea of privacy and less government intervention.


                                                                                                                                                                          Fight the slippery slope!

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                                                                                                                                                                            • directfiesta
                                                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                                              • 30148
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Wiseman
                                                                                                                                                                              about fucking time. i hope he fucking gets ass raped in prison like the women he does it to.


                                                                                                                                                                              coming from a guy with as Nick " WISEMAN '....


                                                                                                                                                                              not to WISE to me ....
                                                                                                                                                                              I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

                                                                                                                                                                              But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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                                                                                                                                                                                • edgeprod
                                                                                                                                                                                  Permanently Gone
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 10019
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by scoreman
                                                                                                                                                                                  Xbiz and AVN both get beaten to the news punch by the smoking gun.
                                                                                                                                                                                  LOL -- what? Do those services claim to have some sort of "instant" notification of stuff like that? I always look to them for quality analysis, not some sort of race.

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • DatingGold
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 13185
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      at least it doesn't look like he will be doing any time.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • IllTestYourGirls
                                                                                                                                                                                          Ah My Balls
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2007
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 14311
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          land of the free to go fuck ourselves

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                                                                                                                                                                                            • MikeB
                                                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by BigB
                                                                                                                                                                                              I was going through files after I purchased the business in Pasadena....


                                                                                                                                                                                              .... and low and behold...


                                                                                                                                                                                              ... there was files from the previous owner... for signs and banners for MaxHardcore..



                                                                                                                                                                                              Big B
                                                                                                                                                                                              Hey B - how you been? Hit me on ICQ sometime.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                • BobG
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 4274
                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by FightThisPatent
                                                                                                                                                                                                  This will be a very intersting case to watch... put aside the extremeness of the content.. he is being charged with shipping (obscene) DVD titles along with the viewing of (obscene) video clips via the web. (similar to extreme associates case).

                                                                                                                                                                                                  I guess Florida will be looking to describe what they consider to be "obscene".

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Its hard for me, as a laymen, to understand that a discretely wrapped package, that was purchased by an adult, delivered to the adult's home can be the subject of "obscenity" when it is a private transaction.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Likewise, viewing of a video clip behind a members area, which is not out in the public, is also subjected to what is obscene.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  The laws are designed to protect the public, but the person who received or viewed these materials was not harmed, they wished to see items.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  It used to be against the law for homosexuals to have sex in the privacy of their own home in Texas.. you would think that similiar such strikings of the law would preserve the personal privacy space. To me, this is a very republican idea of privacy and less government intervention.


                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fight the slippery slope!
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Generally speaking, the criteria for obcenity is, if the work as a whole lacks any educational, artistic or political value. If his sites aren't on cms, they can get him for each page that gets deemed obcene as a seperate piece of work too. Very hard to convict on this one. I'm sure he and his lawyer have covered every last safeguard in anticipation of this and likely have a solid defense against the charges.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • ztik
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2001
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by scoreman
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Feds are seeking forfeiture of not only his websites but it looks like his home as well. $2M home too....

                                                                                                                                                                                                      http://www.zillow.com/HomeDetails.htm?zprop=20916563
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Guess they got to get money for the war somehow, eh?
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