Perez Hilton: Down for the count?

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  • RawAlex
    So Fucking Banned
    • Oct 2003
    • 9465

    #1

    Perez Hilton: Down for the count?

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/06/2....ap/index.html

    It would appear that, yes, pressuring ISPs and hosting companies is a very good way to get things shut down. Porn people need to learn from this situation, DMCA after DMCA does get something done, because big companies don't want to end up on the hook for the criminals. They have something to lose, the criminals mostly don't.
  • spunkmister
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2006
    • 1362

    #2
    didn't he just move hosts? unfortunately there will always be a host who will have no issues hosting a questionable site...

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    • Ravage
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2007
      • 2242

      #3
      Naw, he just moved hosts. His old ISP didn't want to get involved in his lawsuits, so they took the easy out.

      He's getting sued based on copyright images. My guess, is it'll all get settled for a bunch of $$ that he's already racked in, and the site will go on.
      Formerly known as Adult Rental Chris
      ICQ - 452-693-463 | Skype: xravagex

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      • RawAlex
        So Fucking Banned
        • Oct 2003
        • 9465

        #4
        he moved hosts to somewhere that can't handle the site (I can't reach it)... likely to some dumb host that didn't know what they were in for when he got there. Apparently also all the back data and archives are locked on the old server and are unreachable.

        For me right now the site is down. Even hour the site is down, it loses bookmarkers and links. In the end, that is how a site gets taken down... an hour at a time.

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        • SxDx
          Confirmed User
          • Mar 2006
          • 2254

          #5
          surprised that it didn't happen sooner

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          • xxxdesign-net
            My hips don't lie
            • Nov 2002
            • 10129

            #6
            btw.. anyone know how come deansplanet.com hasnt been shut down yet..?

            Theres no way this guy is paying for all those photos..

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            • RawAlex
              So Fucking Banned
              • Oct 2003
              • 9465

              #7
              Originally posted by Platinum ChrisM
              Naw, he just moved hosts. His old ISP didn't want to get involved in his lawsuits, so they took the easy out.

              He's getting sued based on copyright images. My guess, is it'll all get settled for a bunch of $$ that he's already racked in, and the site will go on.
              Chris, you need to read more closely. X17 is after this guys ass in a major way. They aren't going to settle for a few dollars and let him go on. They won't stop until this guy is shut down solid.

              Candid, exclusive celeb pictures are very expensive to license. Perez Hilton has probably use tens of millions of dollars worth of images on the site, and more importantly, has continued to use them long after being notified over and over again that he wasn't permitted to use them. There is no "oops, I didn't know", this guy is trying to use the satirical fair use concept to protect himself... which is a losing battle.

              He was hosting in Australia because he figured it would be harder for X17 to get after him. They still got to him.

              Latest hosting?

              Domain servers in listed order:

              PH2.PRESSFLEX.HU
              PH3.PRESSFLEX.HU
              PH4.PRESSFLEX.HU

              The second or third to last place you can hide these days... that for me is a sure sign of guilt from the word go.

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              • tranza
                ICQ: 197-556-237
                • Jun 2003
                • 57559

                #8
                Who's that guy again?
                I'm just a newbie.

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                • KimJI
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2007
                  • 1839

                  #9
                  Perez Hilton is just another attention seeking gay looser. I dont know why people give that moron so much attention. He is nothing but a leech.
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                  • Ravage
                    Confirmed User
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 2242

                    #10
                    Originally posted by RawAlex
                    Chris, you need to read more closely. X17 is after this guys ass in a major way. They aren't going to settle for a few dollars and let him go on. They won't stop until this guy is shut down solid.
                    I know they're going after him in a big way and its not chump change, but Perez has made a decent amount of $ as well. The judge ruled Perez is allowed to continue running his site until it is settled in court. His last host decided to drop him to get away from being part of the suit.

                    I believe right now, X17 is seeking $7.5 million with another agency going for $7mill.

                    My point of settling was, if he has the $, they may settle, with X17 and other agencies getting a cut of his site profits in the future as well.
                    Formerly known as Adult Rental Chris
                    ICQ - 452-693-463 | Skype: xravagex

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                    • Jasun-D24
                      Registered User
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 31

                      #11
                      I still don't get why his site is supposed to be so popular. It's just some weirdo posting stolen glamouratzzi pictures with his ramblings written over them.

                      And most of it isn't even funny.
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                      • PamiebDVD
                        Confirmed User
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 912

                        #12
                        Originally posted by RawAlex

                        Candid, exclusive celeb pictures are very expensive to license. Perez Hilton has probably use tens of millions of dollars worth of images on the site, and more importantly, has continued to use them long after being notified over and over again that he wasn't permitted to use them. There is no "oops, I didn't know", this guy is trying to use the satirical fair use concept to protect himself... which is a losing battle.
                        I checked with X17 for their pricing policies for another project I'm working on and received the following pricing info:

                        X17's blog subscription package is as follows:

                        Single images - $85/ea
                        Up to 5 images/month - (5 images total, not 5 stories) - $300/month
                        Up to 20 images/month - $1000 (keep in mind the lowest we charge any of our
                        current clients for this deal is $1700/month)
                        Up to 240 images/year - $10,000/year
                        guttermonger.com
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                        • potter
                          Confirmed User
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 6559

                          #13
                          I told someone to do this in another thread - hitting the hosting/registrar is the way to go to get things done.

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                          • Ayla_SquareTurtle
                            Confirmed User
                            • Sep 2005
                            • 3550

                            #14
                            I'm not a Perez fan, but it seems like I can't search for anything movie, tv or music related without getting him in my search results.

                            On a related note, How do the celeb pay sites get away with it? I reviewed a site the other day that had OBVIOUSLY copywritten material in the member's area. Some was watermarked with the URL to pirating websites. They had full length music videos taken from illegal sites and tons and tons of Vanity Fair, People Magazine, etc, scanned in. Oh, not to mention stuff recorded straight off the TV from VH1 and other entertainment networks.
                            gone. long gone.

                            aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

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                            • Ayla_SquareTurtle
                              Confirmed User
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 3550

                              #15
                              I'm not a Perez fan, but it seems like I can't search for anything movie, tv or music related without getting him in my search results.

                              On a related note, How do the celeb pay sites get away with it? I reviewed a site the other day that had OBVIOUSLY copywritten material in the member's area. Some was watermarked with the URL to pirating websites. They had full length music videos taken from illegal sites and tons and tons of Vanity Fair, People Magazine, etc, scanned in. Oh, not to mention stuff recorded straight off the TV from VH1 and other entertainment networks.
                              gone. long gone.

                              aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

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                              • crockett
                                in a van by the river
                                • May 2003
                                • 76818

                                #16
                                Originally posted by spunkmister
                                didn't he just move hosts? unfortunately there will always be a host who will have no issues hosting a questionable site...
                                What was questionable about his site? Granted I didn't read it much but I have visted a few times when I saw it posted for this reason or that..
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                                • Ayla_SquareTurtle
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 3550

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by crockett
                                  What was questionable about his site? Granted I didn't read it much but I have visted a few times when I saw it posted for this reason or that..
                                  he uses photos he doesn't have the right to use and makes a LOT of money (from my understanding) on ads. Check it out, someone skinned his whole damn site.
                                  gone. long gone.

                                  aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

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