Chapo on the legal board on Ynot was asked about Mr Skins a few weeks back...here's what he had to say:
"haven't a clue regarding the position taken by MrSkin in regard to copyright issues. Personally, I would argue that the site is conducting reviews of the films and the use of strips is simply a part of that commentary. Under copyright law, you can include such material in a critical commentary without obtaining permission from the copyright owner.
From a practical point of view, I doubt that the film industry has any problem with MrSkin because of the publicity. The site is not showing large chunks of the movies and actually entices people to view the movies. This is particularly true since you hear "Mr Skin" on Howard Stern, which is invaluable free publicity in a demographic [people looking for nudity in films] that the studios cannot directly access through marketing. Publicity?publicity?publicity?"
http://chat.ynotmasters.com/legal/Ch...79&Site_ID=leg