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Old 02-10-2014, 08:11 AM  
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Originally Posted by DavinsDen View Post
Hi Everybody,

Thanks for having me in your forum.

I host a radio show called Davin's Den. The original named plaintiff in this lawsuit was Yuliana Avalos. She was a former model and published her own nude pictures on her website. Problem is she was not what the lawyer Evan Spencer portrayed her as. She was not some innocent victim of identity theft. We outed her and after threatening me Spencer buried her in the lawsuit and reached out to Melissa Midwest. All the shows where we have covered Avalos since 2012 are online for free. Here is the page we put up on my website explaining it all.

davinsden.com/busted/

My question is this for Midwest Shane or anybody actually. If you are worried about the models' pictures being stolen and used for nefarious things why not watermark the pictures? Professional photographers do that. Then if somebody edits it out you have a real case. Especially if you know your pictures are being used to hurt people and you are genuinely concerned and not just going for the money.

The lawsuit has some valid points but there are plenty of holes as well. Here is perhaps a no-brainer in my mind. If you are truly trying to end this practice by Match and others why would you make a porn star the face of your lawsuit? No disrespect but we all know the adult entertainment industry is controversial for many and taboo for others. It is polarizing. There are soldiers who have had their identity stolen. I deal with this all the time on my show. Our military is the one thing this country can all rally around. If this wasn't about headlines and glitz why wouldn't you try and use a soldier who are allegedly included in this lawsuit? Certainly would be better for public opinion than an admitted scammer like Avalos and an arrested porn star like Melissa Midwest.

Thanks for your time.

Davin
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To answer your question... Anyone can crop a watermark out and then use the photos for whatever.
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