On December 8, 2003, Jules Jordan Video, Inc., a premier adult
entertainment company that creates and distributes high-end adult content
for DVD/video sales and for its website,
www.julesjordan.com, and its sole
principal, Ashley Gasper, filed a complaint for injunctive relief and
damages in the United States District Court for the Central District of
California, against 1433965 Ontario, Inc. (doing business on the internet as
AdultBouncer.com and AdultBouncer), an adult access verification service,
and its President, Roberto Contaldi, for violation of 17 U.S.C. §§ 501 et
seq. (copyright infringement, vicarious liability and contributory
infringement), violation of unfair business practices (unfair competition -
common law, California Business & Professions Code § 17200 et seq. and false
advertising - Lanham Act § 43(a)), false and misleading advertising (common
law and California Business & Professions Code § 17500 et seq.), violation
of right of publicity (California Civil Code § 3344), and tortious
interference with prospective economic advantage.
Jules Jordan Video, Inc. is confident that they will
prevail in restraining, and obtaining damages as a result of, AdultBouncer.com
and all defendants? continuous and systematic infringement of their
copyrighted material and violations of their rights of publicity. Jules
Jordan Video will not stand for infringement of its proprietary rights and will be vigilant in prosecuting claims against
any future infringers.