Hustler: We Will Fight Infringement of Our Trademarks on .XXX - GoFuckYourself.com

GFY_Live · 07-12-2011, 05:42 PM

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.?Hustler has issued a statement saying it remains unrelenting in its stance that ICM Registry is prohibited from registering or selling to a third party any .XXX domain names that contain the world-famous Hustler trademark or other Hustler-related trademarks. The company further stated that on more than one occasion, it has made clear in writing that any attempt to do so will constitute infringement of its intellectual property rights and that legal action will be taken.

rest of the story:

http://business.avn.com/articles/tec...XX-441132.html

Rochard · 07-12-2011, 05:43 PM

BAM.

Fucking sweet. One by one the big companies will make similar announcements.

L-Pink · 07-12-2011, 05:46 PM

Don't fuck with Larry.

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Fabien · 07-12-2011, 05:52 PM

Cool.
I really fear the .xxx
Anything CLOSE to "gettoising" porn is bad

So each shot in the balls they get, the better i feel

CDSmith · 07-12-2011, 05:55 PM

As well they should.

I have no doubt dot XXX will keep the courts busy and the lawyers rich for years to come.

Jman · 07-12-2011, 05:58 PM

Right on ;)

u-Bob · 07-12-2011, 06:05 PM

Great news

Herd · 07-12-2011, 06:55 PM

First with Manwin, now with Hustler. These are some of the biggest players not on board with .XXX. Wheres the sponsored community?

Mr Flynt used to live and breath for these "silencing of speech" fights. Most importantly the man has the fucking money to defend itself from these parasitic leeches.

Ofcourse, who knows whats really going on behind the scenes. But hopefully, some of the bigger companies will not give into the .XXX lobby. At least so far, it looks like their not.

Caligari · 07-12-2011, 07:05 PM

The beauty of this is that if even 12 big companies step up and do the same that Manwin and Flynt are doing you suddenly have 12 big ass lawyers whittling away at the .XXX lawyers who are finite.

.XXX will simply not be able to sustain the battles, far too much legal $ over a period of time whereas the individual companies will continue to attack them with ease.

Now you might think that these companies just want their .XXX names protected, so they would be willing to let things slide if ICM said okay, we will not allow your domains to be sold and they make a deal.

But I believe that would establish precedent so once they acknowledge that they must protect those trademarks its all over because any companies will beat them again and again all the way down to the last trademarked domain name and ICM will lose untold millions upon millions of dollars.

marlboroack · 07-12-2011, 07:28 PM

I'm a looser, so it doesn't really bother me.

JFK · 07-12-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Crak_JMan

Right on ;)

Agreed

RycEric · 07-12-2011, 07:41 PM

1 Ddos and the towel will be thrown.

Paul Markham · 07-12-2011, 11:54 PM

If they succeed in protecting their name and trademark. So will everyone else and .xxx is dead and buried. Good news.

TheDA · 07-13-2011, 04:34 AM

Quite right too.

I'm not so sure it is as 'fucking sweet' as some people think it is. I get the impression that people think this is showing some kind of lack of support for .xxx, when in reality it is not. It doesn't mean anything of the sort.

Feng-PD · 07-13-2011, 05:09 AM

when are the reg's of .xxx gonna occur?

just a punk · 07-13-2011, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

..and you think ICM did not plan for this? They win both ways because if someone pays to get trademarked.xxx, ICM will cancel it after the complaint and keep the reg fees. I'd be willing to bet they don't give refunds on fraudulent accounts the same way a program keeps the funds of con-affiliates.

Initial regs - yes. Yearly rebills - no.

Caligari · 07-13-2011, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

..and you think ICM did not plan for this? They win both ways because if someone pays to get trademarked.xxx, ICM will cancel it after the complaint and keep the reg fees. I'd be willing to bet they don't give refunds on fraudulent accounts the same way a program keeps the funds of con-affiliates.

point being is that their business plan is unsustainable. after a year they will be fucked with no recurring on trademarked .XXX's while many companies will still be suing the shit out of them.

imagine being tied up in courts for a few years with multiple lawsuits, the money is flying out the window faster than you can make it...

Relentless · 07-13-2011, 05:55 AM

.xxx will likely try to play games with smaller brands in the hope of setting precedent before confronting top tier companies like hustler.
Still, it's nice to see Hustler protecting it's property proactively like it always has.

TheDoc · 07-13-2011, 06:02 AM

99.9% of our industry doesn't own a trademark on shit.

Reality is, they don't have to worry about much... even if someone registered the domains, it's not like you're going to win against the registrar that takes it down. If you jumped in and sued the registrar, it wouldn't make it to court, if you forced it, you would lose like everyone else - assuming they do respond.

This isn't rocket science... Flint is doing his marketing thing, that's it, even with his trademarks, the threat is weak.

Chosen · 07-13-2011, 06:36 AM

Cool

GetSCORECash · 07-13-2011, 06:43 AM

Hustler and Manwin are not doing this to save $60 on a domain. I don't see them acting on what is best for the community but as posted on an earlier thread everyone is on their own when it comes to ICM.

spazlabz · 07-13-2011, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herd

First with Manwin, now with Hustler. These are some of the biggest players not on board with .XXX. Wheres the sponsored community?

Mr Flynt used to live and breath for these "silencing of speech" fights. Most importantly the man has the fucking money to defend itself from these parasitic leeches.

Ofcourse, who knows whats really going on behind the scenes. But hopefully, some of the bigger companies will not give into the .XXX lobby. At least so far, it looks like their not.

Yes Mr Flynt used to be an amazing first amendment warrior for sure. My respect for him and his company took a hit back when Acacia was doing its thing and hustler and Vivid cut deals though. I am over that now.

I don't care how big of a business I had if it concerned adult and Hustler tried to contact me I would definitely NOT ignore them

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Attorneys for Hustler also said that they continue in their attempts to initiate a dialogue with the registry, but that ICM has remained silent. ?We are constantly policing the registration and use of domain names that attempt to capitalize on Hustler?s trademarks,? said Jonathan Brown, attorney for Hustler. ?ICM?s silence is particularly disconcerting, especially in light of ICM?s supposed aim of ?working proactively to balance the rights of? existing domain name holders, and other trademark and intellectual property holders.??

?Unfortunately, despite all the talk out of ICM, it appears that the .XXX TLD will do nothing but drive up costs to the adult community and will force us to fight infringement on yet another front,? Klein added.

Caligari · 07-13-2011, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

Besides the fact, ICM has been around for a decade and they're not going anywhere and lawsuits are a 2-way street. It would be a huge risk because they can counter sue and if ICM won, there would be real panic in the industry and easily picked up by mainstream media. Something you'd never want.

Anyway, Hustler would have the same success trying to sue godaddy. ICM's legal out is the sunrise period and Hustler, as mentioned, just riding the publicity.

This is an entirely different animal, .XXX an adult TLD.
you really think if the govt says eventually "all adult sites on .XXX" that some jerkoff with Hustler.XXX is going to to anything with it?
the point here is that ICM is going to either bow to the wishes of companies like Hustler and Manwin or they are going to get slaughtered in court on trademark infringement.

u-Bob · 07-13-2011, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GetSCORECash

I don't see them acting on what is best for the community but as posted on an earlier thread everyone is on their own when it comes to ICM.

If everyone acts for their own good and that is against the ICM, eventually the whole community will benefit.

Paul Markham · 07-13-2011, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GetSCORECash

Hustler and Manwin are not doing this to save $60 on a domain. I don't see them acting on what is best for the community but as posted on an earlier thread everyone is on their own when it comes to ICM.

Hi Erasmo.

What are Score doing, you're a big company. And you have an in house lawyer!!!

Caligari · 07-13-2011, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

Huster is riding the wave of Anti-XXX support to get people like you to now review their program. That's it.

been with Hustler for 10 years there Jesus, don't need to review shit

seeric · 07-13-2011, 08:23 AM

There are some very ignorant, uneducated, and incredibly unfounded statements in this thread.

GetSCORECash · 07-13-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Hi Erasmo.

What are Score doing, you're a big company. And you have an in house lawyer!!!

Hey Paul,

Not sending out a press release.

DaddyHalbucks · 07-13-2011, 10:02 AM

Go Larry!

iamtam · 07-13-2011, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caligari

The beauty of this is that if even 12 big companies step up and do the same that Manwin and Flynt are doing you suddenly have 12 big ass lawyers whittling away at the .XXX lawyers who are finite.

.XXX will simply not be able to sustain the battles, far too much legal $ over a period of time whereas the individual companies will continue to attack them with ease.

Now you might think that these companies just want their .XXX names protected, so they would be willing to let things slide if ICM said okay, we will not allow your domains to be sold and they make a deal.

But I believe that would establish precedent so once they acknowledge that they must protect those trademarks its all over because any companies will beat them again and again all the way down to the last trademarked domain name and ICM will lose untold millions upon millions of dollars.

at net $70 or so per domain registered, they will have a lot of money to fight legal battles for the forseeable future.

Herd · 07-13-2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamtam

at net $70 or so per domain registered, they will have a lot of money to fight legal battles for the forseeable future.

All the more reason not to purchase them.

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Fabien Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,787	Cool. I really fear the .xxx Anything CLOSE to "gettoising" porn is bad So each shot in the balls they get, the better i feel

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Herd Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 101	First with Manwin, now with Hustler. These are some of the biggest players not on board with .XXX. Wheres the sponsored community? Mr Flynt used to live and breath for these "silencing of speech" fights. Most importantly the man has the fucking money to defend itself from these parasitic leeches. Ofcourse, who knows whats really going on behind the scenes. But hopefully, some of the bigger companies will not give into the .XXX lobby. At least so far, it looks like their not.

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TheDA Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,665	Quite right too. I'm not so sure it is as 'fucking sweet' as some people think it is. I get the impression that people think this is showing some kind of lack of support for .xxx, when in reality it is not. It doesn't mean anything of the sort. Last edited by TheDA; 07-13-2011 at 04:36 AM..

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TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	99.9% of our industry doesn't own a trademark on shit. Reality is, they don't have to worry about much... even if someone registered the domains, it's not like you're going to win against the registrar that takes it down. If you jumped in and sued the registrar, it wouldn't make it to court, if you forced it, you would lose like everyone else - assuming they do respond. This isn't rocket science... Flint is doing his marketing thing, that's it, even with his trademarks, the threat is weak. __________________ ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825 It's all disambiguation

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