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Licensee is NOT licensed to rent, lease, transfer, network, reprise display, or distribute the materials, except as specifically provided above.

You may not knowingly allow other websites to use the product, either by renting it's usage on your site, or by allowing them to link to your website. Exception: Thumbnail & Movie postings, as provided above.

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Small URL's may be added to the images for the purposes of promotion.

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"Cropping" of the material is allowed.

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Adjusting/Altering color, gamma, attributes is allowed.

You may rename files.

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Licensee will pay a one-time lifetime fee specified on the purchase invoice. This license allows Licensee to use the Product on up to twenty (20) domains owned and operated by Licensee. All websites that this material is used on must show the Licensee's name on it within the publically accessable InterNIC (or other registration agency) records.

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Any modifications not specifically listed in this document are not granted without express written permission of Licensor.

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This agreement shall be binding on any successors of the parties. Licensee does not have the right to assign it's interests in this agreement to any other party, unless the prior written consent of Licensor is obtained and an administration fee of $50.00 is paid.

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This agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written. This agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties.

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If any provision of this agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but thatby limiting such provision it would become valid or enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.

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The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this agreement.

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This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America. Licensee holds Licensor and Broker harmless for any legal issues related to the distribution of the material as it relates to community standards and adult entertainment laws as set forth in any city/county, state or country of Licensee and their websites. Licensor does not warrant this material to be acceptable in your community, and Licensee assumes full responsibility for determining what images are suitable for distribution. Licensor warrants the images are fully copyrighted, and this license warrants these images free of intellectual property violations only. These images are in compliance with the 18 USC 2257 US Federal Law, and any inquiries made under this law must be directed to Licensor.


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First of all Joe states:

warranted to be fully owned, or legally licensed for resale,

So, Joe establishes that to sell this content it is either his or licensed for resale...

In the website usage he states:

"In accordance with this agreement, Licensor grants Licensee a non-exclusive website license to use the product(s) on their website(s). "

"Licensee agrees not to sell or distribute the images via any physical method (such as diskette, CD-ROM, paper printing, or any other technology not specifically named in this document) without additional written permission and payment of fees. "

Thereby establishing that a purchaser of his content does NOT have resale rights unless explicitly stated in writing and that there is a definite distinction between USAGE and RESALE.

he then goes on to state explicitly what the usage rights are...

Eric.. you need one of them from Joe saying you have RESALE rights... Where is it ?

SoBe how's that acceptance speech coming along?

Only one hour until polling closes
and you're still ahead :thumbsup

See sig:

the fact is, your former customers (me included) are wondering if we should take down any content bought from you in the past, and not use any in the future.

i'm sitting on 8 or 9 of your scenes, and have 15 others out on the web. WTF?

we need solid answers, not some bullshit spin on a message board. again, WTF?

Ya know Erik you scumbag, you know dam well you agreed to a cap of $40. My mistake is I didnt get it in writing so I guess im fucked.

And I did try and settle this Dean Capture. Sobe said to me

I need a copy of a tape i bought from you. I will pay the money you want if you Fed Ex it to me. He went as far as making an out of court settlement so to speak:
http://www.amacontent.com/pics/sobe.jpg



Its a shit little contract, but it was an agreement . So i copied tape and fed exed it to him next day . After he recieved the tape, he ICQ me and said he decided not to live up to his agreement.
GEE what a surprise.

BTW Erik, do you have permission to use music in your videos. Thats music copyright violation right there. Hmm ripping off the music companies too. Seems like guy tryin to get his money back from you because he cant use the videos with music in it and you dont respond. You are a little prick arent you

.

Farley,

I have all I need from Joe and I posted them here. You have been going out of your way to trash me. You follow me from board to board. You threaten me. You constantly bother me like a pesky mosquito.

Do you have nothing better to do? It is obvious that MR. Joe sold content to SoBeGirl, SoBeGirl sells content and that is why SoBeGirl bought the content from Joe so that it could be resold. SoBeGirl sells content inexpensively and everyone knows that. You keep saying where is the contract where is the contract, Ask Joe where is the contract proving I don?t have rights to sell.

I say I have proof. You say I don't Do you have anything else constructive to say or are you going to continue to drool and babble like you always do
?

You claim to have spent $20,000 acquiring this content, yet you don't even have a piece of paper giving you the rights to resell it. LMAO you are one slick businessman, aren't you?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

The first thing a judge would want to see is the license, that is the contract...

Joe has his license available on the site prior to purchase...

Joes license also states that the purchaser does not have resale rights unless explicity put into writing...

His license also states very clearly:

"Licensee is NOT licensed to rent, lease, transfer, network, reprise display, or distribute the materials, except as specifically provided above."

and:

"9- Entire Agreement.

This agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written. This agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties. "

and:

"11- Waiver of Contractual Right.

The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this agreement. "

That is what the judge will see..... and of course you standing there sputtering about saying...but but but but but...

and you will be fucked...

Erik... settle up with Joe... You will lose in court imho...

I rest my case and am out of here for the night....

peace

btw... Eric, congrats in advance on winning the esteemed first annual SOBE award... Couldn't happen to a nicer guy




:thumbsup

What's this about the copyrighted music in the videos? I am actually interested in purchasing the Sobe line at these prices, but need clarification on this issue.

Does Sobe content contain music copyrighted by artists that have not licensed that right to Sobe? Or is it royalty free music?

See ya in court SOBE. I hope you have permission to use that music in your videos or that will cost ya too.

Voting closes in 40 minutes.

Bumps would be appreciated :glugglug

See sig:

You're stuck.

If you say there was no verbal agreement to sell at a minimum of $40/set, you have zero proof you can even resell that stuff at all.

If you admit to the only proof that you have the right to resell, you have to admit you broke the floor price agreement and damaged Joe's business as a result of it.

Nice job.

Well, I guess I am not quite out of here.....

I will ignore the insults and get right to the point....

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.....

you should just be glad that Joe is a nice guy, because if it was me, I would take your little pissant ass to the cleaners.....

You want a contract to prove you can't sell ??? You haven't read many copyright laws have you ?? The artist (in this case the producer/photographer) retains all and any rights to his original creations unless explicitly spelled out... always...

Sobe...When you buy content to resell...You don't decide what is bullshit and what isn't...You say he told you there was a cap on the price...You thought it was bullshit and sold it as you wanted anyways...

People who bought the content and worried about taking it down? Ama I believe said in another post that he is not yanking your licenses because you didn't know...But I think he wants to get in touch with everyone to give you a legal license...

If I read it right...Correct me if I am wrong ama

Jon

Yup...

And anyways..Like you said besides any point of any agreements...Sobe has admited he does not have any reseller agreement with ama...

Remember...Anythiing you say in here can be used agaisnt you in court...Your admitted you had no license for resell...

Jon

I have proof to resell at any price I want.

There is no copy write music in my video. Joe is just starting shit to get me some headaches and hurt a competitor.

If ever you find copy write music in any video, like a radio gets picked up in the background or a TV is on, just let me know and I will let you change out the set.

Joe is the one with music in his videos. I have rejected several of his vids for this reason alone.

And FatPad and Farley = I respect your opinions but they are wrong.

Joe, I am always willing to work this out with you. Extortion, lying and slander will not make me cooperate.

What are you talking about? Music producers know SoBeGirl makes porn videos, so it would be obvious to a court that if the music company sells SoBe a CD he will be using that music in his porn videos. Besides, the music producers have no signed contract with Sobe proving that it is illegal for him to use this music. Thus SoBeGirl is A-OK with the music :thumbsup

what`s to learn from this thread kids? ALWAYS have a bullet proof contract on ALL your transactions :)

Any judge is going to look at the fact that Sobe has been selling this content for some time with Joe's clear knowledge, and that there was no dispute until the price was slammed into the ground. He will not need any documentation to prove he has a license to resell.

But if there is copyrighted music in those videos, he (and much worse, the webmasters who have purchased the content) stand to get a good fucking....

Sobe, was is the real deal? I want to buy but wouldn't touch anything with copyrighted music in it with a ten foot pole.

SoBeGirl phoned EMI, they have reached a settlement...

No need to worry :Graucho

LOLOLOLOLOLOL...

Eric...sobitemyassholeandsuckalongtimeboy.....

You are the one that took this to the boards.. On Oprano....

Mike baited you and you came in and gave your long ass song and dance... I nailed you there for it and that is why I came over here today, to nail you again...

Joe wasn't gonna say a fucking thing... He in fact stated that he wasn't going to bash in public.....

Once we directed him to what you were saying on another board, he finally, after much prompting told his side....

So any crap that comes from this was your own doing....

Joe seems like a damn nice guy that just wants a fucking even break... You seem like a little brat of a kid that deserves to have whatever business you have yanked right out from under you....

Of the two of you, if I was to do business, it would be Joe over your ass any fucking day of the week....

actually, you are wrong.

if let`s say SONY has a contract stating that everyone who buy their CD`s are not to be copied...
but Joe Blow goes there and buys, on a personnal deal, 1 of each ... BUT all that Joe Blow does in his company is copy CDS....


Do you think the Judge will say : "Oh, well, Sony should have known JOE Blow copies Cd`s because this is all they do."

NO... it doesn`t work this way... they go for whatever contract is in WRITTEN, which supersedes any prior or further ORAL contract... as its a tangible proof, and not a I said this, you said that...


it`s always easier to keep your head high and settle your issues like business man and come to an agreement... going to court will cost you both, instead of making you both money.

Quiet, you've got mail.

edit: Damn, am in Montreal, don`t have my address book... I sent the mail to your member`s site address, not the other one...
will send it tomorrow when the guys get in the office if you don`t get it...

Actually, I'm not wrong, and your analogy made no sense whatsoever....but thanks for playing.

so ya'll agreed to give handjobs then?

I agree that analogy wasn`t the best, butI trully believe that a judge will go towards tangible facts rather than hearsay...


But you know what, I don't have a law degree, or I don't have any experience with such contracts... I can only speak from my personal experience and what I had to deal with in the past...

So I'll leave it at that and let those who have the knowledge discuss about it... and you quite possibly know more than I do...

Once in a while ya gotta admit you can`t know it all heh.

Phil

So ... Joe and Sobe were going to work it out like business men that they are until prompted to bash it out on the boards by you?


I think a simple phone call would settle all this because both Joe and Sobe are great people and run good businesses and don;t need all this on the boards.

thats my :2 cents:

Hey Mag.....go get 'em tiger....lol

I dont know about you, but I know it all

one thing for sure is I know about yo mama !

I always give her some :2 cents: and it`s definately :thumbsup :thumbsup

LOL

and we always provide an invoice

:thumbsup

Unfortunately for your theory, the very tangible and clearly obvious fact is that Joe has known about Sobe selling the content for some time and has made several posts indicating the problem was a verbal agreement not to sell them for less than $40 a set....not that he has no right to sell them at all.

At $5 a set, how much money can be involved here? Doesn't sound like enough to make ANY hassles worth it...

Is there anyone that can confirm or deny the story of copyrighted music in Sobe videos?

I haven't received mine yet....lol

Is it just me, or is anyone thinking this.

If this ends up in court, anything posted by either party here or anywhere else on the web can and will be used. I am pretty sure, if this ends up in court, lawyer(s) will be pretty upset so much has been openly said.

If you know you might get sued, keep everything private.

Or am I just being a stupid fuck again?

Erik, we had a deal, you sent me a signed contract. Then when you got your tape in Fed Ex, you reniged on your deal.

Once again i say, what a surprise.

Ill make you one more offer to settle this. ICQ me if interested.

I wasn`t aware of all the board evidence, haven`t followed it :)

good point..

as for copyrighted stuff, we were gonna order the whole list of sets, and had to back out... I asked for the copyrighted stuff, and was told to go myself through all the content samples he had and choose the ones without music... so we didnt end up ordering anything... a shame, good content IMHO

As far as I know, Joe has never denied that he gave SoBe the rights to resell, regardless of whether or not there was a written agreement.

Joe has also admitted he doesn't have a written agreen to a minimum price for the videos, saying he only had a verbal agreement. SoBe denies this agreement.

So as it stands, both agree SoBe has the rights to resell. And only one believes there was an agreement as to the minimum sale price, but he admits he has no proof of said agreement.

Congratulation SoBe! You are the winner of The First Annual SoBe Awards. Your peers have judged you to be GFY's most unethical member. If you would be kind enough to make your way to the SoBe Awards thread (see sig), it is time for you to make your acceptance speech. Don't be shy, your audience is waiting.

:GFYBand

Good Lord....

Okay, thanks, Mag....that tells me what I need to know...

Webmasters....be afraid..

No the moral of the story is do business with people you know and trust, not just people who are "Cool" on boards. And GET A PROPERLY WORDED CONTRACT.

We buy and sell and our buying in contract states.

Quote:

Non-Exclusive Internet Resale Contract Between BANAPRO s.r.o. PAUL MARKHAM JULIANOVSKE NAM2 636 00, CZECH REP. Phone; +420 603 298 001 The Seller (Enter name and address) Dated Paul Markham buys the following (image sets) under the following terms and conditions. List sets & number of Images Set No. Models Name Number of images Total number of images Sets of images are purchased with full Internet resale rights. This license is non-exclusive and (Enter name) as the owner of the images can sell the license again as he wishes. The license is for the resale of the images, by Banapro s.r.o. to their Internet clients. For these sales there is no further payment expected. This has been paid for in full & verified by the purchaser to be of an acceptable quality. Banapro have the right to resell the images in any way they see fit on the Internet. Should Banapro, s.r.o. sell any images to magazines they will pay (Enter name) 50% of the money received from the magazines on receipt of the payment to Banapro. Banapro, s.r.o. holds two legal photo documents for proof of identity and age, plus a legal model release. I have fully read and understand this document. Acknowledged and Agreed Paul Markham Date I have the legal authority to enter into this agreement Acknowledged and Agreed Date

We alter it to fit any individual contract situation. Probably would not hold up in a court of law, but who is going to court over some like this?

When was sobe ever consider 'cool' on the boards? You admit your contract won't hold up in court? Then it's as useless as anything else. LOL

A piece of advise.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY VIDEOS ON YOUR SITE WITH MAINSTREAM COPYRIGHT MUSIC ON YOU COULD BE IN TROUBLE. FEW MAINSTREAM COMPANIES ARE HAPPY TO SEE THERE USED AS A BACKGROUND TO PORN, THEY SUE.

Had dealings with the company that protects musicians rights many years ago. Big company, many lawyers.

Producers, there is plenty of copyright free music out there go buy it. Buyers, if you hear the Rolling Stones in the background on a porn video assume Mick Jagger did not sign a license. :)

Alex is coming!


Charly very good point.

I never said Sobe was considered cool, that was your conclusion. I was advising newbies to buy from people who know how to run their business and not guys they find on a board and appear cool.

Might not hold up in court, if the guy on the other side has a good attorney, but it states how we intend to do business. If someone disputed it I would pull down the content immediately or put it back to the right price. Not going to soil my business reputation over a few thousand dollars worth of content.

Yeah I guess you have him there.

Now if only you had some cashed check stubs paying him for resale roylaties or whatever - you'd be golden. At least that would establish there was a verbal agreement for resale.

But I don't think the asumption that "I am sobegirl - why would I buy content for website use?" would fly for a second in a courtroom. Maybe AMA (or any content provider for that matter) has content that you yourself can not produce, or a different region of models or something... but just to say "I have my own content business -- it should be implied that I will resell this content" -- dunno man.


Here's a bad analogy of your logic here ---

let's say you own Dodge (the whole company, not just the neon :)), but you buy a few different Mercedes models from Mercedes - at current market prices.

Does this give you manufacture rights to those Mercedes models?... just because Mercedes knew you owned another auto manufacturer company & sold them to you anyway?

Psycho writes:
Joe has also admitted he doesn't have a written agreen to a minimum price for the videos, saying he only had a verbal agreement. SoBe denies this agreement.

I say:
if SOBE DENYS AGREEMENT< WHY DID HE SEND ME AN OFFER CONTRACT THAT HE SIGNED TO MAK EME HAPPY.

http://www.amacontent.com/pics/sobe.jpg

http://www.amacontent.com/pics/sobe.jpg


beautiful.. its all settled then :thumbsup

Thread closed?

:1orglaugh (yeah right)

Hmm what about the royalties or percentage of the sales? No mention of that there.

Ah I see... I guess this is just an amendment to the verbal resale agreement that did, then didn't, then maybe did, now did exist after all? :glugglug

Problem is, SOBE sent me this agreement, then broke the agreement 24 hrs later when he got the tape he needed from me.

Agreements mean nothing to SoBe, he has proved that time and time again. Are you really going to sue him?

The problem with your analogy is Mercedes owns Dodge - Chrysler is now Daimler Chrysler, as in Daimler Benz, the parent company of Mercedes Benz. The new Crossfire, to name just one cross-company platform, is coming out full of Mercedes parts in it