XBIZ REPORTS: Mr. Skin Responds to XPays Complaint

[XBizSu]

CHICAGO ? SK Intertainment, the parent company of celebrity flesh site MrSkin.com, has fired back in response to a lawsuit filed by XPays in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Monday, alleging copyright and trademark infringement surrounding the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape.

To read the enire story visit: http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=17179

[After Shock Media]

Or we could read it here posted by them awhile ago.

[Adult Warden]

Teaser...only showing a sniplet :-P

[XPays]

Our claims are crystal clear in the complaint and I will now direct those who have not read the complaint to click the following link and inspect it:

XPaysComplaint.pdf

[xNetworx]

Hope everything gets sorted out

[Brujah]

We just need about 12 more of these threads. I'll make one in a few hours.. I need coffee first.

[D-Money]

Originally Posted by XPays

Our claims are crystal clear in the complaint and I will now direct those who have not read the complaint to click the following link and inspect it:

XPaysComplaint.pdf

I've read this post somewhere before.

[XBizSu]

Originally Posted by Adult Warden

Teaser...only showing a sniplet :-P

Here's the entire story:

CHICAGO ? SK Intertainment, the parent company of celebrity flesh site MrSkin.com, has fired back in response to a lawsuit filed by XPays in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Monday, alleging copyright and trademark infringement surrounding the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape.

SK Intertainment Vice President of Marketing Derek Meklir denied any wrongdoing on the company?s part with respect to allegations made by XPays in the lawsuit.

?SK Intertainment has developed an uncompromised reputation for adhering to the strictest ethical standards and business practices,? Meklir said. ?We have reviewed the complaint and find it to be without merit. We intend to defend our position vigorously and are confident that we will prevail.?

XPays claims to hold the right to enforce any aspect of the Hilton video that passes over a network connection ? a deal the company penned when the tape featuring a sexual tryst between Hilton and then-boyfriend Rick Salomon first surfaced online.

Other defendants named in the suit include CelebrityCash parent company ICG Entertainment, CelebsUnzipped parent Tarasant, FreeCelebrityMovieArchive parent Adult Profit, PaparazziFilth.com parent Web Traffic Inc. and Verotel Merchant Services, the billing company for CelebsUnzipped.

XPays is seeking permanent injunctive relief and more than $1 million in damages.

According to court papers, the defendants allegedly took images and derivative works from the Hilton video and used them in tours and on their sites, resulting in the dilution of exclusive content and unfair competition. Additional charges include violations of the Latham Act, fraudulent business practices, false advertising and libel.

The term ?Hotel Heiress? is trademarked by XPays, as well as all derivative works from the video and the box cover.

[XPays]

Originally Posted by D-Money

I've read this post somewhere before.

did you see the movie groundhog's day with bill murry?

[Adult Warden]

Originally Posted by XPays

did you see the movie groundhog's day with bill murry?

ICQ Me please

[Mr.Right - Banned For Life]

Originally Posted by XPays

did you see the movie groundhog's day with bill murry?

[squishypimp]

oh noooooo! this could be drama!

I haven't visited Mr. Skin in a while, but I know they used to post all those nude movie clips from mainstream movies, and they seemed to get away with it. Just wondering why this is any different, since I believe they used to basically claim fair use since they were reporting on celebrity news, etc.

[RogerV]

this is going to be interesting

[Far-L]

Originally Posted by XPays

Our claims are crystal clear in the complaint and I will now direct those who have not read the complaint to click the following link and inspect it:

XPaysComplaint.pdf

Lawsuits are not fun and the last thing you want to spend a hard earned dollar for. I know from being in copyright suits myself, for better or worse, some things are worth fighting for. May it all be resolved way before trial for everyone's sake.