Sweet Entertainment wins in court - AGAIN!
 

http://sweetentertainment.com/legal/051806.pdf (quoted below)

PRESS RELEASE

To: ALL MEDIA
From: Sweet Entertainment Group
Date: 5/12/2006

Re: Steve Sweet Prosecution

Sweet Entertainment Group, Sweet Productions Inc. and Steve Sweet, will not be going to trial next month in Vancouver, British Columbia on charges of distributing films over the Internet in contravention of the British Columbia Motion Picture Act.

The British Columbia Film Classification Office (BC FCO) had taken the position that SEG fell under its purview and therefore had to have a license to distribute content over the Internet, and, in addition, to submit any content to the Commission for its review, rating and censorship. SEG balked at that idea and took the position it did not have to do so.

No doubt smarting from the acquittal of Mr. Sweet and SEG on obscenity charges, on June 16, 2004 the BC FCO decided to launch its own raid on Sweet?s studios. Assisted by the Vancouver Police Department FCO Inspectors seized computer discs and other corporate materials and then charged SEG, and Steve Sweet personally, for breaches of the Motion Picture Act; specifically for carrying on the business of an adult film retailer and distributor without being licensed to do so.

The Crown abandoned charges against Steve Sweet of obstructing a Film Classification Officer last month. Today Crown Counsel directed a stay of proceedings against all SEG corporate defendants and Mr. Sweet personally, bringing this latest prosecution to an end.

SEG would like to once again thank its legal counsel, Paul G. Kent-Snowsell, for the tremendous job he did in defending these charges and bring the case to a successful conclusion.

Max Sweet
Director of Operations
Sweet Entertainment Group of Companies

Congrats Steve and the Sweet crew!!!!!

Good news there.

Hope things are well steve, haven't seen you around in forever :)

very nice.. gotta love paul

Great news! Congrats!!

Right on Max.. good stuff!!!

Glad to see the police up here in Canada don't have vendettas.

Awesome! Good going guys!

Hey thanks alot guys. This has been a long time in the making and yes it had become a personal vendetta. The interesting legal implications are that the Film Board wanted jurisdiction over the internet as a distribution medium as if its vhs or dvds we're selling. They knew they didn't have a case and made a motion to dismiss.

Thanks again to Paul who is a killer in the court room :thumbsup

Nice, Steve and the Sweet team are good people


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Steve Sweet is a great man...dont let them get you down

Steve is a great man... same goes for Paul Kent-Snowsell...

Congrats. There's nothing more distracting then a legal case.

That is awesome news! Congrats guys!!

Another victory, you gotta hope that at some point they throw in the towel on bothering you guys and leave you alone. After all, how many times do you have to lose before you give up?

Matt

Good news Steve, glad this is now behind you!

Regards,

Mike B

Outstanding, you guys are just making it better and safer for everyone in this Biz in BC.
Congrats and thanks to Sweet and thier team.

I agree. It's time the Maple Leafs moved their hockey franchise.

Congrats on the dismissal! They never had a leg to stand on in the first place!

Congrats on the Victory:thumbsup

Congrats to the Sweet crew! Nice work!

How about a move to Winnipeg? LOL

Pass on good words of congrats for me Max. :thumbsup

drink up mate, a good day to celebrate!

:smokin

That is some awesome news.

Long live the Paul Kent Snowsell aka the IceMan

great news..

Hahaha... the ICEMAN!!! Yea... that'd be him!

Thanks to the Sweet org...

If that had passed, all provinces would have been under that rule ...

I didn't even know you had that on your plate ... after the obscenety charges...

Yeah this second raid with the Film Board happened just a few months after the obscenity one with the VPD. We haven't been discussing it because its just been mired in the courts for a couple of years now. Its over now so we can actually talk about it :thumbsup

congrats and considering what a veteran team you have there, it is no surprise that your efforts paid off :thumbsup

SEG are for sure one of the pioneers of the adult internet... and still are leading the way!

That is awesome and congrats

congrats max.. no wonder you were busy heh

....congratz!

Any of ya ever had a moment and sit with Steve Sweet?

When I met him, he was everything I expected. Straight up, to the point and for certain a man that knows how to make buck with all the checks in place in this biz.

Congrats SEG and staff:)!

One of the nets most under appreciated programs...
SEG has helped us all in the past and to this day.

Someday ask em about his first run in with the law, its a great story!

http://www.sweetmoney.com

You go now!!!!!!

absolutely beautiful news max, i hope most here realize just how important this and other wins are to our industry... congrats friend, keep up the good work..!

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Way to go

Great news guys, congrats to the entire Sweet Staff on the victory. Cheers to Paul!!!

That's terrific!

Hahaha.. I know the story you mean. Steve is actually full of these kinds of stories. (just his airport security and customs stories alone could fill a book!) He's been a rebel and iconoclast from the very beginning and I respect him immensely for that. That's the main reason I've been working for him for 6 years already :thumbsup

Thanks again to everyone for their support!

Bump for GOOD news!

Good news indeed,congrats