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Judge Sides With Playboy Over Suit Against Japanese Partners
A federal judge gave Playboy the green light to continue its lawsuit against two foreign companies, which were licensed to sell Playboy-branded products in Japan.
Judge Stops KY Anti-Porn Group from Sponsoring License Plate Bid
An anti-porn group trying to raise money for its cause by sponsoring a license plate motto was shot down by a Franklin Circuit Court judge.
Judge Rules Both Flynt Brothers Can Use Hustler Store Name
A federal judge ruled this week that Larry Flynt and Jimmy Flynt can use the Hustler name on both of their competing downtown stores, at least until a broader partnership dispute between the brothers is resolved.
Judge OKs Corbin Fisher’s Discovery Motion Against Pirates
Adult content studio Corbin Fisher has been given the green light to identify 59 John Does who allegedly pirated the company’s content.
Bankruptcy Judge Confirms COLT's Chapter 11 Plan
COLT Studio Group's Chapter 11 plan was confirmed by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
U.S. Judge Blocks Porn BitTorrent Suits Filed in W. Va.
A federal judge has quashed thousands of subpoenas that were requested in seven porn BitTorrent suits, ruling that the cases improperly join mass defendants together.
Judge Won't Toss Private's Suit Against XonDemand
A federal judge today denied XonDemand's motion for summary judgment in a case brought on by Private Media Group.
SEC Can Keep IDs of Porn-Viewing Workers Private, Judge Rules
The Security and Exchange Commission doesn’t have to disclose the identity of those workers who were found in a government report to have been looking at porn sites while at work, a federal judge ruled.
Private Media Group Violated Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Judge Says
A Las Vegas judge has issued a restraining order against the adult studio.
U.S. Judge Signals RedTubes.us Domain Transfer
Operators of RedTube.com have been given tentative approval by a federal judge to direct an Internet service provider to transfer registration for dating site RedTubes.us to its parent company, Bright Imperial Ltd.
Mass. Judge Rules in Favor of Free-Speech Advocates
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction this week against a new Massachusetts law aimed at protecting children from online sexual predators by banning anything that may be considered "harmful to minors,” including adult material.
Judge Orders Private Media to Provide Daily Cash Reports
A Las Vegas judge has granted two motions filed by former Private Media Group CEO Ilan Bunimovitz and several Private shareholders but denied a third.
Meta Interfaces Asks Judge to Dismiss Private's $30M Suit
Meta Interfaces, defending itself over a $30 million copyright suit waged by Private Media Group, says it paid a flat license fee of $106,000 for the same Private content now being litigated in an infringement claim.
Judge Squashes Tila Tequila's Sex-Tape Injunction
A Superior Court judge has denied Tila Tequila’s request for an injunction against ex-boyfriend, Francis Ten, aka Francis Falls, attorney Keith Davidson and sex tape broker Kevin Blatt, according to sources close to the case.
Judge Rules Acacia Patent Claims Are Invalid
A federal appeals court this week affirmed a lower court’s ruling that all of Acacia’s asserted patent claims, over rights to send compressed audio and video signals over a network, are invalid.
Judge Sides With Private Media Investor, Denies Motion
A Las Vegas judge handed a group of Private Media Group investors a victory today, denying Private’s motion to keep Consipio, a Private investor, from exercising its voting rights in an upcoming shareholders meeting.
Judge Orders Joe Francis to Pay Nearly $36,000 in Fees
Superior Court Judge Mark Mooney has ordered Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis to pay $35, 905.50 in attorneys fees to Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole in their defamation lawsuit stemming from a fight at a West Hollywood, Calif., nightclub last year.
Judge to Decide Damage Award in TVX Suit
Attorneys for U.K. resident Lara Coton filed a post-trial memorandum outlining damage calculations in her case against Texas-based TVX Inc. and its president, Bob Burge.
Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Private
A judge has given the green light to former Private Media Group CEO Ilan Bunimovitz and two large investors in their quest to restrain Private from conducting a wide range of business activities, XBIZ learned Saturday.
Political Condom Vendors Not Protected by 1st Amendment, Judge Rules
Two street vendors selling politically stirring condoms cannot claim the 1st Amendment as a defense, a Manhattan judge has ruled.