British Company owned tube site getting sued for $2.7mill

[JT]

GayForIt, ItsAllGay and JerkYourTube are named in the $2.7 million lawsuit filed Aug. 11 against British company GLBT Ltd.

http://avn.com/gay/articles/31765.html

Some interesting bits

"Itargeted at a USA audience, so we have no issues with jurisdiction and getting them into USA courts,

engaged in unfair business practices under the laws of the state of California because the site does not adhere to the labeling requirements outlined in 18 USC §2257.

According to Webb, charging for access to the videos submitted by other users sets GLBT Ltd.'s websites apart from most other so-called "tube sites" - and Webb said Titan counsel Gill Sperlein believes the distinction disqualifies GLBT Ltd. from protection under ISP safe-harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

[rooty]

Close all tube sites FTW!

[REBEL]

So the first yanks try it on over international companies not having to adhere to 2257. (Interesting that it's about that and not stolen content).

Of course their courts will back them up. All it will do is mean us internationals move off of US servers into the international market. They lose out.

[JT]

So the first yanks try it on over international companies not having to adhere to 2257. (Interesting that it's about that and not stolen content).

Of course their courts will back them up. All it will do is mean us internationals move off of US servers into the international market. They lose out.


Be interesting to see if anyone does anything about the yank sites breaking the law by not charging VAT.

Transatlantic agreement is very clear that they should be collecting VAT in the EU

http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/2003/25471.htm

On July 1st of this year, the EU began requiring non-EU companies to collect VAT taxes on digitally downloadable retail products sold over the Internet to European customers. The new EU directive raises potential national treatment concerns on our end, since it could require U.S. companies to collect VAT taxes at differing rates than their EU-based competitors in some cases. It could also impose comparatively higher administrative costs on U.S. businesses. We also felt that the EU passed the new rules prematurely and differing implementation at member state level created uncertainty and confusion for U.S. businesses. Unfortunately, to date the EU has not been able to re-open the difficult internal compromise that produced this VAT tax regime. However, some large firms, including AOL, have successfully adapted to the new tax by strategic relocations of their European headquarters. It is more uncertain how the tax will impact small U.S. enterprises.

[spann0]

wow sounds like they realy fucked up by charging for access
this could be important because the amount of money tube sites make it would not surprise me if they end up trying to turn into subscription sites instead of free

[spann0]

Be interesting to see if anyone does anything about the yank sites breaking the law by not charging VAT.

Transatlantic agreement is very clear that they should be collecting VAT in the EU

http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/2003/25471.htm

maybe I could go and try to collect on behalf of the eu? :o)

[-HF]

Close all tube sites FTW!

clueless wanker.

[rooty]

clueless wanker.
the comment is not related to the story... just imagine if they all fuck off and die :)

[-HF]

the comment is not related to the story... just imagine if they all fuck off and die :)

stop digging before you cannot get out anymore.

[rooty]

stop digging before you cannot get out anymore.
right.