Jason Tucker Sues Falcon Foto

gonzo · 01-20-2007

LAS VEGAS - Alleging statutory damages of more than $100 million, Falcon Foto attorney Robert Apgood served representatives of Guerilla Traffic with a federal lawsuit in their booth on the Internext show floor Wednesday morning.

Filed Jan. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the suit claims Guerilla Traffic parent company Centurion Ltd. infringed Falcon Foto’s copyright on more than 700 images that have appeared on more than 300 Web pages during the past year, at least.

“Centurion remains liable under the law for $150,000 per image plus attorney fees and court costs,” said Apgood. “The statutory damages in this case could be in excess of $100 million.”

According to Falcon Foto President Jason Tucker, representatives of both companies have been discussing the situation for more than a year. Negotiations recently reached an impasse when “George [Giordano of Centurion] told me, ‘Fuck you. Sue me. It’ll be great publicity,’” Tucker said.

“Some say that members of the adult industry should not sue each other,” Apgood observed wryly. “Wrong. They should not steal from each other.”
Giordano admitted being “in shock” after he was served with the lawsuit. “Desperate people often do desperate things,” he told AVNOnline.com. “When people start suing, they’re desperate.”

According to court documents, Centurion is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company has 20 days to respond to the suit.

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Tucker · 01-20-2007

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Originally Posted by gonzo

LAS VEGAS - Alleging statutory damages of more than $100 million, Falcon Foto attorney Robert Apgood served representatives of Guerilla Traffic with a federal lawsuit in their booth on the Internext show floor Wednesday morning.

Filed Jan. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the suit claims Guerilla Traffic parent company Centurion Ltd. infringed Falcon Foto’s copyright on more than 700 images that have appeared on more than 300 Web pages during the past year, at least.

“Centurion remains liable under the law for $150,000 per image plus attorney fees and court costs,” said Apgood. “The statutory damages in this case could be in excess of $100 million.”

According to Falcon Foto President Jason Tucker, representatives of both companies have been discussing the situation for more than a year. Negotiations recently reached an impasse when “George [Giordano of Centurion] told me, ‘Fuck you. Sue me. It’ll be great publicity,’” Tucker said.

“Some say that members of the adult industry should not sue each other,” Apgood observed wryly. “Wrong. They should not steal from each other.”
Giordano admitted being “in shock” after he was served with the lawsuit. “Desperate people often do desperate things,” he told AVNOnline.com. “When people start suing, they’re desperate.”

According to court documents, Centurion is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company has 20 days to respond to the suit.

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Gonzo I am not sure if you are trying to be funny but the header of this thread is ALL WRONG.

Falcon, of which I am an owner is suing Centurion.
Falcon, will be suing many more in 2007.
Pirates and theives need to go.
Read the article you used as a source.

lastly - missed you at Internext.

gonzo · 01-20-2007

I shouldnt post when Im half asleep.

Corrected.

TheEnforcer · 01-20-2007

I'd be interested in how the $100 million figure was arrived at.

softball · 01-20-2007

Jason Tucker screwed us big time on a wmv service.

Tucker · 01-20-2007

Rhetorical - That was a result of a issues among the partners. People suffered as a result of that and for that I am sorry. Things occured that were absolutely beyond my control.

TheEnforcer - In the US, statutory damages for willful infringement can range from between 30K - 150K. If you take the number of images, instances and webpages, the numbers work out.

Gonzo - Thank you :-)

As I have shared on other boards, we have to make some tough calls and I will always make an effort to settle with any person or company before proceeding with legal action. With no other recourse in this case, we filed. George and I had been talking for over a year about this. This is not personal; its business. I like George.

US Copyright Law can be read here: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#501

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gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Jason Tucker Sues Guerilla Traffic LAS VEGAS - Alleging statutory damages of more than $100 million, Falcon Foto attorney Robert Apgood served representatives of Guerilla Traffic with a federal lawsuit in their booth on the Internext show floor Wednesday morning. Filed Jan. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the suit claims Guerilla Traffic parent company Centurion Ltd. infringed Falcon Foto’s copyright on more than 700 images that have appeared on more than 300 Web pages during the past year, at least. “Centurion remains liable under the law for $150,000 per image plus attorney fees and court costs,” said Apgood. “The statutory damages in this case could be in excess of $100 million.” According to Falcon Foto President Jason Tucker, representatives of both companies have been discussing the situation for more than a year. Negotiations recently reached an impasse when “George [Giordano of Centurion] told me, ‘Fuck you. Sue me. It’ll be great publicity,’” Tucker said. “Some say that members of the adult industry should not sue each other,” Apgood observed wryly. “Wrong. They should not steal from each other.” Giordano admitted being “in shock” after he was served with the lawsuit. “Desperate people often do desperate things,” he told AVNOnline.com. “When people start suing, they’re desperate.” According to court documents, Centurion is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company has 20 days to respond to the suit. source __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale Last edited by gonzo; 01-20-2007 at 03:18 PM.

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gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Re: Jason Tucker Sues Falcon Foto I shouldnt post when Im half asleep. Corrected. __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale

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TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Re: Jason Tucker Sues Falcon Foto I'd be interested in how the $100 million figure was arrived at.

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Tucker Members Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11	Re: Jason Tucker Sues Falcon Foto Rhetorical - That was a result of a issues among the partners. People suffered as a result of that and for that I am sorry. Things occured that were absolutely beyond my control. TheEnforcer - In the US, statutory damages for willful infringement can range from between 30K - 150K. If you take the number of images, instances and webpages, the numbers work out. Gonzo - Thank you :-) As I have shared on other boards, we have to make some tough calls and I will always make an effort to settle with any person or company before proceeding with legal action. With no other recourse in this case, we filed. George and I had been talking for over a year about this. This is not personal; its business. I like George. US Copyright Law can be read here: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#501

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softball Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,165	Re: Jason Tucker Sues Falcon Foto Jason Tucker screwed us big time on a wmv service.