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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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.