http://www.adultdvdtalk.com/keeptalkalive.asp
Since 1999, AdultDVDTalk.com (ADT) has provided a space for fans,
performers, directors, retailers and industry insiders to connect.
Between movie reviews, interviews and forum discussion, the volunteer
efforts of thousands in the community, ADT has become an indispensable
resource. Unfortunately, one opportunistic lawsuit threatens the hard
work that so many people have put into ADT.
Copyright Trolls are suing AdultDVDTalk for $2.4million and to shut down
the website over eight images of celebrities posted in the forum. They
did not ask us to remove the images. They did not contact us before
filing a lawsuit*. We're a husband/wife team who run ADT out of our home
part-time. We can't afford to fight this lawsuit and keep AdultDVDTalk
alive without your help.
How you can help:
1. Donate to the AdultDVDTalk Legal Defense Fund
Claim a Perk on the fundraising site to be a All-Star MemberAll-Star
Member in the forum.
2. Tweet the donation page, tag @TheAdultDVDTalk and use the hashtag
#KeepTalkAlive
3. Sponsor AdultDVDTalk - please email steph@adultdvdtalk.com for
advertising options
As a community we have always championed paying for porn, taking a
hardline stance against piracy. We respect the work that artists put
into their productions. This lawsuit is not about respecting copyrights.
It's about an exploitative, bullying scheme to use the copyright system
to target and seek money from individuals and small businesses who can
ill afford to mount a legal defense. Please don't let them destroy over
fifteen years of hard work, conversations, and friendships.
Thank you,
Steph and Drew
*The Copyright Trolls initially named BushDVD as the owner of
AdultdVDTalk.com in the lawsuit. After six months and many thousands of
dollars in legal fees the Trolls finally accepted that BushDVD does not
own AdultdVDTalk.com (because a whois query is apparently too much
effort for a law firm.)
I think I speak for many when I say that ADT is a rare community. ADT is
family. It is also a site of education and the sharing of rare
knowledge. I am constantly amazed by the richness of content posted to
ADT on a regular basis. Porn stars and industry insiders school us on
the realities of the adult workplace, demystifying the adult industry
and chatting with us about our favourite scenes and films. Like-minded
fans have pointed me toward XXX gems I never would have discovered
otherwise, and I routinely witness others making similar discoveries.
Scholars, myself included, have drawn from the thousands of intelligent,
entirely volunteer-based interviews, discussions, and reviews on ADT,
developing work that has been published by academic presses and
mainstream websites. And, so far, we have enjoyed this space entirely
for free.
The loss of such a vital educational, social, and promotional space for
those who champion adult media cannot be overstated. It's time to pay it
forward. If you, like I, have benefited from ADT over the years,
contribute whatever you can to keep talk alive.
Gore Gore Girl
Senior Member since January 2009
Please join us in the forum for further discussion.
I have visited ADT each and every day for over 12 years and haven't
handed over so much as a dime.
Now things are different.
Predators want to squeeze the livelihood of Steph and Drew and extract
whatever they can.
The legal fees are expected to be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
If you are like me and use the board without offering any recompense to
owners, now is the time to show your gratitude.
I gave $30 and will be giving more in coming weeks.
The community NEEDS you NOW.
The board will probably close if Steph and Drew lose.
Neech
Senior Member since August, 2003
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