$9.6M Porn Copyright Suit Tossed; Appeal Filed

$9.6M Porn Copyright Suit Tossed; Appeal Filed

PHOENIX — A federal judge last week dismissed a $9.6 million porn copyright infringement lawsuit last week targeting the operators of Porn.com and TrafficForce.

The plaintiff in the suit, AMA Multimedia LLC — the operator of more than 20 porn membership sites, including Passion-HD.com, Tiny4K.com and PornPros.com — however, already has filed an appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging an order tossing the case over jurisdictional issues.

Kris R of Porn.com today said that the company was pleased with the dismissal of the suit, calling AMA Multimedia’s claims “frivolous.”

“This lawsuit was a shakedown attempt,” Kris R told XBIZ. “We will continue to defend our rights in response to such frivolous lawsuits through whatever level of litigation is necessary. And in each case, we shall ask the court to award us the legal fees incurred by us defending the frivolous lawsuit."

Kris R further said that Porn.com “is and has always been operated in accordance with all applicable laws.”

“Porn.com management leads the industry in closely working with sudios and content producers and respecting the intellectual property rights of others,” he said.

Operators of Porn.com and TrafficForce were sued after AMA Multimedia alleged that 64 of its copyrighted works were found on more than 110 separate Porn.com-affiliated URLs

AMA Multimedia’s complaint alleged that Porn.com scraped content from other websites, including XVideos and VPorn, and then sold that content on its website while making it look like it was user uploaded.

Porn.com’s traffic service provider, TrafficForce, was named in the suit because it allegedly didn’t take precautions to ensure that its advertisers weren’t uploading copyrighted material for their banners located on the Traffic Force platform.

The court granted dismissal because of jurisdiction issues set in place because AMA Multimedia previously joined Porn.com’s content partnership revenue sharing program.

In the Porn.com agreement, language spelled out that all legal actions arising out of their agreement was to be instituted in a Barbados court.

AMA Multimedia, however, asserted that discovery would be difficult in Barbados, there would be no local evidence and Barbados would have limited evidentiary or subpoena power. 

But U.S. District Judge David Campbell ruled last week that AMA hadn’t made a required “strong showing” that enforcement of the forum selection clause would be unreasonable. 

An official for AMA Multimedia on Monday, citing the pending appeal in Campbell’s order, declined comment to XBIZ.

View order

Related:  

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

Pineapple Support, Streamate to Host 'Navigating Grief and Loss' Support Group

Pineapple Support and Streamate are hosting a free online support group to help performers cope with grief and loss.

Friday is Final AV Compliance Deadline in UK

Friday, July 25 marks U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s deadline for user-to-user services such as tube, cam and fan sites to implement its requisite “highly effective age assurance” measures for preventing minors from viewing adult content.

AEBN Publishes Popular Searches for May, June

AEBN has released the top search terms for the months of May and June from its straight and gay theaters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Two Texas Bills Restricting Sex Toy Sales Fail to Pass

Two bills aimed at restricting sales of sex toys have failed to pass the Texas state legislature during its 2025 session.

NYC Adult Stores Petition for Rehearing in Zoning Law Case

A group of adult businesses on Tuesday petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to rehear a case involving a zoning law that could severely limit adult stores’ operations in New York City.

Ofcom Releases Transparency Reporting Guidelines

Ofcom, the U.K. media regulator, has made public its official guidance detailing how online service providers — including adult sites — will be required to publish annual transparency reports on their efforts to protect children from online harms.

New AV Rules Take Effect for Ireland-Based Sites

Ireland’s Online Safety Code came into force Monday, including a provision requiring adult sites headquartered in Ireland to implement age assurance measures beyond self-declaration.

XBIZ Amsterdam Calls on New Startups for 'Spotlight' Program

XBIZ is pleased to announce that its new “Startup Spotlight” programming will make its European premiere at XBIZ Amsterdam 2025, set to take place Sept. 2-5 at the Jakarta Hotel Amsterdam.

Texas Resumes AV Lawsuit Against Aylo Following SCOTUS Decision

A district court judge in Texas has unfrozen the state’s $1.6 million lawsuit against Aylo for allegedly failing to comply with age verification requirements, Bloomberg Law is reporting.

JuicyAds Wins Trademark Infringement Case Against Fraudulent Domain

JuicyAds has won its World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) case against a website using a similar domain to impersonate the company's site and defraud customers.

Show More