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22 Jun, 2007 7:28 am
... hosted by a different Internet service provider. The gossip columnist, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, is the target of several lawsuits by paparazzi and others who claim he posts ... tabloid photos of celebrities and adds scribbled commentary and
rudimentary doodles. Lavandeira defends his actions, saying his commentary constitutes "fair use" and ... protected by copyright law. Los
Angeles photo agency X17 Inc. sued Lavandeira in federal court last year, asking for $7.6 million in damages. The suit ...
21 Jun, 2007 6:18 pm
... Perezhilton.com shut for several hours - pdf The gossip columnist, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, is the target of several lawsuits by paparazzi and others who claim he posts ... images to magazines and Web sites each year. The agencies that
have sued Lavandeira say he has refused to pay fees to license the photos, claiming he ... tabloid photos of celebrities and adds scribbled
commentary and rudimentary doodles. Lavandeira defends his actions, saying his commentary constitutes "fair use" and ...
22 Feb, 2007 9:13 am
More legal troubles for controversial celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira.
The latest lawsuit against him, filed by Universal City Studios, asserts copyright infringement, arising out of Lavandeira's publication of a
topless photograph of Jennifer Aniston (taken from allegedly stolen footage from "The Break-Up"). The complaint is fairly straightforward. The most amusing ...
1 Dec, 2006 12:57 am
... Site" routinely fails to pay for use of their pics. We'd actually be interested in seeing a lawsuit between the photographers and Perez Hilton (aka Mario Lavandeira). It might helpfully delineate the contours of the somewhat fuzzy "fair use" doctrine. (Hey
Mario: To avoid such troubles in the future, get your photos and graphics from here, here, and similar websites. Unfortunately, their
collection of Lindsay Lohan ...
17 Dec, 2006 8:59 am
"I am going to vigorously defend myself," says Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira). I'm not sure why he
should win, but I do want him to win. Is there any reason why I shouldn't? I JUST HAVE TO ADD: This quote of Mario's from the article: "If the
law says I am wrong, if a jury of my peers says they think my actions are wrong, then I will listen to them. But I don't think they will. Especially if they see that the person who is
suing ...
3 Dec, 2006 1:13 pm
Ducan Riley shares that a Hollywood photo agency is suing Mario Lavandeira, aka Perez Hilton, for
copyright infringement for unauthorized use of the agency's photos. Duncan is right that although Perez uses photos more liberally than bloggers, the outcome of the case could have a
chilling effect on bloggers. Technorati Tags: blog law
11 Jan, 2007 9:45 pm
... in Los Angeles (in Hollywood) is covering the latest IP action... PerezHilton.com's unauthorized usage of X17 Online's celebrity photos (and other companies' photos as well, X17 are
just the ones who are suing PerezHilton's Mario Lavandeira). You can watch a video on this The Fight
Over Celebrity Photos on KCET's Life & Time's blog (and I added my prediction - X17 wins, PerezHilton loses). And you can read more about fair use ...
22 Feb, 2007 7:24 pm
... photograph of Jennifer Aniston on the Web. Universal City Studios Productions LLLP filed the suit Tuesday claiming the stolen image was posted on the perezhilton Internet site by
Mario Lavandeira, aka Hilton. The picture was allegedly "misappropriated and illegally copied" during
production or post-production of the 2006 romantic comedy hit "The Break-Up," starring the actress and Vince Vaughn, the suit said. . . . The suit ...
1 Mar, 2007 9:46 am
... of Jennifer Aniston on the Web. Universal City Studios Productions LLLP filed the suit Tuesday claiming the stolen image was posted on the perezhilton Internet site by
Mario Lavandeira, aka Hilton. The picture was allegedly "misappropriated and illegally copied" during
production or post-production of the 2006 romantic comedy hit "The Break-Up," starring the actress and Vince Vaughn, the suit said. Tags: Jennifer_Aniston, ...
26 Apr, 2007 2:04 pm
... laws on public morality. Read more here (from Media Guardian). Five of Hollywood's biggest paparazzi photo agencies are joining together to sue Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira, for illegally stealing their photos and video. The celebrity blogger is "unlawfully taking and
exploiting other people's work," according to Splash News CEO Gary Morgan. Read more here (from Radar Online). The ABC is preparing to ...
22 Jun, 2007 4:34 pm
... first hit against bloggerazzi star Perez Hilton's empire, his main webhost has dropped Perezhilton.com. After numerous warnings against Hilton's (aka Mario Lavandeira) use of copyrighted celebrity images, the Australia-based Crucial Paradigm took the site off line;
it was dark for a number of hours before it returned to the Internet with a different host. Read more here (from Variety). Comedy Central is expanding its ...
15 Jul, 2007 11:20 am
... and coming celebrity DJ, is outraged at suggestions that the cocaine that was discovered in Lindsay's car after her latest accident belonged to her. The blogs being sued are popular
Hollywood gossip blogs, Celebrity Babylon and Mario Lavandeira known as Perez Hilton on her blog.
Lawyer bloggers, I think would pause before accusing someone as a crime. Libel per se may be the one thing I remember from the bar exam. Technorati Tags: blog law
15 Oct, 2007 6:44 am
The owner of the copyrights in recent recordings by pop singer Britney Spears has filed an infringement suit against gossip site perezhilton.com. Music label Zomba alleges that the site
and its operator, Mario Lavandeira, illegally obtained and posted at least ten completed songs and
unfinished demos from Spears's new album. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and costs. (Link: Site sued ...
15 Oct, 2007 6:44 am
The owner of the copyrights in recent recordings by pop singer Britney Spears has filed an infringement suit against gossip site perezhilton.com. Music label Zomba alleges that the site
and its operator, Mario Lavandeira, illegally obtained and posted at least ten completed songs and
unfinished demos from Spears's new album. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and costs. (Link: Site sued ...
9 Apr, 2008 5:20 pm
... gossip blogger for libel, slander, invasion of privacy and harassment. OMG! The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Jonathan Wayne Lewandowski, a/k/a/
Jonathan Jaxson, a Florida blogger, slandered Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, by
claiming Hilton solicited sexual favors from Jaxson in exchange for help promoting Jaxson's nascent web site, entitled J&J's Dirt. The suit ...
16 Dec, 2008 9:39 am
... car. The actress eventually entered rehab and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. About a week later, according to the libel suit, Hilton, whose real name is
Mario Lavandeira, posted an item on his blog linking to a juicy story on an another blog called
Celebrity Babylon. Citing unnamed sources, Celebrity Babylon reported the cocaine belonged to Ronson. Additionally, according to the suit, the story said Ronson " ...
12 Dec, 2008 2:15 am
... car. The actress eventually entered rehab and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. About a week later, according to the libel suit, Hilton, whose real name is
Mario Lavandeira, posted an item on his blog linking to a juicy story on an another blog called
Celebrity Babylon. Citing unnamed sources, Celebrity Babylon reported the cocaine belonged to Ronson. Additionally, according to the suit, the story said Ronson " ...
25 Jun 11:33 am
... a point and defending his right to blog. You can hate him, but you can't blame him for defending himself. Perez himself makes his real point, later in the document: "Violence is
never the answer." Wise words from Mario Lavandeira a/k/a Gandhi Hilton. Perez Hilton v. Polo
Molina.pdf [Popsquire] Perez Hilton Files Lawsuit For Battery [Popsquire] Sponsored Topics: Perez Hilton - Black Eyed Peas - Will.i.am - Polo Molina - Black- ...
26 Feb, 2008 6:39 am
Would you pay this man $100,000 to pick music for you? If you answered "Yes!" you must be corporate America. According to the New York Times, Warner Brothers is negotiating a deal with
Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., better known as...
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