News Mindgeek - Important Compliance Notice: Domain Infringement/Cybersquatting

[myleene]

To All Affiliates:

It has recently come to our attention that some affiliates have been
registering and using domain names containing MindGeek?s trademarks, or
variations thereof, without MindGeek?s knowledge, authorization or
permission.

We greatly value our business relationships with you. However, we are
writing to remind you that MindGeek?s affiliates are strictly prohibited
from using MindGeek?s trademarks, or any marks, names, or domain names
that are confusingly similar to MindGeek?s trademarks. Such use violates
the Affiliate Terms and Conditions Agreement, which provides among
others:

?acquiring any domain names or URL?s that incorporate or are
confusingly similar to any of JuggCash?s trademarks,
service marks, or URLs including, but not limited to words or URLs
such as brazzers.com or any other related trademarks,
service marks, or URLs as determined by JuggCash, in
its sole discretion from time to time is expressly prohibited. In the
event that you do not comply with this notice JuggCash
shall be entitled to reduce or cease the payout or payment amount
otherwise due to Affiliate accordingly[.]?

Additionally, using MindGeek?s trademarks (or confusingly similar marks
or domain names) violates MindGeek?s intellectual property rights and may
violate U.S. federal laws prohibiting trademark infringement
(15 U.S.C. § 1114) and cybersquatting or ?typosquatting?
(15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)). For clarification, ?confusingly similar? means
URLs or domain names that incorporate portions of MindGeek marks, contain
common misspellings of MindGeek marks, or otherwise could mislead a
consumer into believing that the website is a MindGeek website.

As you can understand, MindGeek?s trademarks are among its most valuable
assets, and MindGeek must retain strict control over the use of its
trademarks in any manner. Accordingly, while we hope that it will not be
necessary, you should be aware that MindGeek will enforce its trademark
rights if it is required to do so, including but not limited to by ceasing
payment under the Affiliate Terms and Conditions Agreement as quoted
above thereby revoking the affiliate?s status and terminating its account
(pursuant to Paragraph 21 of the Affiliate Terms and Conditions
Agreement), initiating Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
(?UDRP?) proceedings, or filing litigation.

If you have registered or are using a URL or domain name that uses or
incorporates a MindGeek trademark we may give you the right to continue
operating such domain in accordance with an executed Domain Name License
Agreement and provided that you comply with the rules and infringement
guidelines applicable thereof.

In the meantime, should you have any questions, we ask that you please
contact us at [email protected]

We look forward to continue our business relationship with you while
complying with the above rights and obligations and we thank you in
advance for your cooperation.

--
JuggCash Team

In case some affiliates didn't get it.

[AdultKing]

There's a shit load of pirate sites capitalising on Mindgeek marks.

[mineistaken]

bump for the thieves at manwin

[ITraffic]

any takers for mindgeektube.com?

[Robbie]

The hypocrisy is astounding.

People that have no respect for everyone else's intellectual property rights (Mindgeek)...complaining about it.

Here is a scene I shot exclusively for Joggs. And there it sits on Pornhub...pirated.
What a sorry-ass group of people at MindGeek/Manwin/Mansef

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by Robbie

The hypocrisy is astounding.

People that have no respect for everyone else's intellectual property rights (Mindgeek)...complaining about it.

Here is a scene I shot exclusively for Joggs. And there it sits on Pornhub...pirated.
What a sorry-ass group of people at MindGeek/Manwin/Mansef

All Mindgeek properties seem to comply with DMCA, has there been a notice issued ?

If so I'd like details.

[Robbie]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

All Mindgeek properties seem to comply with DMCA, has there been a notice issued ?

If so I'd like details.

I have no idea if a DMCA has been issued. As I said, this was exclusive content that I shot for Joggs a few years ago. So I don't own the rights to it.

These guys know what is happening on their sites...and they play the DMCA game. That makes them pieces of garbage to me. And hypocritical to whine about THEIR intellectual property rights all the while making a fucking fortune selling traffic over the last few years off the backs of other people's content.

[L-Pink]

"As you can understand, MindGeek’s trademarks are among its most valuable
assets, and MindGeek must retain strict control over the use of its
trademarks in any manner."

Wow, and the content you pieces of shit stole meant nothing to the copyright holders?

I hope everyone involved with mindgeek dies of rectal cancer. The fucking nerve ...

.

[ErectMedia]

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I hope everyone involved with mindgeek dies of rectal cancer. The fucking nerve ...

.

Tell us how you really feel, don't hold back this time.

[CaptainHowdy]

Funny people ...

[ajrocks]

People better watch out. I can remember a certain "affair" site who's name sounds like a womens name (not mentioning to avoid being sued) started going after their affiliates. They were sending out lawsuits for 5K to 25K per domain.

[cybermike]

“acquiring any domain names or URL’s that incorporate or are
confusingly similar to any of BabesMoney’s trademarks,
service marks, or URLs including, but not limited to words or URLs
such as babes.com, babesnetwork.com, or any other related trademarks,
service marks, or URLs as determined by BabesMoney, in its sole
discretion from time to time is expressly prohibited. In the event
that you do not comply with this notice, BabesMoney shall be entitled

So they own the trademark babes now?

[iamBoogieman]

Fuckin thieves

[StunningGirlZ]

I also got this email from them, i replied "What is your complaint?" they answer:

This email was designed to remind all affiliates about our Domain Infringement/Cybersquatting rules. This notice may not apply to all of our affiliates. Please excuse any unintentional inconvenience.

Intellectual Property Compliance Team - MindGeek

[xXXtesy10]

mindgeek suck huge cock. fuck them all

[Freax]

We receive two of these funny mails. I didn't know what these guys want. We are no affiliates of them. We hold more 1000s of Domains for our customers. So I didn't know what and which domain they means. There was nothing attached and no domain listed.

Looks like its a mail everyone get?! Can it be?

And looks like a interesting untold open secret I didn't know. Any more infos?

xXXtesy10
what you babbeling :-)

[Freax]

Manwin DP vs ICM - Lawsuit Filed by Porn Industry against ICANN Over .XXX

Manwin DP vs ICM

Porn site operator sues cybersquatters

anti-cybersquatting | Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News & Views

[fris]

Originally Posted by Robbie

I have no idea if a DMCA has been issued. As I said, this was exclusive content that I shot for Joggs a few years ago. So I don't own the rights to it.

These guys know what is happening on their sites...and they play the DMCA game. That makes them pieces of garbage to me. And hypocritical to whine about THEIR intellectual property rights all the while making a fucking fortune selling traffic over the last few years off the backs of other people's content.

if you shot it for joggs, and pornhub belongs to same people who run joggs, why cant they put it on the site?

[hadden]

Don't spam us again

[MrGusMuller]

They are still coming!...

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by fris

if you shot it for joggs, and pornhub belongs to same people who run joggs, why cant they put it on the site?

got more emails just put on the block emails. fris on the email please where u been????

[crockett]

Originally Posted by myleene

In case some affiliates didn't get it.

In case they don't get that it's ok for mindgeek to steal but not affiliates?

[rowan]

I received the same email today, but the bottom says:

--
RealityCash Team


I had no idea why "Mindgeek" were emailing me until I saw that. Last time I promoted Realitycash would have been 10 years ago...

[xXXtesy10]

Originally Posted by hadden

Don't spam us again

[Bladewire]

Are Christian Boushey or Thomas Stone still with them? They contacted me in 2013 , we had limited communication. I was interested in how they wanted to work together, then heard nothing at all from them after all the effort I put forth, then they took over SeanCody a few months ago. I wonder why they stopped communicating with me.

Anyway, RE: Your compliance notices here's some info that could be of use

LICENSING IP INTERNATIONAL S.à R.L.


MINDGEEK S.AR.L.


Manwin Ip S.a R.l.


Manwinrk Collateral Trust


Manwinrk Collateral Trust


Manwin Licensing International S.àr.l.


Manwin Licensing International S.a R.l


RT HOLDING S.A.R.L.


MG LICENSING EUROPE S.A.R.L.


MINDGEEK S.AR.L. LIMITED


MindGeek RK Sàrl


Deuce Zeus Manwin Licensing International SarL


Manwin Holding SARL


Manwin Canada Ltd

[Robbie]

Originally Posted by fris

if you shot it for joggs, and pornhub belongs to same people who run joggs, why cant they put it on the site?

I wasn't aware that Mindgeek owned Joggs.

A friend of mine has owned that site since the day he opened it. Did he sell it to them or something?

EDIT: Nope, checked the whois...doesn't look like it's been changed.

Double Edit: Now I just went to the site joggs.com It doesn't exist. Oh well, another one bites the dust.

[fris]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

got more emails just put on the block emails. fris on the email please where u been????

havent got any emails, my lod.com email account is gone, had it since 1996, so im at a loss with loads of contacts.

try [email protected]

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by Robbie

I wasn't aware that Mindgeek owned Joggs.

A friend of mine has owned that site since the day he opened it. Did he sell it to them or something?

EDIT: Nope, checked the whois...doesn't look like it's been changed.

Double Edit: Now I just went to the site joggs.com It doesn't exist. Oh well, another one bites the dust.

Do they own Joggs or is it stolen content from a now dead site?

[Robbie]

Originally Posted by Squirtit

Do they own Joggs or is it stolen content from a now dead site?

I'm thinking they just stole it.

As for the content...it was shot exclusively and licensed to the owner of Joggs.

So unless he sold that person who did the "user upload" the license, then it is stolen content.

And of course since the video actually has text on the beginning that says it's shot exclusively for Joggs.Com that would mean that anyone working at Pornhub could plainly see it's not a video that someone shot of themselves with their girlfriend...

This whole game they play is just fucking stupid.

Let's call a spade a spade. If you didn't shoot it or buy the license for ANY video...it's stolen.

[fappingJack]

bumping up for everyone to see

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by Robbie

I'm thinking they just stole it.

You just don't know that.

MindGeek license a shit load of content and many now defunct sites content libraries seem to be in their hands in entirety.

I don't know if they licensed it, own the rights or whatever and neither do you. If it's stolen then the owner should file a DMCA, if they don't then that's their prerogative.

[Robbie]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

You just don't know that.

MindGeek license a shit load of content and many now defunct sites content libraries seem to be in their hands in entirety.

I don't know if they licensed it, own the rights or whatever and neither do you. If it's stolen then the owner should file a DMCA, if they don't then that's their prerogative.

Well since it was "user uploaded" by this guy: Savage166's Profile - Pornhub.com

I have to say that "yes" it is stolen. And "yes" there it sits on their website plainly marked and on a page full of ads making them money.

So "yes" they are fucking thieves.

[ITraffic]

..............................

[beerptrol]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

You just don't know that.

MindGeek license a shit load of content and many now defunct sites content libraries seem to be in their hands in entirety.

I don't know if they licensed it, own the rights or whatever and neither do you. If it's stolen then the owner should file a DMCA, if they don't then that's their prerogative.

Funny how it seems you talk shit about the little pirates and make excuses(justifications) for the big ones. Did they contribute to your fund

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by beerptrol

Funny how it seems you talk shit about the little pirates and make excuses for the big ones. Did they contribute to your fund

I've been critical of Mindgeek in the past and am critical of them now over Redtube in particular. However they do comply with the DMCA unlike many of the scumbag file locker owners.

If the rights holder of that video issued a DMCA then it would be down quickly, however nobody has - so either Mindgeek have the rights to it or nobody cares.

You can bitch and moan all you like but the fact is as things stand with the law, until the rights holder does send a DMCA takedown notice there isn't much that can be done.

On the other side of the tube coin, look at a site like XVideos, who have a habit of putting hurdles in front of rights holders and being very poor when responding the DMCA notices. XVideos is pretty bad.

Then you get to the extremes of Motherless and Spankbang who just don't comply properly.

I'm not defending tubes, what I am saying is that there is a process. Nobody has followed that process. We have not seen one single DMCA notice cross our platform that relates to Joggs content - so either someone owns the rights and is not enforcing them or Mindgeek own the rights and have not taken the video down because of that.

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by Robbie

Well since it was "user uploaded" by this guy: Savage166's Profile - Pornhub.com

I have to say that "yes" it is stolen. And "yes" there it sits on their website plainly marked and on a page full of ads making them money.

So "yes" they are fucking thieves.

Everything stopped for Joggs on 6/25/13. Their site stopped updating, and their Twitter stopped updating on 6/19/2013 after they followed WJunction , after that looks like hack spam for apps, though they've been getting copyright removal requests from their site as late as July 2014.

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

You just don't know that.

MindGeek license a shit load of content and many now defunct sites content libraries seem to be in their hands in entirety.

I don't know if they licensed it, own the rights or whatever and neither do you. If it's stolen then the owner should file a DMCA, if they don't then that's their prerogative.

The problem is, and you may not know this, but on some of their sites, the DMCA link is not to receive DMCA notices, only to SEND them. I has told this by a content owner who they ripped off. Its cool they support the effort but at the end of the day they are not very bright.....crooks.

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by Captain Kawaii

The problem is, and you may not know this, but on some of their sites, the DMCA link is not to receive DMCA notices, only to SEND them. I has told this by a content owner who they ripped off. Its cool they support the effort but at the end of the day they are not very bright.....crooks.

I don't understand what you're saying.

To file a DMCA with Pornhub you go here

Copyright Compliance Agency

fill out the form, the content will be removed.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

I don't understand what you're saying.

To file a DMCA with Pornhub you go here

Copyright Compliance Agency

fill out the form, the content will be removed.

u seem much calmer somebody must have went after u

[AdultKing]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

u seem much calmer somebody must have went after u

Nah, I just sleep more these days

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

Nah, I just sleep more these days

shit im not sleeping more orders than time. i started a non profit for the homeless getting back in to beekeeping. shit im thinking i need sum clones of myself

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by AdultKing

I don't understand what you're saying.

To file a DMCA with Pornhub you go here

Copyright Compliance Agency

fill out the form, the content will be removed.

MG was using a company's content. Company sent DMCA notice to DMCA e-mail on the MG site. MG responded by asking what were they doing. The company was told the DMCA was for MG to send DMCA's not receive them. Even though they were ripping the company's content. Odd response from MG. It could be less of a crook thing and more of an incompetent thing. Not sure.