'Making money off your mistakes:' Meet the creator of 'stalker porn'
 

A problematic website called IsAnyoneUp.com is taking amateur pornography to the next level.

The site encourages visitors to submit nude photos of their exes, hookups, friends or anyone else who's ever 'sexted' them, and then cross references the racy photos with screen grabs of the unconsenting subjects' actual Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr accounts - whatever's floating out there.

Mr. Moore, a 25-year-old former hair stylist from San Francisco, claims his site now enjoys 30 million page views a month. He's gotten death threats and been stabbed by a San Francisco woman aggrieved by the sight of her sext and social media info sitting side by side on the Web. (Mr. Moore now no longer posts locals.)

Still, no one's managed to sue him. As long as the subjects are over 18, IsAnyoneUp is in the clear: The Communications Decency Act of 1996 protects website owners from legal liability around material their users post.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ontent=2233399

Cool idea.

That's what I don't understand.

He wont remove content if he gets a DMCA. How is that? Especially if it is self-shot, which means the subject is also the owner of the content.

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Some of the girls on there are VERY hot!

39,365 people like Is Anyone up!? on Facebook

read the comments too, some good vulgar slutty stuff :thumbsup

http://cache.isanyoneup.com/wp-conte...1/11/adny5.gif


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Lmao :1orglaugh

Sporting wood.

That's bullshit, if you actively approve or decline posts that is no longer exempt from 2257 laws and you don't qualify for not being legally responsible.
Looks to me like he's approving/denying post and then even adding gifs to them making him the editor... I was told by attorneys that's gonna get you thrown under the 2257 bus.


Side note, guess all the other illegal GF sites have been getting some nice unverified age wise content to use on tours promo materials, FHGs and members areas... now you know..

http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/the-ma...your-nude-pics

Moore has cleared up to $13,000 a month from the site, but that amount fluctuates and nearly all of it is put back into the site. The server bill alone is $8,000 a month.

:1orglaugh yeah right.

He is hosting in France not the USA

I've been following Hunter/IAU's twitter for awhile. I'm addicted to that site. lol

Which would mean the CDA doesn't 'protect' jack shit.

Bullshit he clearly lives and operates out of the USA, so it doesn't matter.

He's posted screenshots of his hosting bills before. He's not making that part up, probably getting ripped off but yeah.
Here ya go, found it: http://isanyoneup.com/2011/09/07/sav...o-collections/

Nope I think it comes under the Data Protection act in Europe, not sure though

What makes you think US laws apply in France then?

I'm not 100% sure about this. You are allowed to moderate some aspects of your website, even if it's user submitted. It's the same reason YouTube isn't liable for the content there even though they will remove it if they don't like it. Service provider status is a bit different in the fact that you can't actively moderate things but that has nothing to do with 2257.

Edit: Unless I'm missing something he just keeps a blog updated. Seems he'd be liable but wtf do I know.

I like the one comment somebody left: switch to tumblr and it'd be free.

Fucking Amazon for the win, CDN 4L.

Yeah something aint right here.

Thats my friend's site.

Contact me if you want an ad on isanyoneup...

Sounds like the next person who stabs him needs better aim. :2 cents:

lol, man, How have I never heard of that before!

You are not understanding. He is serving content to Americans. If he does not want to comply with 2257, he needs to block American surfers from accessing his website. This applies to ALL countries and their laws, but most will not come after you. The United States think they are the internet police, they will make you pay if you do not comply with their laws ( If you are big enough ).

Here is an example. Let's pretend cocaine is 100% legal in France, you are American, but your corporation and shops are setup in France. In the United States cocaine is very illegal. Do you think you would be legally liable if you opened a shop and started allowing Americans to purchase your Cocaine in the United States? Of course you would be liable.

Cocaine is illegal in America, so you would not sell it to them.

Here is a second example. Let's pretend these girl's having their pics stolen are not people, but big businesses. Let's say you are stealing photos from the new york times and distributing them for free on your website that is much bigger than the new york times. You think you would be legally liable? If you did not remove the content, you would be fucked in court and owe more money than you can afford.

It's all fine and great stealing content, until you steal from the wrong girl who's father has millions in the bank waiting to sue the fuck out of you

These threads are funny.

My Source: Paying over $50,000 to lawyers for internet law.

Where is the owner from?
Where is the website operated from?
Where is the victim from?
Where are the servers hosted?
Have you heard of the Hague convention?
Does the owner operate other websites based in the United States?
Does the owner own/operate a company in the United States?
Does the owner have regular business activity within the United States? ( Selling ads )
Does the owner own real estate in the United States?

You really think a judge is that fucking stupid to base their jurisdiction decision off what registrar they used or what they put in for owner info?

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lol, in rem -- look it up ...

If they are French Nationals => dead end

** and it gets worse -- 18 USC §2257 is illegal under the EU Data Protection Directive Unless, someone gives specific consent to the disclosure of their personal information to a party not to that disclosure -- it would be an illegal act.

Wow, I get a lot of this content and I remove a lot of facebook URL's and girls full names.. this is fucked up lol.

Are you done editing your post? It's been 3-4 times now.

In rem does not apply here, the "victims" would not have owned property previously here. This would be In personam.

It does not matter what France or Euro laws are with 2257, and you are only using 2257 as an example. He would be sued in a civil suit on many charges such as distributing the likeness of the victims without permission, negligence, emotional distress, and on and on.

You may think US law has no jurisdiction over France, but you are incorrect. That may apply to extradition. Even if you live in France, the United States Judge can rule that the case jurisdiction would be the state of the victim. A default judgement would be awarded if ignored by the French owner and a judge in France would have no reason to block it if it complies with French law. The 2257 part of the claim may not stick, but the rest would.

It is funny how many of you worry about 2257, complying should be on your to do list, but that is the least of your worries if you get sued.

OK :P You wasted $50K

I bet alot of dating sites are getting some fresh profiles from that content.

looks good and know bookmarked

No I did not.
You are wrong.

How about we just wait for a real life example then.

Actually I understand just fine, unlike you apparently. Nowhere did I mention 2257. So fuck only knows why you started droning about it. Someone said he is hosted in France not the USA. I said then CDA 'protection' means jack shit. Which is a fact: the CDA means jack shit in France. Dribbling about cocaine, and fuck knows what other inane shit I didn't even bother reading, won't change that fact.

You can spat off the big bad "F" word as much as you want big guy, you still don't understand that it does not fucking matter where his server is. You retards are so one dimensional and I will be laughing my dick off when you get fucked by these courts who you think will protect you when these victims have a realistic and valid claim against you. I am done here, my ass is safe and I don't give a flying cunt about any of you, good luck and choose your side wisely. Idiots.

And you can babble all you like without backing any of your clueless shit up, but who do you think you're convincing? Yourself? Back that statement up with some evidence. Show me a single case where the CDA has been applied to a server in France.

Edit: Nevermind. Just read the rest of your post and saw your angry, sweary flounce. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh