When Rattler Nation exposed the alleged FAMU "dormitory sex tape" as a hoax weeks ago, readers on this blog urged the university administration to sue the website that distributed it. It looks as if FAMU officials agree with that advice.Yesterday, FAMU’s Board of Trustees gave President James Ammons the green light to file a lawsuit against Reality Kings. The company owns "Dare Dorm," a sexually explicit site which shows what it purports to be dormitory-made sex movies for a fee.
About two weeks ago, "Dare Dorm" displayed an amateur pornographic video entitled "Big Rattler 77." It falsely claimed to show FAMU students having sex in a university-owned housing facility.
Upon investigating, FAMU officials confirmed that the video was not filmed on the university’s campus and the performers were not FAMU students.
In an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat, attorney Rick Mitchell of Orlando’s Gray-Robinson law firm estimated that the lawsuit would cost FAMU about $50,000.
Website value reports differ in their estimates as to how much the "Dare Dorm" makes each year. "Website Shadow" estimates $546,029. "StatInternet" believes the number is actually $1,998,840.
UPDATE: FAMU is asking the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee to issue a restraining order that will permanently bar Reality Kings from distributing the video online or via DVD. The university also wants its attorney fees reimbursed.
On the last blog about this sextape, somebody stated that FAMU general counsel was a joke. I guess the school doesnt have confidence in FAMU general counsel after all.
ReplyDeleteyou're gonna conclude that just from what you read here. This is what's wrong with we Americans. So prograqmmed. Stay Woke! geez
ReplyDeleteLet's hope that FAMU just stays focused on more important issues and problems.
ReplyDeleteMan give the case to an attorney on a contingency fee and it won't cost the University a dime.
ReplyDelete12:21, this is the type of case that an institution would farm out to hired help. The FAMU GC needs to be focused on bigger issues. This lawsuit will do what it is supposed to do, capture newstories which inform the public that FAMU was in no way involved in the "film."
ReplyDeleteNo. I was right, as 12:21 AM pointed out. Rick Mitchell has been successful for us in the past, so it made sense to go with not only familiarity, but with a winner also.
ReplyDeleteOur current GC is a holdover from the CVB days. Was a loser then, and still is. At best, he is good for stringing loser cases out, delaying the inevitable and costing us more, and getting us into loser long-term contracts.
I totally agree 4:46. Let us revisit the (suppose rattler) ONEAL case. Wish she would go home because she is hardly in her office when we need her. Will someone help the students and not be afriad of another lawsuit. If she is not doing her job. SEE YA.
ReplyDeleteThank you, 4:46pm. I knew I wasnt losing my mind lol. Your assessment about the GC was right on point in the last blog because obviously the admins agree with you.
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12:21am