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Free Internet Porn Is Legal, Says California Appeals Court

wdef writes with the lead from a story that may bring you a big sigh of relief: "Free internet porn is not illegal. Nor is it unfairly competing with porn companies who'd rather you paid for your thrills, according to a California Appeals Court, which has dismissed a case against one free site, Redtube.com, as an unfair attack on free speech." Interestingly, this case was brought not by anyone objecting to pornography on moral grounds, but rather by a competitor who reasons that "free" is a hard price to compete with, unless it's against the law.

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  1. Win!! by mace9984 · · Score: 5, Funny

    a million nerds rejoice!

    1. Re:Win!! by hellkyng · · Score: 4, Funny

      Finally! Slashdot found some news for nerds, that should shut up all those complainers...

    2. Re:Win!! by lennier1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Just imagine all the "research" that went into this case...

    3. Re:Win!! by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 2, Funny

      a million nerds rejoice!

      Check your decimal placement...
      You might want to move it to the right a couple more places when you get a free hand.

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    4. Re:Win!! by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just imagine all the "research" that went into this case...

      "Your honor, I'm afraid I need to, um, 'file more briefs'. I'll be back in a little while."

  2. The Land of the free! I'd salute the flag but.... by Eightbitgnosis · · Score: 5, Funny

    My right hand might be busy

  3. Why is there no link to redtube, eh? by Snaller · · Score: 3, Funny

    In your story, you link to everything else - are you prudes? ;-)

    Anyway, where do they get their stuff from? Its free and its not pirated? Hm...

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  4. Re:The Land of the free! I'd salute the flag but.. by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    But hey, you got your own flagpole now.

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  5. Re:Retarded logic by sakdoctor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Porn wants to be free.

  6. ...capitalism does not require... by jeko · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's time for big business to realize that capitalism does not require anyone to give you money for your offerings.

    No, but it works so much better when you can arrange it that way.

    Corporations have money, but no political power. Politicians have political power, but no money. It's a "no-brainer win-win" for both sides.

    Don't like it? Well, looks like you should have picked your parents with a little more care, doesn't it? Personal Responsibility, FTW!

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  7. Re:The Land of the free! I'd salute the flag but.. by commodore64_love · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>>right hand might be busy

    Really? I use my right hand for my mouse. Gotta navigate somehow through those Google Images.

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  8. Clarification by TiggertheMad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Porn wants to be sticky, information wants to be free...

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  9. This is great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    because now my girlfriend won't get sued by a prostitute for doing it for free.

    (I'm an AC, because everyone knows that people with accounts here don't have girlfriends)

    1. Re:This is great... by davester666 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Believe me, no girlfriend does it "for free".

      She only objects to you putting the cash on the nightstand for her to take in the morning.

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    2. Re:This is great... by mind.the.oranges · · Score: 3, Funny

      She only objects to you putting the cash on the nightstand for her to take in the morning.

      Where-as a wife will kick your ass if it's not there for her to take.

  10. Re:Well, NO SHIT by xero314 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Prostitutes could sue people who have sex not for money...

    To bad there is no such thing.

  11. As if a million nerds suddenly screamed in joy by Wrexs0ul · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then grabbed a sock.

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  12. Re:It's all about the quality. by fishexe · · Score: 3, Funny

    yeah but amateurs are going at it for real, not faking it.. and some of them are really good at it!

    It only looks like that penis went in that vagina, but trust me, it didn't. They're professional actors with a full special-effects crew and everything!

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  13. Re:Retarded logic by eeyoredragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Except BDSM porn.