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Free porn legal, judge rules

By Christian Boone
Feb 3, 2011

Butterflies are free and so, apparently, is Internet porn, a California Appeals Court ruled Thursday.

The complaint against Redtube.com -- a free video site, like YouTube -- was brought by a company that charges for its prurient material, Time.com reports.

According to plaintiff Kevin Cammarata, Redtube.com has caused "many millions of dollars of damages to proprietors of adult entertainment websites," and "had a massive negative impact on the business model of adult website proprietors."

The appeals court was unmoved, Time reports, dismissing the complaint as an unfair attack on free speech.

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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