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An Open Letter To AOL/Time Warner

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To All the Important Suits, Bigwigs, Legal Council, Top Dogs at AOL/Time Warner, AOL Entertainment, and Telepictures:

There's a guy, Mario Lavandeira, who takes photo agency's pix all the time and posts them on his blog. Your web property TMZ.com links to each and every individual post on his site automatically (in their Hot Blogs section). We at X17 call this SUPPORT for his infringement of ours and others' images.

The peeps over at TMZ are aware that Lavandeira is not paying to license our images and so far nothing's been done about their linking policy. Despite our filing of a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Lavandeira, they haven't altered their linking practices thusfar.

So we'd like to ask all the people listed above, why -- when a company like Time Warner is so concerned with piracy (the film industry loses approximately $3.5 billion a year to pirates) and when a company like AOL has been careful to make deals with wire services like the Agence France Presse so as to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits like the one Google settled recently with AFP -- AOL/Time Warner has allowed their AOL Entertainment/Telepictures property TMZ to continue legitimizing, supporting, and promoting the infringement perpetrated by PerezHilton by linking to each and every story in which he unlawfully uses our images.

We at X17 want to open the dialogue, point fingers, and make people in high places question their practices. Does AOL/Time Warner want to publicly throw their support behind this guy? We challenge them to take a side. Think about what it would mean to say that you support the unlicensed, unathorized use of copyrighted content anywhere and everywhere on the Internet. Is that the position you want to take?



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..hi. I believe you have May instead of April for the dates..

Good luck to you...

Posted by: Anonymous


Psst...might be a good idea to fix the date on the graphic. ;-)

Posted by: Anonymous


perezhilton is way better than this site

Posted by: Anonymous


Nobody cares about this. Do your job. Instead of being a big baby, you should take advantage of the fact that PerezHilton.com could bring in a lot more views to your site. In fact, his site is how I first learned about YOUR site. Work together and stop being such a freaking baby.

Posted by: Jen


may be your photographers are selling the pics to Perez.............he always posts the pictures before you guys, i dont understand how that is stealing if he has it on his website first.

Posted by: Anonymous


how does perez remove your watermarks.

Posted by: Anonymous


You know your only pissed because he has tons more visiters per day than you!!! Perez is actually funny in what he writes for his captions!!! Get a grip it's just a picture that 40 other photogs took right along side your guys. Ever think that you may have a person on your staff makeing a little side money? Worse things have happened!!!

Posted by: LT


Yeah..nice one with the date being a month too early.
Perez Rocks.

Posted by: Anonymous


may be your photographers are selling the pics to Perez.............he always posts the pictures before you guys, i dont understand how that is stealing if he has it on his website first.

Posted by: Anonymous


shut the fuck up. your site sucks perezs dick.

Posted by: x17sux


the only reason perezhilton has a site is because he steals all the crap from this one

Posted by: Anonymous


may be your photographers are selling the pics to Perez.............he always posts the pictures before you guys, i dont understand how that is stealing if he has it on his website first.

Posted by: Anonymous


WAH WAH..you guys are big babies. We only found out about X17 through Perez. Perez rox!

Posted by: Anonymous


You know your only pissed because he has tons more visiters per day than you!!! Perez is actually funny in what he writes for his captions!!! Get a grip it's just a picture that 40 other photogs took right along side your guys. Ever think that you may have a person on your staff makeing a little side money? Worse things have happened!!!

Posted by: LT


I can understand why you folks are justifiably angry. No one wants his/her work stolen. Good luck with your case

Posted by: Silversnark


You know your only pissed because he has tons more visiters per day than you!!! Perez is actually funny in what he writes for his captions!!! Get a grip it's just a picture that 40 other photogs took right along side your guys. Ever think that you may have a person on your staff makeing a little side money? Worse things have happened!!!

Posted by: LT


You should be happy he introduced your crappy site to the world.

Posted by: Perez Fan


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


You are such fucktards although I know you'll never read this comment, probably because you can't. You just know pictures. It's ok, don't get too upset, and go put your helmet back on before your mom finds out you took it off! Anyway, I've seen ALL of these pictures on Perez's site BEFORE they show up on your site. Yeah yeah, I've been watching this crap. Wipe the dool you fucking tard, how the fuck can he be stealing from you if he has it up first? Now go clean the shit from your pants before your mom gets home. How much longer is she going to let your fucking retarded ass live in her basement?

Posted by: Lisa


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


YEAH!!X17 YOU SEE THAT`S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DONT LISTEN TO YOUR MAMA?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: someone


if he is stealing its wrong but..im sorry to say for your sake i found your site through his :/ www.girlsheartgames.com pc console site

Posted by: diana


if he is stealing its wrong but..im sorry to say for your sake i found your site through his :/ www.girlsheartgames.com pc console site

Posted by: diana


You are such fucktards although I know you'll never read this comment, probably because you can't. You just know pictures. It's ok, don't get too upset, and go put your helmet back on before your mom finds out you took it off! Anyway, I've seen ALL of these pictures on Perez's site BEFORE they show up on your site. Yeah yeah, I've been watching this crap. Wipe the dool you fucking tard, how the fuck can he be stealing from you if he has it up first? Now go clean the shit from your pants before your mom gets home. How much longer is she going to let your fucking retarded ass live in her basement?

Posted by: Lisa


You are such fucktards although I know you'll never read this comment, probably because you can't. You just know pictures. It's ok, don't get too upset, and go put your helmet back on before your mom finds out you took it off! Anyway, I've seen ALL of these pictures on Perez's site BEFORE they show up on your site. Yeah yeah, I've been watching this crap. Wipe the dool you fucking tard, how the fuck can he be stealing from you if he has it up first? Now go clean the shit from your pants before your mom gets home. How much longer is she going to let your fucking retarded ass live in her basement?

Posted by: Lisa


X17 Online. This is actually very important. I hope x17 wins that cases. If they don't then anyone can steal and get away with it. It's important that anything that is copy protected be legally binding and protected. Anyone here that keeps saying that it does not matter and that no one cares is full of shit. Most people do care, that is why there are so many court cases on subjects like this. If no one cared, then anyone that had there car stolen, or works such as books, scripts, company products, CD's, and any property stolen could not do anything about it. So if you say you don't care, then I guess I can come over to your house and steal your money, fuck your girlfriend or wife, take any possesions you have and I guess you won't mind. Don't be stupid, most people DO CARE. It's only the handful of idiots that don't care, and usuall they are the ones that would steal from others and do exactly what that piece of shit Perez does. Again, I really do hope you win the case x17, I'm behind you all the way as most others are. You are fighting on the front line and I really do respect that. You make it safe for other to do business and have and keep their own property without scumbags comming along and stealing it so they don't have to do the hard work themselves. I hope Perez goes out of business, or even better to jail.

Posted by: Good work X17


X17 Online. This is actually very important. I hope x17 wins that cases. If they don't then anyone can steal and get away with it. It's important that anything that is copy protected be legally binding and protected. Anyone here that keeps saying that it does not matter and that no one cares is full of shit. Most people do care, that is why there are so many court cases on subjects like this. If no one cared, then anyone that had there car stolen, or works such as books, scripts, company products, CD's, and any property stolen could not do anything about it. So if you say you don't care, then I guess I can come over to your house and steal your money, fuck your girlfriend or wife, take any possesions you have and I guess you won't mind. Don't be stupid, most people DO CARE. It's only the handful of idiots that don't care, and usuall they are the ones that would steal from others and do exactly what that piece of shit Perez does. Again, I really do hope you win the case x17, I'm behind you all the way as most others are. You are fighting on the front line and I really do respect that. You make it safe for other to do business and have and keep their own property without scumbags comming along and stealing it so they don't have to do the hard work themselves. I hope Perez goes out of business, or even better, to jail.

Posted by: Keep up the good work x17


X17 Online. This is actually very important. I hope x17 wins that cases. If they don't then anyone can steal and get away with it. It's important that anything that is copy protected be legally binding and protected. Anyone here that keeps saying that it does not matter and that no one cares is full of shit. Most people do care, that is why there are so many court cases on subjects like this. If no one cared, then anyone that had there car stolen, or works such as books, scripts, company products, CD's, and any property stolen could not do anything about it. So if you say you don't care, then I guess I can come over to your house and steal your money, fuck your girlfriend or wife, take any possesions you have and I guess you won't mind. Don't be stupid, most people DO CARE. It's only the handful of idiots that don't care, and usuall they are the ones that would steal from others and do exactly what that piece of shit Perez does. Again, I really do hope you win the case x17, I'm behind you all the way as most others are. You are fighting on the front line and I really do respect that. You make it safe for other to do business and have and keep their own property without scumbags comming along and stealing it so they don't have to do the hard work themselves. I hope Perez goes out of business, or even better to jail.

Posted by: Good work X17


X17 desperation at its best! I was also wondering (like many other people who have posted thus far) why we see the pictures on Perez's site before we see them here? Super odd, huh! Don't forget that you (X17) are only known BECAUSE of Perez. Talk about biting the hand that has fed you!

Oh, and like another few have said....how does he remove the watermark from your pictures? I guess he's able to do something that NObody else is able to do? Another oddity.

Posted by: Lorrie


Well officer the car can’t be stolen – if that blue haired man is diving that car then it must belong to him officer. Think about it – if he has the keys then the car must be his – right officer?

Posted by: Dumb as a box of rocks


I prefer this site over "Hilton"'s. The postings of insipid, bigoted, intellectually-challenged cowards who feel emboldened by the anonymity offered to them by the internet seem to be kept to a minimum here. IF his site is indeed guilty of copyright infringement, then it and/or he should be held accountable.

Posted by: OneOfTheFewIvyLeagueGraduatesWhoVisitsTheseSites


The point is not wether you like x17 or not. The point is that they do take the pictures and it is there property. If they lose the lawsuit then it will set a precedent. Then any works by anyone can be stolen and used. Any photos you take or movie studios take of there clients, or any companies that take photos for business purposes can have all there works stolen and used by anyone. In other words, someone can do all the work, spend all the money, man hours, and creative effert, to just have someone come along and take it without any work of their own and use it for their benifit. X17 does need to win in order to protect the rest of the population from having their property "leagaly" stolen. That is part of what is great about the US, people own their own property and have rights to it. See the Constitution and the many other laws regarging this. If you don't like it then move to Russia where no one is allowed to own their own property and the government owns it all and runs everyones life.

Posted by: I hope you win X17


Hope you nail his very large ass to the wall. He makes me sick, the site seems to be mostly about his dumb ass anyway. There is rarely any good gossip that I've not seen on another site before his. Also noticed that he steals from DListed as well. Since he has become a globe trotting pretendy celeb he has resorted to stealing to fill up his site.

Posted by: Sick of Mario the Thief


Hope you nail his very large ass to the wall. He makes me sick, the site seems to be mostly about his dumb ass anyway. There is rarely any good gossip that I've not seen on another site before his. Also noticed that he steals from DListed as well. Since he has become a globe trotting pretendy celeb he has resorted to stealing to fill up his site.

Posted by: Sick of Mario the Thief


The point is not wether you like x17 or not. The point is that they do take the pictures and it is there property. If they lose the lawsuit then it will set a precedent. Then any works by anyone can be stolen and used. Any photos you take or movie studios take of there clients, or any companies that take photos for business purposes can have all there works stolen and used by anyone. In other words, someone can do all the work, spend all the money, man hours, and creative effert, to just have someone come along and take it without any work of their own and use it for their benifit. X17 does need to win in order to protect the rest of the population from having their property "leagaly" stolen. That is part of what is great about the US, people own their own property and have rights to it. See the Constitution and the many other laws regarging this. If you don't like it then move to Russia where no one is allowed to own their own property and the government owns it all and runs everyones life.

Posted by: I hope x17 wins


Hope you nail his very large ass to the wall. He makes me sick, the site seems to be mostly about his dumb ass anyway. There is rarely any good gossip that I've not seen on another site before his. Also noticed that he steals from DListed as well. Since he has become a globe trotting pretendy celeb he has resorted to stealing to fill up his site.

Posted by: Sick of Mario the Thief


I prefer this site over "Hilton"'s. The postings of insipid, bigoted, intellectually-challenged cowards who feel emboldened by the anonymity offered to them by the internet seem to be kept to a minimum here. IF his site is indeed guilty of copyright infringement, then it and/or he should be held accountable.

Posted by: OneOfTheFewIvyLeagueGraduatesWhoVisitsTheseSites


I did not hear about X17 from Perez Hilton's site. I learned about from The Hollywood Reporter site when it did an article on the lawsuit several weeks ago. I came here to see what all of the fuss was about; I've been visiting ever since then.

Posted by: Silversnark


LT 3:35PM. Can I come over to your house and steal your pictures and any other property since I'm sure others have probably taken picutres just like yours.

Posted by: Anonymous


You guys are so lame. The only reason I even come to your website is b/c of perezhilton. Bunch of whiny ass bitches.

Posted by: P is for Perez


pointing fingers!!!!,,TRESPASSING,,,STALKING,,,YOU HAVE PROOF IN YOUR VIDEOS THAT YOU DO THIS TO GET YOUR PHOTOS,,ALL THE TIME,YOUR RUINING PHOTOGRAPHY OF CELEBRITIES,,,,

Posted by: Anonymous


At the risk of getting thoroughly flamed, I must comment that those who are defending X17 are quite articulate and issue-oriented while those who are not defending X17 seem to be vicious name-callers. And, X17 is allowing both sides to voice their opinions.

Posted by: Silversnark


I sincerely hope you nail his ass to the wall. I am as sick of hearing about this pseudo celebutard as much as the Parisite. I have also noticed recently that he steals from other blogs, such as DListed to fill up his site. Since he is soooo busy flying around the world pretending to be a celebrity.

Posted by: So sick of this Fat Homo


Lorrie 4:08PM. I guess if you helped me with something then it would be OK for you to enter my house and take whatever you wanted (steal). Help is just that, help. It does not give you the right to steal someone elses property. Also, that is not true about Perez having the pictures first. And for x17 to go to the trouble to make a major lawsuit against Perez means that they would have to have thet evidence that Perez IS stealing or they would lose the case. Also there are now two other major lawsuits against Perez by other companies that are also claiming that Perez has stolen from them. I do suspect that you are probably just a troll or someone that works for Perez so you are making really assinine statements like you just did. Now go back to Perez site and leave x17 and all us fans of the LAW alone. Property is property of the person it belongs to and it is not for stealing.

Posted by: Anonymous


I sincerely hope you nail his ass to the wall. I am as sick of hearing about this pseudo celebutard as much as the Parisite. I have alos notice recently that he steals from other blogs, such as DListed to fill up his site. Since he is soooo busy flying around the world pretending to be a celebrity.

Posted by: So sick of this Fat Homo


I sincerely hope you nail his ass to the wall. I am as sick of hearing about this pseudo celebutard as much as the Parisite. I have also noticed recently that he steals from other blogs, such as DListed to fill up his site. Since he is soooo busy flying around the world pretending to be a celebrity.

Posted by: So sick of this Fat Homo


get over it your jealous as his website is way better. cry me a river. that's all you do all day is steal peoples images to use for your gain.

Posted by: Anonymous


get over it and stop complaining about this

Posted by: Anonymous


get over it your jealous as his website is way better. cry me a river. that's all you do all day is steal peoples images taking their pictures to use for your gain.

Posted by: Anonymous


get over it your jealous as his website is way better. cry me a river. that's all you do all day is steal peoples images taking their pictures to use for your gain.

Posted by: Anonymous


You should have expected this with joining the internet community. Your going to have to accept its a part of the business. Until you figure out how to block copy/paste, print screen features, keep grabbin' your ankles.

Posted by: Anonymous


Perez's site is far from superior. He not only steals photos but also steals others blog posts word for word. Oh but he scribbled on the photo so he is somehow original?

By the way i'm fairly certain x17 makes the majority of their money by selling their photos, not from this site. I doubt they are concerned with hits.

Posted by: Anonymous


Anonymous 4:46PM. You are the one that needs to get over it. Perez site is not way better then x17. Perez is real scum and draws on the pictures on his site as if people are pissing and shiting. Perez is an angry little boy with a very low mentallity, which works great for the low mentality people that like to go there. He also thinks he is a celebrity. His website is now more about him then the real celebrities. He is so in to himself. And x17 does not steal their pictures, they are by x17, not Perez. Since it is property of x17 and Perez takes them illigally, well then, it is stealing. But then, you are just a troll sent over here by Perez company to flame so go back home to your little tard that will be going out of business after the lawsuit.

Posted by: Anonymous


Perez's site is far from superior. He not only steals photos but also steals others blog posts word for word. Oh but he scribbled on the photo so he is somehow original?

By the way i'm fairly certain x17 makes the majority of their money by selling their photos, not from this site. I doubt they are concerned with hits.

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME. Stop wining, bitching, and complaining!! Do you think its right that you to stalk & harrass celebs all day? Do you think its right that you stalk & harrass celebs CHILDREN all day? To bait, pester, and annoy them so that you get angry or ugly pictures of them? PLEASE! You walk a fine line between 'legal' and 'illegal' yet you call out a a single blogger who might or might not use your pics w/out paying you??

How embarrassing for you...

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME. Stop wining, bitching, and complaining!! Do you think its right that you to stalk & harrass celebs all day? Do you think its right that you stalk & harrass celebs CHILDREN all day? To bait, pester, and annoy them so that you get angry or ugly pictures of them? PLEASE! You walk a fine line between 'legal' and 'illegal' yet you call out a a single blogger who might or might not use your pics w/out paying you??

How embarrassing for you...

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME. Stop wining, bitching, and complaining!! Do you think its right that you to stalk & harrass celebs all day? Do you think its right that you stalk & harrass celebs CHILDREN all day? To bait, pester, and annoy them so that you get angry or ugly pictures of them? PLEASE! You walk a fine line between 'legal' and 'illegal' yet you call out a a single blogger who might or might not use your pics w/out paying you??

How embarrassing for you...

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME. Stop wining, bitching, and complaining!! Do you think its right that you to stalk & harrass celebs all day? Do you think its right that you stalk & harrass celebs CHILDREN all day? To bait, pester, and annoy them so that you get angry or ugly pictures of them? PLEASE! You walk a fine line between 'legal' and 'illegal' yet you call out a a single blogger who might or might not use your pics w/out paying you??

How embarrassing for you...

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME. Stop wining, bitching, and complaining!! Do you think its right that you to stalk & harrass celebs all day? Do you think its right that you stalk & harrass celebs CHILDREN all day? To bait, pester, and annoy them so that you get angry or ugly pictures of them? PLEASE! You walk a fine line between 'legal' and 'illegal' yet you call out a a single blogger who might or might not use your pics w/out paying you??

How embarrassing for you...

Posted by: Anonymous


Go X! Perez sucks ass and he is NEITHER funny NOR cute. He is a fat fucktard who wants to suck Parasite Hilton's herp infested balls.

Posted by: Anonymous


I learned about this site THROUGH perez hilton.com, you won't win and get over it, everyone loves his site and its A MILLION times better so stop going against something that everyone loves, you will only lost in the end

Posted by: Anonymous


Um ... who is your lawyer and why didn't he/she/they ask the court for a temporary injunction to take Perezhilton.com off the web?

Right. I think you should consider a new lawyer, and filing a complaint with your state bar. Your lawyer sucks.

Posted by: Anonymous


I learned about this site THROUGH perez hilton.com, you won't win and get over it, everyone loves his site and its A MILLION times better so stop going against something that everyone loves, you will only lost in the end

Posted by: Anonymous


I learned about this site THROUGH perez hilton.com, you won't win and get over it, everyone loves his site and its A MILLION times better so stop going against something that everyone loves, you will only lost in the end

Posted by: Anonymous


you are a whiney fucking baby!!! Perez stands by his posts, while fucking nobodys here can rant all they want and no one knows who makes fun of the celebs!

PEREZ FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

grow up x17, get a fucking life

Posted by: perezlover


Dingy posters who say X17 sucks - WTF? - why are you here?

Posted by: Anonymous


personally I agree with you about Perez. I think what he's doing is wrong. Plus his site is too mean spirited and more about him than anything else. what an ego. But.....as a blogger I don't support you for being upset at TMZ. I know they're a big property and all, but hey, the dude is in their blogroll that's all. I think your beef is with Perez, not TMZ.

Posted by: Anonymous


First of all, it's Les Deux, not Les Doux.

Second of all, get over your self. You have the pix, but Perez has the personality. Drooling over Matteo does not make you interesting.

Posted by: simon


I dont belive you fucked up paps throw your toys out of your strollers because you had your pics nicked!...How many lifes have you tossers invaided?? I only come on this site to laugh at you!

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


Obviously posters such as Anonymous 5:15Pm are just trolls sent over here by Perez and Co. to flame the place. Wether you like x17 or not, is not the point. The point is that it is stealing. If x17 loses, then anyone can steal anyones photos and even more items as time goes on. If you don't like x17's methods of how they obtain their photos then attack them on their methods of how they take the pictures and then have the laws changed. But to say that it is OK to steal the pictures "because you don't like x17" is crazy, and just means that anyone of us could have our stuff stolen in time if the laws change in favor of people that steal. If x17 loses the lawsuit then it will set a precedent, and then criminals such as the poster from 5:15PM can take whatever they want and not have any worries since it won't be illigal to steal.

Posted by: Anonymous


X17 RuLES X 17 RULES X17 RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys always get EXCLUSIVE stories while Perez sits his herpps ass at starbucks and steals pictures. Wake up people....

Posted by: Anonymous


X17 RuLES X 17 RULES X17 RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys always get EXCLUSIVE stories while Perez sits his herpps ass at starbucks and steals pictures. Wake up people....

Posted by: Anonymous


X17 RuLES X 17 RULES X17 RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys always get EXCLUSIVE stories while Perez sits his herpps ass at starbucks and steals pictures. Wake up people....

Posted by: Anonymous


X17 your pics are straight and to the point. Perez draws all over his and thinks its cute but god forbid he make fun of big foot boat shoe wearing Paris Hilton. He licks her ass every day.

I like your photos so much better and the layout of your site is better. Hes a fag and he will get whats coming to him. Pursue your law suit with no backing down!

Posted by: Anonymous


X17 RuLES X 17 RULES X17 RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys always get EXCLUSIVE stories while Perez sits his herpps ass at starbucks and steals pictures. Wake up people....

Posted by: Anonymous


I dont read perez anymore, he is too predictable and leavs out many 'celebs' plus he is not as up to minute now that his head has gotten bigger...i look here first

Posted by: Anonymous


I dont read perez anymore, he is too predictable and leavs out many 'celebs' plus he is not as up to minute now that his head has gotten bigger...i look here first

Posted by: Anonymous


Oh get over it. People post and email photos they have found all over the internet. Big Whoop. I still come here and look every day. And how many fan sites have been shut down because of crap like what you are doing?

Posted by: Anonymous


What comes around goes around, sweety. You stalk people for a living. I really hope that you get nowhere with this ridiculous lawsuit. And if you do, you will be boicoted.

Posted by: Anonymous


why would x17online open a discussion of its personal business problems online with its viewers?? Like how professional is this? X17 has the most RUTHLESS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS hounding celebs all hours of the day. These paps are real bad and X17 should be VERY THANKFUL that SPEARS hasnt requested a keep the distance order from your paps. SHe assulted one of your paps . SHe brings the most hits here and without her this site sucks for hits. I cant even stan her myself.. However if x17 is so big on suing about lawsuit practises then why dosent x17 have the BALLS to protect its forighner pap paid staff and file assualt charges against britney spears??? LIke really why hasnt x17 and its pap who got his car damaged and back slashed with an umbrella sue britney spears yet. I am sure x17onlie could get 30million just for that. I guess it depends on what shoe one wears on what day. A bunch of hypocrit crying babies!

Posted by: Anonymous


Since Perez writes on all of the images, he's likely to get away with it based on fair-use (www.publaw.com/parody.html).

My advice, X17, would be to have a lawyer to write all of your letters (with spell/grammar check), so as to avoid a counter-suit for libel or more. Also, avoid the emotional appeals.

Nevertheless, it sucks when somebody appears to be getting a free ride. Good luck with your efforts.

Posted by: Stop Covert War


Get over it!! as much as I hate perez, you guys are all scum doing the same thing. stop hating and go get a crotch pic of Paris or Britney.

Posted by: Syl


Oh come on, if it wasnt Perez you wouldnt have people going trough your site. Its because of his site most of us know abou yours.
And let me tell something, if you fucking put the pictures here anyway, whats the fucking diferent of posting them on his website? After all its already on the web so its everywhere, its not like me and another bunch of people dont already have your pictures, after all theres a little button called print screen, then you press another button called past, and there we have it, your fucking pictures in our fucking computer.
You should be thanking Perez for the free publicity.
If it in web, it belongs to everybodi, either you like it or not. If you dont like it, just shut down the website, but I'll bet you we will still get the pictures. Wanna try?

Posted by: Anonymous


Has anyone tried to right-click the images on this page...You can't copy them, how in the hell is perez getting them from you?????

Posted by: Anonymous


All you celeutard chasers are fucked in the head. You all need to shut the fuck up and live your lives instead of living it through the world of retarded celebrities who should be shot on site for pretending to entertain the masses who in truth are bored as shit due to the lack of any real entertainment.

Posted by: Whatever


All you celeutard chasers are fucked in the head. You all need to shut the fuck up and live your lives instead of living it through the world of retarded celebrities who should be shot on site for pretending to entertain the masses who in truth are bored as shit due to the lack of any real entertainment.

Posted by: Whatever


All you celeutard chasers are fucked in the head. You all need to shut the fuck up and live your lives instead of living it through the world of retarded celebrities who should be shot on site for pretending to entertain the masses who in truth are bored as shit due to the lack of any real entertainment.

Posted by: Whatever


All you celeutard chasers are fucked in the head. You all need to shut the fuck up and live your lives instead of living it through the world of retarded celebrities who should be shot on site for pretending to entertain the masses who in truth are bored as shit due to the lack of any real entertainment.

Posted by: Whatever


Man I feel your pain , I made a hilarious dance vid and posted it on myspace and within an hour i got in trouble for copyright infringment for having the song in the background be by the pussycatt dolls they nearly kicked me off. If myspace ruled the world perez wouldnt have a site.

Posted by: Nikki


Man I feel your pain , I made a hilarious dance vid and posted it on myspace and within an hour i got in trouble for copyright infringment for having the song in the background be by the pussycatt dolls they nearly kicked me off. If myspace ruled the world perez wouldnt have a site.

Posted by: Nikki


...the photo examples you have shown could have been taken by anyone out and about in Los Angeles. Believe it or not people other then the "Paparazzi" take photos of celebrities all the time.

Posted by: Anonymous


I allways see the pic on perez first.. i think one of ur people is playing with both...

Posted by: Me


THIS SITE SUCKS. THE ONLY REASON I EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE OF PEREZ.

QUIT WHINING X17 BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EVEN HALF AS CREATIVE AS PEREZHILTON.COM


THIS SITE SUCKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous


PEREZ SUCKS!!!!!!!! X17 IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jonathan


If anyone watched Larry King on Friday you would know that these agencies hire "Illegal Immigrants" from Brazil. Hmmm,is that "Portuguese" I hear on your videos? Now I know for a fact hiring "Illegal Aliens" is against the law!! Maybe Perezhilton should have the US Immigration Dept investigate X17!

Posted by: Anonymous


LAME! YEP! GIVE IT UP!

Posted by: Anonymous


Screw you, post your name if you want to be taken seriously!! X17 is legit, Pezez is the shady organization!!!

Posted by: Jonathan


Anony 7:16 pm - your logic is incredibly flawed - Pretzel doesn't even care who OWNS the pictures, let alone who TAKES them, so why would he run to the US Immigration Department? The issues are completely unrelated. Which brings me to my next point, which is that the people who worship and read PH are intellectually stunted and not even capable of grasping the issues. Not a big surprise!

It's also not hard to figure out that Pretzel is a 'paid snarkster' for whoever Parisite doesn't like this week. They have BOTH become Hollywood e-bola and need to be shipped to the moon, never to return.

I don't agree with everything X17 says or does, but they have the law on their side. Smash Pretzel like the cockroach he is.

Posted by: Can't stand Perez


Anony 7:16 pm - your logic is incredibly flawed - Pretzel doesn't even care who OWNS the pictures, let alone who TAKES them, so why would he run to the US Immigration Department? The issues are completely unrelated. Which brings me to my next point, which is that the people who worship and read PH are intellectually stunted and not even capable of grasping the issues. Not a big surprise!

It's also not hard to figure out that Pretzel is a 'paid snarkster' for whoever Parisite doesn't like this week. They have BOTH become Hollywood e-bola and need to be shipped to the moon, never to return.

I don't agree with everything X17 says or does, but they have the law on their side. Smash Pretzel like the cockroach he is.

Posted by: Can't stand Perez


Its hilarious x17 is a photo agency that is NOTORIOUS for hiring ex gang members, illegal immigrants from Brazil, child predators, etc.

Posted by: get off your moral high horse


just a heads up... it's now Time Warner- the AOL was dropped about 2 maybe 3 years ago. I was working for the co when it happened but it was in the news too.

Posted by: sara


perez is always traveling to the most expensive places, while you sit a home. lmao

Posted by: you know it's true


perez is always traveling to the most expensive places, while you sit a home. lmao

Posted by: you know it's true


Go to school and learn how to write correctly. Then stop complaining. I believe your are being played by your own..Please do not waste are court system with your own internal problems. I honestly do not care for either website..I am over your exhibits and will not be back..I think this is your karma whether good or bad..

Posted by: Sharon


Do your research...
"While having access to AOL's subscriber base definately helps TMZ's traffic, TMZ GM Alan Citron noted that the site does not have a broadcast or a print brant to protect..."
source computerworld.com

Posted by: you know it's true


Do your research...
"While having access to AOL's subscriber base definately helps TMZ's traffic, TMZ GM Alan Citron noted that the site does not have a broadcast or a print brand to protect..."
source computerworld.com

Posted by: you know it's true


Do your research...
"While having access to AOL's subscriber base definately helps TMZ's traffic, TMZ GM Alan Citron noted that the site does not have a broadcast or a print brand to protect..."
source computerworld.com

Posted by: you know it's true


i wouldn't have ever seen this site if Perez didn't reference it all the damn time. you should be grateful for the publicity. no publicity is bad publicity...

Posted by: jen


perez sucks. theifs are ignorant. I hope he becomes so poor that he starts losing weight because he has to skip meals. then he might be tolerable to look at.

Posted by: Anonymous


Perez's web site is way better!

Posted by: Anonymous


Honestly, stop posting about this lawsuit. If you want to pursue it an waste countless dollars, that is up to you but no one wants to hear about it. Most of your readers also read Perez and it is just annoying and childish to have to post everytime you get pissed off. Handle your business like an adult and dont plaster it all over the place.

Posted by: Paige


I really hope a newcomer opens a new gossip website and blows both of you. It is disgusting that you air this crap to site visitors. At the least, P doesn't mention this shit on his blog. Are you really THAT dumb?

Posted by: TJ


Clearly X17 is much better thats Y We are all here.
X17 you take the greatest pictures that every one wants.
Every one knows stealing is wrong no one can agree with that.
What if someone stole from AOL/Time Warner, I wonder how would they feel about that, so why do they deal with people that steal.

Posted by: Shayla


Shame on you. What a way to make people hate you and your spineless suit even more then before. Obviously, this suit is about a personal grudge because you are not going after any other sites TMZ links to. How Pathetic! On your own "blog" at least half of the people that comment support perez. Public Opinion is against you. And I belive in free speech. You are just a bully.

Posted by: perez minus the paris


Anyone who comes to this site - or the sites of the other agencies whose photos appear without permission on blogs - has a vested interest in the outcome of x17's lawsuit.

What do you think is going to happen if the photo agencies lose control over the shots they put up on the internet?

They'll simply take their sites down.

They don't have to post photos on the net - all they're getting from these websites is enough exposure to create a brand image - it's not like x17 or Splash or WENN is inundated with money-making ads...

Posted by: dimes


"Since Perez writes on all of the images, he's likely to get away with it based on fair-use (www.publaw.com/parody.html)."

Actually, no, it's not a parody of the picture, it's a parody of the CELEBRITY that is caused by the writing on the photos, and the courts have ruled in the "Cat in the Hat/OJ" case that it needs to be a parody of the copyrighted work and not the celebrity.

Posted by: Lucida


why dosent x17 go after britney spears for 10million for the assualt she made on your pap and his vehicle back in feb??? YOu wouldnt dare sue her or charge her with assault. GIve me a break. YOu wouldnt dare lose your contact with that jerk your aliens follow like blood hounds.

Posted by: Go sue Britney for assault and battery


Dear X17,

Seriously, enough!! I come to this site to look at celebrity photos, not to hear about your legal issues. Leave it to the courts and spare us the boring details. You aren't going to convince perezhilton.com fans to stop going to his site, so give it up.

Posted by: Anonymous


Perez is better. Way better. Lets pray for a loose yo.

Posted by: Anonymous


Hey if the people you are taking pictures of get no respect or privacy then why should you? They get their private moments stolen and you get your pictures stolen. How does it feel?

Posted by: Anonymous


Perez is an egotistical fucktard. I hope X-17 nails his dumb ass to the wall. This site is way better than Perez could ever hope to be.

Posted by: Anonymous


Stop being so unprofessional by airing your dirty laundry for the world to see . You guys have to get over it and stop with the threats to other sources that support perezhilton.com . I LOVE his site , I come here to look at pictures , not to deal with your stupid bullshit . I hope and know he will win . His site is hilarious and witty , while your's is bland . He will win and you will just have to sit there and take it like you already do . No one cares about you ! Shut the fuck up with these stupid posts already .

Posted by: ashley


Stop being so unprofessional by airing your dirty laundry for the world to see . You guys have to get over it and stop with the threats to other sources that support perezhilton.com . I LOVE his site , I come here to look at pictures , not to deal with your stupid bullshit . I hope and know he will win . His site is hilarious and witty , while your's is bland . He will win and you will just have to sit there and take it like you already do . No one cares about you ! Shut the fuck up with these stupid posts already .

Posted by: ashley


Stop being so unprofessional by airing your dirty laundry for the world to see . You guys have to get over it and stop with the threats to other sources that support perezhilton.com . I LOVE his site , I come here to look at pictures , not to deal with your stupid bullshit . I hope and know he will win . His site is hilarious and witty , while your's is bland . He will win and you will just have to sit there and take it like you already do . No one cares about you ! Shut the fuck up with these stupid posts already .

Posted by: ashley


STUPID PEOPLE, YOU GUYS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE BECAUSE IT'S NEW YOU DUMB ASSES,( A YEAR OR SO) BUT THE AGENGY IS NOT. WHO DO YOU THINK THAT SELLS PICTURES FOR THE MAGAZINES HERE AND FOR THE WORLD AMONG OTHER AGENCIES???? X17, AND IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUT WHATEVER. WAY BEFORE THAN THAT THING CALLED PEREZ CHECK PICTURES' CREDITS IN THE MAGAZINES, YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF X17 CREDITS BUT YOU WON'T SEE PEREZ CREDITS 'CAUSE HE CAN'T SELL IT, 'CAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN THE PICTURES, SIMPLE AS THAT, MORONS

Posted by: Anonymous


STUPID PEOPLE, YOU GUYS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE BECAUSE IT'S NEW YOU DUMB ASSES,( A YEAR OR SO) BUT THE AGENGY IS NOT. WHO DO YOU THINK THAT SELLS PICTURES FOR THE MAGAZINES HERE AND FOR THE WORLD AMONG OTHER AGENCIES???? X17, AND IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUT WHATEVER. WAY BEFORE THAN THAT THING CALLED PEREZ CHECK PICTURES' CREDITS IN THE MAGAZINES, YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF X17 CREDITS BUT YOU WON'T SEE PEREZ CREDITS 'CAUSE HE CAN'T SELL IT, 'CAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN THE PICTURES, SIMPLE AS THAT, MORONS

Posted by: Anonymous


STUPID PEOPLE, YOU GUYS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE BECAUSE IT'S NEW YOU DUMB ASSES,( A YEAR OR SO) BUT THE AGENGY IS NOT. WHO DO YOU THINK THAT SELLS PICTURES FOR THE MAGAZINES HERE AND FOR THE WORLD AMONG OTHER AGENCIES???? X17, AND IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUT WHATEVER. WAY BEFORE THAN THAT THING CALLED PEREZ CHECK PICTURES' CREDITS IN THE MAGAZINES, YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF X17 CREDITS BUT YOU WON'T SEE PEREZ CREDITS 'CAUSE HE CAN'T SELL IT, 'CAUSE HE DOESN'T OWN THE PICTURES, SIMPLE AS THAT, MORONS

Posted by: Anonymous


Seriously ,this is ridiculous. All the papz are the same , they all go and hunt celebs to get an embarrassing shot and then make a pretty penny , I would hardly call that a "job". Get over yourselves.

Posted by: Anonymous


so i used to love this site but it is seriously run by a stupid fucking bitch who *thinks* she is courtney cox from dirt! hahahahahahahahahahahahah PEREZHILTON.COM always has these pictures before you do and besides how the fuck could he steal them if this site does not allow right clicks?????????????/ i hope u fucking email me back bc this shit is RETARDEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD fucking stalkerazzi cunts

Posted by: Anonymous


so i used to love this site but it is seriously run by a stupid fucking bitch who *thinks* she is courtney cox from dirt! hahahahahahahahahahahahah PEREZHILTON.COM always has these pictures before you do and besides how the fuck could he steal them if this site does not allow right clicks?????????????/ i hope u fucking email me back bc this shit is RETARDEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD fucking stalkerazzi cunts

Posted by: Anonymous


so i used to love this site but it is seriously run by a stupid fucking bitch who *thinks* she is courtney cox from dirt! hahahahahahahahahahahahah PEREZHILTON.COM always has these pictures before you do and besides how the fuck could he steal them if this site does not allow right clicks?????????????/ i hope u fucking email me back bc this shit is RETARDEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD fucking stalkerazzi cunts

Posted by: Anonymous


You cares about your stupid case???? Deal with it more professionaly you dumb asses...and plus Hilton is much much much better than you. And the fact that there is a lawsuit against him makes me love him even more! and of course hate you guys. I am never visiting this site again!

Posted by: Anonymous


IT's CALLED KARMA HAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: Anonymous


WELL SAID! I wouldn't check out the fat man's site if it were the last one in the world. Keep of your great work because it'll pay off in the end! I really enjoy reading everything x17online!

Posted by: Em


WELL SAID! I wouldn't check out the fat man's site if it were the last one in the world. Keep up your great work because it'll pay off in the end! I really enjoy reading everything x17online!

Posted by: Em


I don't think that I can name one person that hasn't downloaded music "free" one time or another for their Ipods (which are sold and promoted by the thousands), their websites, or their MySpaces. Downloading is free, readily available and easy to get. Where does it end? Is EVERYONE willing to start paying for EVERYTHING on the Internet? Asking one person to pay is asking for everyone to pay and for a complete Internet reform. Is that what we want? I personally like the freedom the Internet provides but is slowly being snuffed out by greed.

Posted by: Throwing stones


Can you post stuff like this on your site as nobody cares. If it wasn't for him, nobody would know your stupid site. Get over it. You are now starting to get on everybody's nerves and slowly losing readers who are going to perez' site. NOW SHUT UP

Posted by: g


Even if there was copyright infringement, Copyright infringement != stealing. No one is depriving X17 of their pictures. This is lame going after a blog. They can link to whoever they want. Quit whining.

Posted by: Anonymous


x17 stop complaining and being a whining annoying bitch. If anyone should own the pictures it is the people who they are taken of. As far as I'm concerned they're public domain.

Posted by: Anonymous


SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! NO ONE CARES. GET OVER IT. MARIO IS WAY BETTER THAN YOU. HE AVOIDS THE TOPIC...YOU APPROCAH IT DAILY. WOULD PEOPLE MAGAZINE DO THAT? NO. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND YOU ARE NOT. GOOD GOD WOMAN. PEOPLE LOVE PEREZ. WE DON'T LOVE YOU. WE JUST HEAR ABOUT YOUR BITCHFEST AND GO TO LOOK AT HOW SILLY YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK. AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. HIRE A PR PERSON AND SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous


I always check ASL and Perez before I check this site...sorry that's the pecking order FireFox determined! Often I just skip this site completely. Not because the photos are the same as Perez's...personally they look the same to me on EVERY site...but because ASL and Perez have commentaries that keep me smiling.

Are you trying to have the case thrown out so you can whine some more about how Perez "done you wrong". Act like an adult and be the better person and let the judiciary system make the decision.

Posted by: Get back to entertaining!


I'm only here for the crotch shots of the pop tarts - other than that, your site sucks.

Posted by: Anonymous


You guys have no class airing your dirty laundry on your site. You guys have already lost one of the fights in this suit, you tried to shut down his site but were denied. If that is any indication of what the outcome will be it's not looking good for you. He's a blog site, blog sites can link to whomever they like. You're going to lose and no matter how you whine and moan on this site it's not going to change that. So try and rack up a little dignity and take the high road and shut the fuck up.

Posted by: amanda


Ppl come to this site to see your pictures and footage, not to listen to your legal arguments. This post shouldn't have been made to this site and is better suited for another forum. I think your decision was inappropriate.

Posted by: Anonymous


Be professional we don't want to hear about this... it is true that I visit your site once a week, i visit Perez and TMZ mulitple times a day... You should be thankful he likned you or you wouldn't have near the traffic...

Posted by: Brooke


i'm not american (thank's a lot, god, for this wonderfull gift) and it is the first time I open a site like this one. I'm so sad for all of yours... and more for the X17... I hope that one day, USA people start to be more clever... but, unfortunately, i know that it is so impossible! Hey, gars, do you realize your stupidity ? The world is laugthing about you... come on!

Posted by: sorry for you


I love x17! Love ur little vid clips! I despise perez hilton fucking retard! Overweight buck toothed wannabe fucking celeb! Get a sense of humour you worn out mangina! X17 rules

Posted by: Wish u were me! Lol!


I love x17! Love ur little vid clips! I despise perez hilton fucking retard! Overweight buck toothed wannabe fucking celeb! Get a sense of humour you worn out mangina! X17 rules