Federal Judge Tosses Porn Purveyor’s Copyright Suit Against Credit Card Companies

Credit card companies aren’t liable when someone uses their charge card to buy purloined pornography, a federal court in San Jose, Calif., ruled Monday.


Ruling from the bench, U.S. District Judge James Ware tossed out a copyright and trademark infringement suit brought against Visa International Service Association and MasterCard International Inc. by Perfect 10 Inc., which publishes an adult magazine and operates an adult Web site.

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