Flavaworks Gets Another 1.5 Million Award

The judgment, along with two other judgments against Kywan Fisher and Cormelian Brown earlier this month, is the largest yet in a BitTorrent copyright infringement case.

Flava Works, which operates a string of gay adult websites featuring Black and Latino models, decided to sue 13 website members for allegedly posting its videos on file sharing websites and networks. The alleged infringers were identified by Flava Works’ proprietary digital fingerprinting technology.

Anwar Ogiste was originally a defendant in a case filed in 2011 against a total 13 defendants; however, the case was severed into separate ones after one of the defendants (Andrew Clavio) asked a judge to break them apart. Only five defendants remain, Frank Rossi, Lloyd Johnson, Gregory Nance, Latavius Robinson and Andrew Clavio.

“We take piracy and theft very seriously and we intend to pursue any one who illegally distributes our content,” said CEO Phillip Bleicher.

Flava Works also has filed a lawsuit against a former website customer Nathan Rowader of San Francisco, who was caught posted the comnapy's videos on BitTorrent sites.

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Flava Works Sues 13 Members for Infringement

Flava Works, which operates a string of gay adult websites featuring black and Latino models and performers, has decided to sue more than a dozen of its website members for allegedly posting its videos on BitTorrent sites.

Flava Works on Wednesday filed a copyright suit naming 13 individuals living in the Northeast and South, as well as one in Italy.

All are accused of violating Flava Works terms and conditions as paid members of either CocoDorm.com, Thugboy.com, PapiCock.com, MixItUpBoy.com or RawRods.com, and all have been fingered apparently using tracking technology pinpointing their alleged involvement.

"As a result of defendants’ conduct, third parties were able to download the copyrighted videos, without permission of Flava Works," the suit said.

The defendants named in Flava Works suit filed at U.S. District Court in Chicago are Anton Bonic of Fiorenzuola, Italy; Cormelian Brown of Newark, Del.; Frank Ejikeme of Atlanta; Kywan Fisher of Hampton, Va.; Lloyd Johnson of West Hartford, Conn.; Raymond Levy of Byram, Miss.; Steven Lopez of Bronx, N.Y.; Gregory Nance of Atlanta; Anwar Ogiste of Upper Marlboro, Md.; Andrew Clavio of Ashburn, Va.; Latavius Robinson of Quinc, Fla.; Frank Rossi of New York; and Raymond Smith of Dallas.

The suit seeks an injunction against the defendants, damages and attorneys fees.

Flava Works CEO Phillip Bleicher told XBIZ that his company will go out of its way to fight piracy.

"We have been diligently monitoring the online pirate community for a long time now and we have the means to identify which customers are illegally distributing our products," he said. "The facts are on our side and we won't stop until we take these guys down for their theft."

2011 Flavamen Blatino Awards Noms Now Open

MIAMI—FlavaMen magazine has begun the nomination process for the Third Annual Blatino Awards. Administered by Flava Works, the awards honor gay ethnic clubs, adult performers and websites in a variety of categories.

"Three times is always a charm and the Third Annual FlavaMen Blatino Awards are going to be bigger and better than ever," said event organizer Dwight Allen O'Neal. "Last year was incredible and this year will be even better, we are adding more categories, hosting at a larger venue, and bringing another celebrity host to really upgrade the event and make it bigger and better."

Nominations for the various categories are open now and will close July 10, 2011. The voting process will last from July 11-August 7, 2011. The Third Annual FlavaMen BlatinoAward ceremony will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, during Atlanta Gay Black Pride on September 2, 2011.

Some of the new categories include:

Best Black Club – Midwest

Best Black Club - East Coast

Best Black Club - West Coast

Best Black Club – South

Best Club DJ

Best YouTube Channel

Best Gay Artist (singer, actor, personality, etc.)

Last year’s hosts and presenters included Fantasia, Kelly Rowland, Dondria, Wendy Williams, Raz-B, Shanell aka SnL, CJ Wright and D-Woods. This year’s hosts and presenters will be announced in late August. For more information, visit here.