According to court documents, Pearson then approached Ms Rodriguez during the group number and ‘started spanking her buttocks with his hands’ – Ms Rodriguez says she felt humiliated in front of her family.

In L.A. County Superior Court  Ms Rodriguez claims she noticed the comedian eyeing her before the audience participation segment.  She was then selected to compete for a prize with others in the crowd by doing a ‘silly dance’ to the 80s song. While she was dancing, she claims, ‘all of a sudden and without warning’ Pearson began repeatedly spanking her. Ms Rodriguez did not win the contest.

She says  ’The unwarranted and unconsented spanking was relentless and did not cease until I physically turned around to stop it.’ She alleges that during a later segment Pearson asked for a kiss on the cheek and she obliged – but he turned his head at the last second and kissed her mouth instead.

She said the incident confused her children who later asked her ‘Why did that man kiss you?’ Ms Rodriguez claims Disney ‘condoned, encouraged or ratified’ Pearson’s behavior by employing him. She is demanding unspecified damages. Neither Disney nor Pearson have issued comment on the claims. 

However, Pearson, on his website, markets himself as a ‘clean comedian’ who ‘can take his act from comedy clubs to Christian comedy or family events. Seems one hell of a way to get to spank a bottom, stick to the usual guys!

The site’s founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.

US Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material, yes we know that but they were equally diligent in ensuring that what was removed was replaced as soon as possible.

The US Justice Department said that Megaupload’s two co-founders Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and Mathias Ortmann were arrested in Auckland, New Zealand along with two other employees of the business at the request of US officials. It added that three other defendants were still at large.

“This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States and directly targets the misuse of a public content storage and distribution site to commit and facilitate intellectual property crime,” saia a statement posted on its website.

Third-party sites

The charges included, conspiracies to commit racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering. A federal court in Virginia ordered that 18 domain names associated with the Hong Kong-based firm be seized. The Justice Department said that more than 20 search warrants had been executed in nine countries, and that approximately $50m (£32m) in assets had been seized. It claimed that the accused had pursued a business model designed to promote the uploading of copyrighted works.

“The conspirators allegedly paid users whom they specifically knew uploaded infringing content, and publicised their links to users throughout the world,” a statement said. “By actively supporting the use of third-party linking sites to publicise infringing content, the conspirators did not need to publicise such content on the Megaupload site. “Instead, the indictment alleges that the conspirators manipulated the perception of content available on their servers by not providing a public search function on the Megaupload site and by not including popular infringing content on the publicly available lists of top content downloaded by its users.”

Before it was shut down the site posted a statement saying the allegations against it were “grotesquely overblown”. “The fact is that the vast majority of Mega’s internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay,” it added. Oh yeh!!! Let’s hope this is just the first of these parasitical sites to be put in the trash bin of life.

Piracy is a continuing problem within our industry and kink just as much as the large music and film companies. What used to be the preserve of a few individuals who thought it was clever and their god given right to steal content from producers and share it with the world seems now to have been taken over by criminal gangs.

Criminal gangs have found  that using stolen credit cards, mostly from the USA, to join web sites and then working  in conjunction with file locker sites who we know are complicit in the pirates activities make money and clean money from their criminal activities.  These nasty individuals are now going a step further, not content with using stolen credit cards to take films, these Pirates are now trying to coerce people into sharing their passwords with them.  This is what they have said openly on one of their forums, oh yes they do communicate.

THE WORDS OF A CRIMINAL 

“Dear members! Unfortunately, the password forum  is not as active and popular as we want it to be. I’d like to make a couple remarks concerning passwords exchanging via PMs. While posting links to copyrighted material is a crime in some states, exchanging passes with friends is absolutely legal. If you buy a password and wish to give it to a friend for free, you have the right to do so. You can do almost whatever you want with the passes you buy. Yes, many sites say that they prohibit password sharing. But this is not a crime from the legal point of view and giving passes to a friend does not have any legal consequences. Exchanging passes is one of the best ways to make new friends”!

THE FACTS

Now I don’t want to go into the legalities of this statement save for one point, the pirates did not mention that when one takes a membership to a web site there is an agreement or contract with the web site owner that passwords will not be shared with others so there is breach of contract for starters.

What is the  true picture as far as the user or member of spanking or other sex web sites is concerned? No spanking site will allow its members to share their passwords and  many sites have security which prevents a password from being used from more than one ip address, as I said above this is a contractual understanding which is enforceable in law.  If a password is shared by a site member that  membership of a particular site will be cancelled and the members  ip address will be passed onto CCBILL or other billing companies and it will be banned not just from the site  shared from but from every site that CCBill or other billing companies  take payment for.

Site members  must also remember that it is THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS on the site owners records, not those of the pirates so any legal action decided upon would be against the member.  Is it really worth taking the risk to help these leeches?  If you have bought a membership to any spank site then you should enjoy it yourself.  Online piracy is a crime and one which is being addressed in the courts at the moment.  The people who are asking for the passes are not spank fans they are just after making a quick buck or two off of our backs.  Don’t allow yourself to be used by them and aid their criminal activities.

Many of the file locker sites now want the consumer to pay for faster downloads, just think about this, these companies are operating in a criminal environment, dealing with criminals, do you want to give them your credit card details? The irony of it is that if you do this it could be you paying for the next criminal membership of a web site.

We have countries at war within their own borders, tyrants ruling others with an iron fist and as usual our governments condoning the killing and abuse of ordinary citizens as long as it suits our financial of military aims. Big business, banks and the multinationals have come together to exert pressure on governments where and when needed to achieve their goals and so the circle is almost complete. What else to bring to the party? How about fear, fear of what? Fear of anything they can use to help control and cajole the masses into accepting that this is the only way forward, the only way that our way of life will survive.

We look at the elections of tin pot dictators in far flung countries and scorn their barbaric use of force to achieve an end but yet we accept the more subtle use of the powers that can be wielded by our own “civilised” governments. We in the UK do not have the possibility of getting shot of the bunch of clowns ruling over us for a few more years, in the USA they have elections next year and may ditch the only person who seems to have some humanity in him in favour of someone promoted by a bunch of right wing lunatics who would not, in a more civilised society be given the time of day to espouse their creed of hate.

We have the power of the press, totally unfettered and left to do pretty much as it pleases, hack into people’s phone conversations, trick their way into our bank accounts and other financial situations, look into the bedrooms of not only the rich and famous but also anyone who dares to challenge them, yes it’s tight that there should be a free press but with this right comes responsibility, not only for their own standards but the feelings, privacy and rights of other human beings.

Would it be too much to ask that in the year 2012 we look to our fellow man and try to behave in a humane, kind and caring way, that we all try that little bit harder to make the life of those less fortunate a little easier and that we all take a look around and see what is being done in our names and say STOP it’s enough now.

Spanking Sarah one of our favourite spanking models told us she wanted a spanking award  for UK Spank sites and spankers. Sarah is the only British spanking web site owner who keeps in touch with us regularly, so don’t blame me if we feature her more than most, you all have the same chance to publicise your work and your sites, 

Asked why she felt the need to start a British Spanking Award scheme  she said “British spanking websites often seem to lose out to their larger American cousins when the voting takes place and being a patriotic type of girl I have decided to start my own  awards”.  Sarah said “There are a number of such awards for American sites, one of the main ones being from Brushstrokes at The Spanking Spot and I thought that our British style of doing things really should be recognised so what better way than an award for the best in the various categories I have picked”.

There are all sorts of categories among them Best M/F  or F/F British Spanking Website, Best M/M or F/M British Spanking Website, Best British Blog (Commercial),Best British Blog (Non Commercial),Best Female British Spanker, Best British Female Spankees, Best Male Spanker, Hardest spanking scene, Best Spanking Film, Best British New comer. The nominations are she tells me coming in thick and fast so get along there and cast your votes now. Just click here  to vote or click the picture.

1, Can you tell us a little about yourself?

 Hola Amigos{the limit of my Spanish -which I had to find out on Google translate}……my name is Dani. I am 20 years young and I am a spanking model{or drama queen depending on how much I cry and rub my bottom!}. I got into spanking unexpectedly as I started off by modelling. I then saw an advert to be in a spanking video –I must mention that I was never spanked as a child! I believe in trying all things once so I thought I would give it a go. It was advertised by Redstripe films and the filming took place in October 2010.

2, As many of our readers know, I am involved in the shooting for the Redstripe films site and  I will be honest with you, when you made your first spanking film, I felt it may be your last! What made you decide to pursue spanking as a career?

 I like a challenge! I found my shoot with Redstripe  very very VERY difficult. We were initially meant to film 3 scenes, however I thought my body would break into two pieces after the second clip was filmed. I remember that when the cameras stopped rolling I turned around sheepishly and asked if my bottom was bleeding. I was in agony, I felt very embarrassed as I always thought I had a high pain tolerance, that was until Remington Steel put me in my place for being a naughty maid! I don’t like failing at things, and even though it took me a few more months before I attempted spanking again, I knew I wanted to take a good thwacking and produce good videos.

3, I have worked with you since that first shoot and found your limits have increased quite dramatically, was this a gradual process?

 Yes this was very gradual, I raised my limits with hand spanking first,then gradually progressed onto the slipper, paddle, strap, belt, and a few other implements before trying MR WHIPPY!{and I don’t mean the ice cream} 

4,Do you actually enjoy being spanked?

 I personally enjoy being hand spanked, I find that it can be quite intimate. I can see how others could be sexually attracted to it. I must say I enjoy being hand spanked more than having implements used on me, maybe that’s because there is an upper limit with spanking??

5, You travel up and down the country to have your bottom spanked for 121′s do you take any security precautions? Is there anything you would like to share with other girls who maybe thinking about this?

A lot of the 1-2-1′s I do are in London. Regarding personal security I think you can tell a lot about a person in the way they contact you. For example, I had one email saying ‘I have always wanted to punish a little black bitch like you’…………CREEPY! Needless to say I didn’t do a session with the guy.  I also find that spankers who mention other girls that I could contact for reassurance are very trustworthy. My advice to other girls would be don’t be afraid to say ‘no’…. or ‘HELL NO ‘if the guy didn’t stop at no. Yes it is the spankers session but at the end of the day it is your bottom. I let people know when they stray with an implement and I let people know when I think they are going too hard. I would also advise that when girls haven’t tried a certain style of spanking they let the spanker know. I had an email from a spanker saying he would like to do a session of ‘wet spanking ‘in the shower. I said I had not done this before and wanted to know I would be bruised more so?etc. Though I felt a bit foolish admitting I didn’t know about wet spanking he replied saying he admired my honesty. I can say that the session went well. Happy days!

 6, Do you have a spanking 121 ‘horror story’

 I think I have two…..aaaa!  The man with breath so bad he almost made me cry as he spent the whole hour session about an inch from my face. I don’t know if this is worse that the man who punished my right bum cheek only.  AAAAAA!

 6, Apart from Redstripe films,who else have you made spanking films with? Where can we find you?

I have filmed for Wellspanked whose videos can be seen on spanking tube and clips4sale.com. I have also filmed with the ‘Dutch Genius’  Spanked -in-uniform  By the end of the year I am working with an additional 3 websites.

7, Do you have a favourite spanking implement?

 I personally like the paddle and the strap….and the belt. I think this is because it they have a large surface area.

 8, How about the implement you most dread and why?

The Hairbrush. The hairbrush is like a WMD –weapon of mass destruction that belongs in the pits of hell. I find it very stingy. I would say that the hairbrush can make me cry instantly, which I cannot say for all other implements.

 9, How about spanking position?

 I hate to reveal that I am a traditionalist, I like over-the-knee spanking most! I think that’s because people have more control in this position when hand spanking{which I prefer above implements}.  On the other side I LOATHE the diaper position. A normal whack in the over the knee position is 20 times harder when doing the diaper position.

10, What is next for Danielle Hunt?

 WORLD DOMINATION. My face on coins and chocolate bars, my bum plastered on billboards………..watch this space

Danielle Hunt will be at Spanking Sarah early in the New Year

Instead I want to tell you about the plethora of so called ‘free’ spanking boards and other such rip off sites. These are sites set up with the sole aim of pirating the work of the legitimate producers, those people I have described above. What can happen when you visit these pirate spanking boards and free hosting sites? They do not give you something for nothing that’s for sure; these thieves are in the business to make money out of you and out of the legitimate producers without even a thought to the fact that they can be destroying someone’s business and maybe landing you in more trouble than you realise. You will have to pay for poor quality ripped off product. NOT ONLY THAT! They are also planting malicious mal ware and spyware and viruses on your computer with the aim of collecting sensitive information or as in many cases just causing mayhem on your computer.

You may have antivirus checkers and programs but please be warned, when you visit these sites and download there stolen product you are putting not only your computer at risk but also any data you may have on it, so, please think before you try to get cheap pirated films from these individuals. Trust your regular spanking web site to give you good quality, safe, honest spanking films. The producers and owners of these sites are spanking enthusiasts just like you, they want you to have the best so, help them give it to you.

We hope Spanking Sarah will not mind but we have taken the latest post (20/08/2011) from her Spanking England web site and reprinted it below. It will have a resonance with many web masters and web site owners and points to a problem that is effecting not just the spanking film world but the livelihood of just about anyone who produces media that is available on the internet.

Pirates! This has always been the name given to a rather nasty group of individuals and they are none the less nasty today because they do not use knives and cutlasses. They are thieves and opportunists of little or no discernable talent, usually socially immature individuals who are by nature under achievers. Their claim to fame is that they are able to steal the work of others and make money from it. Enough said, let Sarah tell it from the producers point of view.

“As you know, I am on holiday in Spain with my not so little ones for a week. A week to spend some time to relax and laze by the pool. Having your own spanking website is like a dream come true, right? I have pots of money and drive a flashy car? Those of you who know me and have come along for a spanking session know this is not the case. Yes, of course I earn money from my website, but I have like you a home to maintain and some not so little ones to keep in food and trainers. I am not poor, far from it but I am not stinking rich either. As do all other spanking website producers, I work bloody hard.

It is not all about smacking bottoms. My work much as I love it often takes me away from my family and can be very stressful. Now, I am not expecting you to cry me a river or anything like that. What I am asking you to do is to think twice before you watch spanking material, be it mine or anybody elses, without having joined the site that has produced it. Pirates are killing our spanking sites. They join for a month, download all our material and then upload it and make money from our hard work. We then have to spend our time looking on the web for it and issuing notices for said material to be taken down.

I would estimate that I am online for at least an hour a day on my holiday looking for this and there has not been a day so far when I have not found illegal uploads of my and others great spanking films. It does not take a rocket scientist to realise that if this piracy is allowed to continue, then some of the spanking sites will just not be able to survive.

There is a theory that the people who watch the illegal downloads would never join a site so we are not losing anything but my fear is that as times get harder, normal honest guys and girls who do usually pay will see this as almost a ‘faceless ‘crime and commit it without really thinking about the consequences. Piracy is a crime and it is one that is destroying our spanking websites. Some have already fallen and I predict more will over the next twelve to eighteen months. I know of at least one spanking website which is hanging on by its fingertips. As Gloria Gaynor said ‘I will survive ‘and I am pretty sure many others will as well but guys, if you contribute to the pirates pockets you are responsible and not just for putting some great guys out of business.

You will be stopping spanking models from getting work. The pirates sure as hell are not going to pay them and how can we if our revenue is being ripped off? Plus you are limiting how many films and the type of films available. You are hurting us but in the long run, you will be hurting yourselves. The pirates make money every time one of OUR films is downloaded. If you don’t watch, they won’t bother. So today’s post is an SOS. SAVE OUR SPANKS!”

It is with the deepest regrets and sorrow I have been asked to announce the
passing of Andy, better known to many as Kinky Cobbler from the popular stall
@LeatherDelights.

Many of us will remember him fondly for his enthusiasm and creativity and for creating
an amazing array of wonderful products. Further
details will be posted once the family have had time to make arrangements. A
book of condolences will be opened at the next possible event.

Please spend a few minutes remembering him and keeping his family in your thoughts at this difficult time.

This blog had repeatedly published copyrighted images they had taken from spanking sites from which they had removed copyright watermarks and site identifiers despite written warnings from the copyright owners.

Whilst we all have seen blogs that show images taken from other  sites, it is only proper if due attribution is given to the copyright holder and that a suitable link is given back to the originating site.

If the owner of spanksalot had obeyed this ‘rule’, even if they linked back via an affiliate program to the originating site, then they probably would not have lost their site.

The use of a site’s copyrighted material, without alteration, in a manner that mutually benefits both parties is acceptable,  the blatant infringement of copyright is not.

It is nice to have proof that Google also support that view.

So, if you want to use a site’s images on your blog then please  follow these guidelines to avoid DMCA notices which will have your blog closed down.

1. Ask the originating  site owner or join their affiliate scheme!
2. NEVER remove copyright information of site identifying logos from the images.
3. Always provide a link back to the originating site. Site owners generally have no problems with people helping to advertise their sites.
4. NEVER use one site’s material to try and promote traffic to another site, this WILL antagonise the legitimate content owners!

Follow these guidelines and you could have a content rich, and possibly profitable blog!