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Judge
Shuts Down Paris Hilton Website
2/5/07
A Los Angeles federal judge ordered the ParisExposed.com web site to be
temporarily shut down last Friday (02FEB07).
The site, which launched on 23 January (07), allowed visitors to view
Hilton's financial information, personal diaries, home videos and medical
records for a fee.
According to Hilton's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, the judge ordered the
temporary shut-down "because the site violated my client's right to
privacy and was a copyright infringement.
"The owner of the site, (Bardia Persa), has an opportunity on 16
February (07) to contest the order. He can either do it in writing or
orally in court.
If he doesn't show up, or the judge isn't swayed, the order can turn
into a permanent injunction."
Persa purchased a storage bin full of Hilton's belongings for a
reported $10 million from a third party after the storage bill went unpaid
and the company auctioned her possessions off for $2775.
Persa then allegedly created the subscription-based website, which was
very briefly closed down once this week (ends02FEB07) and may now be shut
down for good.
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