Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Verity International, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 27, 2006No. Docket No. 04-5487-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
The incessant demand for pornography, some have said, is an engine of technological development. John Tierney, Pom, the Low-Slung Engine of Progress, N.Y. Times, Jan. 9, 1994, § 2 (Arts & Leisure Desk), at 1 (noting as an example new pay-per-call technology). The telephonic system at dispute in this appeal is an example of that phenomenon — it was designed and implemented to ensure that consumers paid charges for accessing pornography and other adult entertainment. The system identified the user of an online adult-entertainment service by the telephone line…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Granfinanciera, S.A. v. NordbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Verity International, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Andrew Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010