MarcusMaximus
02-16-2008, 02:48 AM
Internet sex auction
sparks paternity row
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A graphic representation
of a cyber-whore
BERLIN (Reuters) - (http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1355570120080213?rpc=64) A woman in Germany who became pregnant after an online sex auction has won a court battle to force the Web site that hosted the sale to reveal the names of the winners, so she can find out who's the father.
Six different men won Internet auctions to have sex with the woman in April and May last year. They were only known to her by their online names, a spokesman for a court in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said Wednesday.
"The woman wanted to discover which one of the men had made her pregnant," the spokesman said. "So she needed their contact details. Of course, if they're not willing to go along with the gene test, she'll have to take them to court."
The woman asked the site's operator to reveal the true identity of the men, but it refused, citing a confidentiality clause in its terms and conditions.
The court ruled in her favor, saying the child's right to know who its father was took precedence.
The court declined to give the woman's age and nationality.
(Reporting by Dave Graham, Editing by Matthew Jones)
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MAXIMUS RANT: WTF? A prostitute - a whore, no less - has sex, gets pregnant, and then wants to know who the father is? Give me a friggin' break. I suspect that a U.S. court would rule the same way, on the basis that the best interests of the child trump the privacy rights of the punitive fathers. This could be a landmark case not only for internet privacy, but also for the rights of prostitutes. I’m sure everyone else is wondering the same thing: How much did she sell herself for in this silly auction? The story doesn’t say. I’m also wondering if this was some cockamamie auction for charity. Save the whales or something.
I had never heard of online sex auctions before. Maybe this is an idea we could use to raise funds for the costs of Ozami. I will just auction off a night of passion with uhhh, Durgdul or Joyvy - let's say - to a few lucky women, and we will make a fortune.
Naaahhhh - - we wanna make money - - not go broke.
sparks paternity row
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/575/575.x231.ft.sex-003.jpg
A graphic representation
of a cyber-whore
BERLIN (Reuters) - (http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1355570120080213?rpc=64) A woman in Germany who became pregnant after an online sex auction has won a court battle to force the Web site that hosted the sale to reveal the names of the winners, so she can find out who's the father.
Six different men won Internet auctions to have sex with the woman in April and May last year. They were only known to her by their online names, a spokesman for a court in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said Wednesday.
"The woman wanted to discover which one of the men had made her pregnant," the spokesman said. "So she needed their contact details. Of course, if they're not willing to go along with the gene test, she'll have to take them to court."
The woman asked the site's operator to reveal the true identity of the men, but it refused, citing a confidentiality clause in its terms and conditions.
The court ruled in her favor, saying the child's right to know who its father was took precedence.
The court declined to give the woman's age and nationality.
(Reporting by Dave Graham, Editing by Matthew Jones)
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/65/39/22183965.jpg
MAXIMUS RANT: WTF? A prostitute - a whore, no less - has sex, gets pregnant, and then wants to know who the father is? Give me a friggin' break. I suspect that a U.S. court would rule the same way, on the basis that the best interests of the child trump the privacy rights of the punitive fathers. This could be a landmark case not only for internet privacy, but also for the rights of prostitutes. I’m sure everyone else is wondering the same thing: How much did she sell herself for in this silly auction? The story doesn’t say. I’m also wondering if this was some cockamamie auction for charity. Save the whales or something.
I had never heard of online sex auctions before. Maybe this is an idea we could use to raise funds for the costs of Ozami. I will just auction off a night of passion with uhhh, Durgdul or Joyvy - let's say - to a few lucky women, and we will make a fortune.
Naaahhhh - - we wanna make money - - not go broke.