LAS VEGAS —
Oron.com
has vanished.
Without warning, the file-locker site has completely disappeared from the
Internet. Those looking for the site have found that Oron's operators apparently
have blocked search engines from indexing its site.
It's not exactly certain why the site has left the web, but its operators
have been under a financial stranglehold soon after a federal court froze its
assets in relation to gay adult company Corbin Fisher's $34.8 million copyright
infringement suit against the company.
Oron operators earlier said in court motions that they have been hampered in
paying LeaseWeb fees for hosting the site.
Earlier today, TorrentFreak said that it is a possibility that Oron is
looking for a new home.
Torrent Freak said it received an email from its operators, stating: “At this
time we are in the process of moving Oron.com to another hosting provider. As
soon as we finish this process we will post a notification on our site. We would
like to apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused you.”
Meanwhile, Oron on Monday filed a petition with the U.S. District Court in
Las Vegas to dismiss the case on grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction
because the company "has no officers, directors or employees who reside in the
U.S."
Oron says it is a Hong Kong company and that Corbin Fisher also has
instituted legal proceedings overseas.
Corbin Fisher counsel, meanwhile, are preparing for a pretrial hearing set
for next Thursday in Las Vegas. Yesterday, Corbin Fisher counsel Marc Randazza
asked the federal court to designate the preliminary injunction hearing as an
evidentiary hearing.
"Both parties in this case have submitted many documents, exhibits, and
declarations," Randazza told the court. "The plaintiff requests this designation
so that it may present additional evidence and witness testimony in order to
better elucidate its support and claims with regards to the relief sought by the
preliminary injunction."
Oron's operators have been slugged by more claims recently. Just Monday,
another gay adult entertainment company, Flava Works, filed a copyright
infringement claims in Chicago against Oron, as well as FileSonic.com and 26
file-locker customers, and accused them of illegally distributing the company's
videos.
