The boss of a revenge porn website has asked Google to remove information about his identity from its search results, saying websites posted unauthorised statements and identity-related information about him.
Craig Brittain was banned from posting nude content on the internet by the Federal Trade Commission(FTC), but says the information about him is being used without permission and so invokes copyright law.
He said in his appeal the content he wanted removed included: "Unauthorised use of photos of me and other related information. Unauthorised use of statements and identity related information. Unauthorized copying of excerpts from isanybodydown.com. Using photos which are not 'fair use'." He also said his treatment by the media was not fairly represented
Brittain has requested 23 websites remove the information relating to his nude photo posting ban, set in January that specified he has been prevented from "publicly sharing any more nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent."
When the ban was implemented, the FTC said he had used deception to acquire and post intimate images of women and ran a website calledIsAnyoneDown.com that charged individuals who wanted to get revenge on ex lovers a fee for a 'takedown'.
The FTC said at the time: "Despite presenting these as third-party services, the complaint alleges the sites for these services were owned and operated by Brittain."
The 'right to be forgotten' ruling means that any individual can ask for URLs relating to them that they deem to be "inadequate, irrelevant, or no longer relevant" to be removed from search engines.
It's unlikely Brittain's request will be granted because it relates to 'fair use'.
