Gene Simmons to Sex Site: Suck My Copyright!

Posted Feb 21st 2008 5:47PM by TMZ Staff

Gene SimmonsGene Simmons' legal team has taken an ingenious first step in shutting down a website featuring a video that shows Gene in a sex act with a woman who is not his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed.

We're told Gene's lawyers contacted Webmastercentral.com, which is responsible for the content on the website promoting the video -- ordering them to cease and desist because of copyright infringement. How, you ask, is this copyright infringement? Gene's lawyers claim the site had no right to use face paint to promote the skin flick, because face paint is a KISS thing.

And now we're being told, the tape is old and the copyright owner is ... drum roll ... Gene Simmons! Apparently, Gene got wind of the tape a few years back and bought the rights. Who's the apprentice now?

BTW, the tape was shot without Simmons' permission or knowledge -- and may well be illegal. That's why TMZ hasn't run it.

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31. His poor kids. I hope their mother is looking out for them because he sure isn't. Was he really so stupid to not know he would be a target for that kind of thing? The best thing he could do is apologize publicly for humiliating them. Put that on his phony TV show.

Posted at 7:44PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Robert

32. this jerk is so in love with himself--he can do it to him self---and ulgy

Posted at 7:50PM on Feb 21st 2008 by barbarab

33. The tape is a hoax...if it isnt it's the saddest sex i've ever seen....even the girl didnt want to be there.

Posted at 7:51PM on Feb 21st 2008 by dianna

34. That was the most boring sex tape Ive ever seen

Posted at 7:53PM on Feb 21st 2008 by snowchick

35. Admittedly KISS is musically talentless, however no one can deny the uber-business success Simmons has built over the past three decades. Not many bands with no talent can remain a household name for over thirty years and have their images used for profit on everything from mugs to condoms to sex tapes. Sort of like Star Wars - not great acting or writing, but Lucas' marketing machine has turned it into an international psudo-economy. Like Lucas, Simmons has been able to profit from ALL THINGS containing his image (ugly as it may be). Only in America!

Posted at 7:55PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Boo

36. I cannot think of much that would be less of a turn on than this dinasour of a musician naked AND having sex! Grody to the max - totally gag me with a corroded spoon!

Posted at 7:55PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Hideous

37. Nice this about this video...... my manhood is bigger than Gene's (not saying much) and I do the bedtime boogie a whole hell of a better ... any of the 4500 want to upgrade to a better time ... (including Shannon) give me a ring

Posted at 8:03PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Tacos Rule

38. Man what a douchebag. He is over the hill and out of fuel. Imagine all the places he has been.Poor Shannon, she can't even get alimony. The schmuck knew what he was doing by never marrying her.

Posted at 8:10PM on Feb 21st 2008 by lucky one

39. Interesting how you have to pay to see the entire video. I say a group of ppl buy it and post it for free on Youtube. That'll teach that stupid site!

Posted at 8:12PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Shannon

40. Wasn't it discused by Gene and Shannon on their show that if Gene ever cheated on Shannon, she would get everything? If I were her, I'd take him for all he has and shove his copyrights up his ass. Go Newfie girl, go!!! don't let him make a fool out of you.

Posted at 8:14PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Rockstar

41. At least he was able to get it up.

Posted at 8:20PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Stevo

42. He has copyrights? This probably isn't news to Shannon.If the kids had no idea they do now.

Posted at 8:21PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Kelli

43. Gene is the man!

Posted at 8:34PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Sin D Fetish

44. Gene Gene ...... the guy with the tired looking schmeckel. Who cares ??

Posted at 8:35PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Babs

45. Your children must be so proud Gene, children learn by example, what kind of values are you instilling in them? About relationships, trust, etc. God, get a clue!

Posted at 8:35PM on Feb 21st 2008 by sherricheu

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