The University of Hawaii is demanding the operator of a pornographic web site stop using the school's name or face legal action. The web site, called universityofhawaii.xxx, claims to feature what it describes as "hot nude Hawaiian college girls." It is full of graphic pictures of men and women having sex on beaches and at other tropical locations. It's a very different look from the University of Hawaii's legitimate web site. If the site doesn't pull the UH references, the university may go after its webmaster using a number of state and federal laws and also will try to recover its legal costs. Read more at:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/16690588/exclusive-uh-threatens-porn-website-with-legal-action-for-using-its-name
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