PLESANT GROVE, Utah - Febuary 1, 2008

CleanFlicks Denies Recent Media Reports and Allegations - Company is NOT Affiliated in Any Way with Daniel Dean Thompson, a Convicted Felon Recently Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges

  • CleanFlicks today filed a federal lawsuit against Daniel Dean Thompson seeking damages for harming the firm by illegally claiming a business relationship with the firm and infringing its trade name and trademarks
  • Daniel Dean Thompson was NOT a founder of CleanFlicks, LLC or CleanFlicks Media, Inc., nor was he EVER a partner, officer, affiliate, dealer, franchisee, collaborator, consultant or representative of any CleanFlicks entity in any capacity
  • CleanFlicks respectfully asks journalists, bloggers and media outlets to please correct any inaccurate or false information they may have published in the past suggesting a false relationship between CleanFlicks and Daniel Dean Thompson

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah - February 1, 2008 - CleanFlicks Media, Inc. (CleanFlicks), at one time the leading provider of edited movies and now the world’s only online DVD rental store exclusively offering family friendly movies, today denied recent media reports, allegations and misinformation suggesting that the firm might be connected in any way to a convicted felon who was recently arrested on sexual abuse charges.

"Let me be perfectly clear about this," said Ray Lines, co-founder and partner of CleanFlicks, LLC and its successor company, CleanFlicks Media, Inc. “Daniel Dean Thompson, a twice convicted felon who was recently arrested in Orem, Utah, on charges of forcible sexual abuse and unlawful sexual activity with a 14-year-old, was NOT a founder of any CleanFlicks entity. In addition, Thompson has NEVER been a partner, officer, affiliate, dealer, franchisee, collaborator, consultant or representative of any CleanFlicks entity in any capacity.

"Any news report or allegation to the contrary is false and is harmful to CleanFlicks, the only Internet DVD rental site exclusively offering family friendly movie rentals. As such, we respectfully ask all journalists, bloggers and media outlets to please correct any inaccurate or false information they may have inadvertently or inaccurately published in the past suggesting a false relationship between CleanFlicks and Daniel Dean Thompson. Thank you."

CleanFlicks Files Federal Lawsuit Against Daniel Dean Thompson

CleanFlicks has uncovered data it believes proves that Thompson has knowingly lied about his relationship with CleanFlicks and that such activity has caused great harm to the company. As a result, CleanFlicks also announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Thompson

  1. Requesting the Court enjoin Thomson from falsely claiming a relationship with CleanFlicks in the future; and
  2. Seeking damages from Thompson for harming CleanFlicks by
    1. Infringing CleanFlicks’ registered trademarks (a Federal Trademark Act violation);
    2. Claiming a business relationship with the firm that did not exist (a Lanham Act violation); and
    3. Violating the Cyberpiracy Prevention Act by wrongfully registering and using the CleanFlicks trade name and trademarks on the Internet.

"As CleanFlicks' counsel, I believe the complaint speaks for itself," said Barney Madsen, attorney with Fillmore Spencer LLC and outside legal counsel for CleanFlicks. "As such, we'll not make further comments about the complaint in the media, but we'll do our talking in court."

FreeCleanFlicks.com Launched to Help Alleviate Any Misperceptions about CleanFlicks

According to Lines, CleanFlicks also announced today that it has launched a new Web site - www.FreeCleanFlicks.com - a site that provides a wide variety of data and information designed to help alleviate any misperceptions about CleanFlicks.

For example, at FreeCleanFlicks.com, visitors will find

  • A Timeline detailing pertinent facts about the history of CleanFlicks;
  • Copies of the Criminal Court Record of Daniel Dean Thompson (as found in the Fourth District Court, Provo, Utah); and
  • A copy of the federal lawsuit filed today by CleanFlicks Media against Daniel Dean Thompson.

Additionally, the company today announced that any individual visiting FreeCleanFlicks.com during February 2008 will receive a free 14-day Silver Membership to the CleanFlicks Internet movie rental service. A CleanFlicks Silver Membership allows members to rent unlimited family friendly movies from CleanFlicks (two movies at a time), with no shipping costs.

"We want everyone to see that we stand for the antithesis of everything with which we have been erroneously linked in recent reports," Lines said. "Every family in America who is concerned about the quality of entertainment their family is being exposed to should be a member of CleanFlicks. We want everyone to have the opportunity to experience what we provide."

CleanFlicks is the world's only online DVD rental store exclusively offering family friendly movies. In addition to a brief description of each movie CleanFlicks rents, the company also provides a Parental Advice section on each movie in its library. Topics covered in the Parental Advice section include information about content contained in the movie, such as

  • Language,
  • Non-graphic Sexuality,
  • Violence,
  • Drug/Alcohol Use, and
  • Items of General concern.

Begun in 2000 as CleanFlicks, LLC, Pleasant Grove, Utah-based CleanFlicks Media, Inc. (at one time the leading provider of edited movies) is now the world’s only online DVD rental store exclusively offering family friendly movies. For more information about CleanFlicks, please visit www.CleanFlicks.com. To participate in the company’s free membership offer, please visit www.FreeCleanFlicks.com