California porn company, SD university drop trademark, online piracy lawsuit

Calif. porn company, SD university drop suit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — National American University is no longer suing a California pornography company that used a name the school thought was too similar: Naughty American University.

The school’s parent company, Dlorah Inc., filed the federal lawsuit in South Dakota, where the company is based, against La Touraine Inc., a Nevada company based in San Diego. The suit sought financial damages and to prevent the use of the school’s trademark.

The suit says La Touraine had offered pornographic material under Web sites called Naughty American University and Fast Times at NAU.

An attorney for the school said Wednesday that La Touraine has agreed to stop using the school’s trade mark.

The university offers online degrees and has 16 campuses in several states.