Voyeur Dorm, L.C. v. City of Tampa, Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
265 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2001)
Relevant factsFree
Voyeur Dorm (plaintiff) operated a website streaming a live internet feed of residents living in a Tampa house, under contract with the women who lived there. Tampa (defendant) determined this violated its zoning ordinance prohibiting adult entertainment in residential areas, which by its terms applied to activity on a premises offered to the public.
IssueFree
Whether a zoning ordinance restricting activities offered to the public at a certain physical location applies to a private residence that lets the public view those activities only over the internet.