It’s a BS headline. According to the article, what really happened was they agreed to make specialty videos (for a single customer, usually) and that the films would stay offline; the pornographers immediately posted the vids online to Pornhub and their own site. Oops.
Here’s the quote: “Instead, GirlsDoPorn swiftly uploaded the videos to its website and Pornhub, one of the world’s leading adult-video sites, where they amassed millions of views. The women were doxed and harassed relentlessly, and the videos were sent to their parents, siblings, boyfriends, coaches and pastors. Enright found that, at best, the company knew the result was inevitable and profited from it; at worst, it actively participated in it by revealing names, identifying details and social media accounts as a means of attracting additional subscribers.”
So, this is essentially a copyright dispute. They distributed the videos beyond their agreed, or imputed, copyright license.
Sure, the girls would argue that they never would have done the videos if they knew they would be widely distributed, but isn't that argument just haggling about price?