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'Fair Trade Porn' Just a Cover-Up for Bashing Sexual Speech

AlterNet, the progressive website which daily publishes articles dealing with the social issues important to all Americans, sometimes posts an article that, had anyone at the company actually vetted its content with knowledgeable adult industry members, would have been shitcanned pretty quickly. read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Opponents in ‘Consipio v Private’ Battle Over Control of Private

The parties in Consioio v Private have filed dueling motions with the higher court regarding a Jan. 5 Supreme Court Order that granted a permanent stay in one of the cases (No. 58526). read full story...



LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Catholic Church Forces Paris Boutique Into Criminal Court

Though it was opened in 2008, the store at 69 rue Saint Martin in Paris's 4th arrondissment is called "1969," possibly to remind customers and others of that era's growing sexual liberation movement (at least in the U.S.), and its main stock in trade are sex toys and lingerie—no XXX movies in sight. read full story...
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY NEWS

University of Hawaii Threatens Lawsuit Over .XXX Porn Site

For months, the news has been filled with stories of colleges and universities gobbling up .xxx domain names that contain variations of their names in order to keep cybersquatters and other opportunists from using the names to push porn or hold the domains for ransom. The University of Hawaii failed to do that. read full story...
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY NEWS

Fifth Most Popular Bit Torrent Site Taken Offline Voluntarily

BTJunkie, a very popular torrent index, which had an Alexa rank of 299 and a Compete rank of 987, took itself offline this weekend, leaving in its place a blue background, the company logo and a goodbye note. read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Francis Issues C&D to Madonna, NFL, NBC Over 'GGW' Song

With the release of Madonna's newest album comes a threat from Joe Francis that unless she agrees to specific demands, he will sue her over the first song on the record, 'Girls Gone Wild,' which of course also is the name of his company. read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Alleged Infringer Countersues, Says Porn Cannot be Copyrighted

Liuxia Wong is so mad about being contacted by attorneys for Hard Drive Productions, who tried to get $3,400 out of her for illegally downloading Amateur Allure Jen, that she has sued the company, alleging a litany of infractions that include the charge that porn is obscene and thus 'cannot be protected by copyright.' read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Missouri Strip Club Gets Creative to Stay Within New Law

The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that a club in Missouri, Bazooka’s, is testing the limitations of the state's restrictive new law in a very creative way, and thus far is not only getting away with it, but is creating very happy customers as a result. read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Did New Zealand Turn a Blind Eye to Dotcom in Exchange for Cash?

A recent New Zealand Herald article raises some interesting questions regarding how German national Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload associates were able to gain such a firm foothold in the country in the first place. The insinuation made is that money, and lots of it, greased the wheels. read full story...
LEGAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Simi Valley Plans to Have Its Own Mandatory Condom Law

On Monday, the Simi Valley city council indicated its support for a planned ordinance that would make condoms mandatory for porn shoots in the Ventura County city that is a stone’s throw from Chatsworth and Canoga Park, where many adult studios are currently located. The ordinance is expected to be introduced at the council's Feb. 13 meeting. read full story...
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