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From all appearances, Ashley Nicole Richards isn't a very nice person. As "Cruel Meshalette," she dresses sexy—in at least one video, that means a black bra, high heels, short-shorts and a mask covering half of her face—talks kind of sexy... and crushes small animals for videos posted on the internet. And according to U.S. District Judge Sim Lake, those videos are legal. read full story...

Eric John's Erotique Entertainment has signed six adult stars to non-exclusive performing contracts with the company's live broadcast division, ErotiqueTV. read full story...

While many reports have speculated on what Yahoo will do with all that porn, the supposed quandary was apparently not a significant consideration for the board. read full story...

The Marissa Mayer-run company is reportedly interested in acquiring the popular social network for a cool billion. At any rate, that’s what they apparently think it will cost them to become cool again. If the sale goes through, though, what will happen to all that porn? read full story...

Ever since Google Glasses were announced, the GG/porn inevitability has practically become a meme. But it’s a fake meme of sorts, a mainstream meme, if you will. read full story...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed other appeals courts findings that people who use peer-to-peer networks cannot expect the same level of privacy they have when sending or receiving emails. In fact, they can’t really expect any real privacy at all. read full story...

In many ways, the Dotcom extradition case is unique and precedential in that it represents the first time that the United States government has sought to reach beyond its borders in such a tangible (i.e. violent) way to hold a foreign national criminally liable for copyright-related crimes. read full story...

Yeah, it was too good to last. Escorts and prostitution profiles are no longer welcomed on LinkedIn. read full story...

The gist of the government’s issue, according to the warrant, is that the operation was unlicensed and thus a violation of federal law, specifically 18 U.S.C. Section 1960, which sets out the penalties for parties that knowingly operate an “unlicensed money transmitting business.” read full story...

With no date to indicate when the sad event is going to take place, the industry itself is left to imagine when it will see its very last centime, but maybe that’s for the best. It’s bad enough knowing you’re headed for annihilation without having to know the exact moment of your demise. Kinda like life. read full story...