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A Brownback Sequel: 2
In part one, we began our look at Sen. Brownback's latest proposal. In this conclusion, we'll look at alternative tactics and the possibility of another Meese Commission.
A Brownback Sequel: 1
In October, Sen. Sam Brownback called for a new investigative government commission that would examine adult entertainment's effects on society — along the lines of the Meese Commission on Pornography.
"So you're having sex, and people find this a turn-on?"
Gardening and weaponry network G4TV's Layla Kayleigh interviewed Joanna Angel for a recent feature on the cable channel's website, The Feed
A 2257 Update
The Free Speech Coalition continues to wage its ongoing battle with the federal government over 18 U.S.C. § 2257 — the extraordinarily burdensome regulatory scheme that was finally initiated after 18 years of inactivity when the FBI began inspections in September. There have been ten inspections, and consistent with the regulations, the inspections have been conducted in a mannerly fashion — no confrontations, no arrests, just review of the records on pre-selected titles by a team of agents.
File Sharing in Italy Not a Crime if Not for Profit
Italy's top criminal court has created a bright line by ruling that downloading content and software over the Internet isn’t a crime if profit wasn’t the motivation.
New Bill Makes Viewing Porn at School a Crime
Students who view porn at school not only could be suspended or expelled, but also charged with a misdemeanor according to a new plan proposed by a local politician.
Paying A Premium
More than three years ago, I butted heads with many content providers over my first "Content Blowout" and had message boards blazing with drama for weeks on end. They thought I was crazy for pricing content packages so low, and that I was ruining the content biz – but after all of the battles and accusations, a simple truth was revealed.
A Red Rose Retrospective
A recent federal obscenity indictment handed up in Pittsburgh against Karen Fletcher, who uses the pen name Red Rose, startled many because it involves expression that consists entirely of text.
The Also-Rannys: A Time for Healing
At a small ceremony at the Valley Ball breakfast buffet this morning Gram Ponante
You deserve a FIP today
I may be dating myself (and why shouldn't I? I put out on the first date, which is a commitment to excellence I admire), but the new Adam & Eve boxes remind me of the multipocketed receptacles for McDonalds' McDLT sandwiches of yore
Video Secrets’ Playboy Mansion Party a Success
Video Secrets’ 10th Anniversary Party was a hit among the invited guests for its Dec. 16 party at the Playboy Mansion.
A Woman's World
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine caught up with some of the industry's leading ladies and asked, "What is the greatest challenge you've faced being a woman in adult?" Here's what they had to say.
Love is like a stove, oxygen
Taboo Magazine Creative Director Lee Forbes has directed Taboo: Love Hurts, partially shot in Larry Flynt's office
Drawing a line between the living and the dead - a sexy line
Wisconsin's James Hathaway, 20, met a dead deer by the side of the road and, without too much cajoling, had sex with it
A Rose by Any Other Name
I have not read her stuff, but I am pretty sure I would not be bowled over by Karen Fletcher's literary style. (She is the one who is under a federal obscenity indictment in Florida for posting a series of Red Rose stories to her website that depict graphic sexual acts with very young children.) But who knows, maybe she's a genius.
Platinum Blue Releases ‘Memoirs of a Ladyboy’
Platinum Blue has released Chuk Wow’s latest title, “Memoirs of a Ladyboy.”
A Killer App?
We’ve all heard the phrase “killer app” referring to the ultimate expression of any given technology
Some Good News for a Change
So often it seems that the news circulating through the industry is fairly negative in one regard or another; whether it’s a new rule or regulation, somebody getting busted for one violation or another of the aforementioned regulations, or some other sundry burden we’re saddled with, the supply of encouraging announcements isn’t as robust as most of us would like