May
City Restricts Sex Shops; Admits Law May Be Overturned
The City Council has adopted an ordinance limiting where businesses that sell adult-oriented products can operate, despite the fact that the City Attorney’s Office admits it lacks legal merit.
Jameson’s Club May Face Closure, Star Says
The City of Scottsdale continued its clampdown on strip clubs this week, arraigning 15 dancers and five managers from two clubs, one of which is co-owned by Jenna Jameson.
Rapist May Write Porn, Judge Says
In a bizarre case of First Amendment protection that could have far-reaching affects on the legal merits of literary pornography as free speech, a convicted child rapist has been cleared to sue his jailers after they punished him for writing child porn.
Christopher Wilson May Lose Bail
The owner and operator of amateur girlfriend site NowThatsFuckedUp.com may be heading back to jail after Florida prosecutor Brad Copley asked a judge this week to revoke his bail.
Kazaa Boss May Have Assets Seized
The CEO of Sharman Networks, the Sydney-based company behind file-sharing behemoth Kazaa, is heading to Australian court to face the recording industry once again, only this time it may be to fight over her house, car and other private assets.
Wedelstedt Pleads Guilty, May Forfeit Some Stores
Goalie Entertainment owner Eddie Wedelstedt pleaded guilty Friday to illegally distributing pornography and under-reporting his taxes.
Old Format May Have New Use — Video Distribution
Could flash cards be the next format to deliver adult and mainstream video content? SanDisk Corp. apparently thinks so. The No. 1 maker of the flash cards used with digital cameras and other products has announced plans to turn the technology into a medium for distributing prerecorded content.
U.K. Hotels May Violate Law With Porn
Hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom can only be purchased at licensed sex shops or watched in strictly-regulated cinemas, but a loophole in British law has allowed hundreds of hotels to show hardcore films, despite the fact that they are legally considered too hot for TV.
FSC Says Pence Bill May Strengthen Case Against 2257
Legislation proposed this week by Rep Mike Pence, R-Ind., in a bid to beef up the U.S. Justice Department’s 2257 record-keeping regulations may actually strengthen the Free Speech Coalition’s current legal challenge to 2257, according to First Amendment Attorney Jeffrey Douglas.
P2P Porn May Be Next Target for Democrats
The day after one group of congressmen introduced a proposal to tax adult Internet transactions, another group held a meeting to discuss the possibility of legislation against adult content on peer-to-peer networks.
Proposed Online Adult Bill May Be Introduced Next Week
Proposed federal legislation that would tax adult websites and place new requirements for age verification on websites and billing companies may be introduced as early as next week, an aide for Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark, told XBiz.
U.S. Justices May Decide File-Sharing Case on Thursday
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the outcome of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer vs. Grokster file-sharing case on Thursday unless it pushes the ruling into the next session.
LexisNexis Probe May Be Tied to Hilton Cellphone Hack
The ongoing investigation of hackers breaking into LexisNexis’ database may be tied to the theft of celebrity contact numbers and topless photos from the cellphone of Paris Hilton, an FBI spokesman said.
Gay "Cocktails with the Stars" Throughout May
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The cast of the bestselling, award-winning gay porn soap opera series "Wet Palms," a Jet Set/Naked Sword Production, will be appearing in person at Micky's "Cocktails with the Stars" in West Hollywood, Calif., every Thursday night throughout May from 6:30 - 9 p.m.
MNP Enterprises Offers May Promotion
VAN NUYS, Calif. – MNP Enterprises, home to Meatcash, StoneyCash, VouyerCash and RectalRevenue, have announced a networkwide promotion for the month of May.
Platinum Bucks Launches May Promotion
CYBERSPACE – Adult webmaster affiliate program Platinum Bucks has announced the launch of its "Discount Disco $50 Weekends" promotion running through the month of May.
Paycom May Appeal Mastercard Ruling
Lawyers for transaction processor Paycom.net may appeal the March 29 dismissal of its $23 million suit against Mastercard. Paycom sued Mastercard in 2003 for what it deemed monopolistic rules.
New Rulings on DMCA May Prompt Digital-Lock Redesigns
Two recent federal rulings have cut back the scope of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s encryption provisions, narrowing design-lock technology that courts will enforce, according to a leading intellectual property attorney.
Demise of Adult Businesses in Times Square May Be Slightly Exaggerated
Has the adult industry taken too big of a bite in the Big Apple’s Times Square? Depending on who you talk to, you may get varying answers about the number of stores selling sexually explicit materials in the area.
New Measurement Techniques May Spell End of Anonymous Internet
A new paper written by a doctoral student at the University of California San Diego may have inadvertently brought about the end of anonymous Internet access with his research into remotely fingerprinting computer hardware and tracking it across the Internet, even through firewalls.