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Online Adult Access May Go on the Run
The online adult industry could capitalize on a new technology that would put wireless Internet access onto trains and automobiles. “The only problem is if the government gets involved because you would have porn surfers in public places,” one network consultant says.
International Film Group Jumps On Board With Pornslinga
International Film Group Jumps On board with Pornslinga Productions to Cross The Atlantic.
EU Expected to Lower Boom on Microsoft
European Union regulators next Wednesday are expected to force Microsoft Corp. to offer computer makers a version of Windows without its Media Player multimedia software for sale to European consumers. The company most certainly will be handed a huge fine, as well.
Broadcast Indecency Complaints on Rise
In the past six months alone, the Federal Communications Commission has levied more than $1.55 million in fines. From January 2001 through October 2003, the commissioners proposed just $247,500 in penalties.
Is It ‘Who Gets on First?’
After nearly 46 years stuffed in a filing cabinet, an FBI document has been released detailing an investigation brought on by a Los Angeles Police Department vice squad informant who said Bud Abbott, of Abbott and Costello fame, owned some 1,500 reels of porn.
Victoria Givens Releases ATM Babes on Video
Victoria Givens announces the release of ATM Babes on VHS and DVD.
TitanMen.com to Premiere on NakedSword.com
NakedSword.com and TitanMen.com announced a deal today that will distribute TitanMen.com films via NakedSword.com.
On the Lookout for Porn Traders
The U.S. Forest Service is contemplating punishment for 65 employees who have been sharing sexually explicit material through their government-issued computers and email addresses.
ICQ Takes on Friendster
America Online’s ICQ launched a social-networking service Thursday called ICQ Universe, which is expected to create more opportunities, both business and personal, than existing sites
Filesharing: The New Kid On The Block
Filesharing has arrived for the adult industry: Everybody's talking about it, and how it works. Here’s a few do’s, don’ts and how-to’s for putting your files on filesharing networks
MasterCard On Stricter Compliance
Credit card behemoth MasterCard International once again pointed the finger in the face of the pornography industry, this time regarding illegal activities
UK Clamps Down on Violent Porn Sites
Along the lines of eradicating child pornography from the web, the British police force is clamping down on websites that encourage violent sexual behavior
Feds Crack Down On 'Girls Gone Wild'
The Federal Trade Commission filed a formal complaint against Mantra Films alleging that it was involved in deceptive marketing practises for charging customers for videos that were never ordered
India Cracks Down On Porn
City government in Bombay has launched an initiative to crack down on Internet access to porn by making the country's cyber café owners stick to stricter citywide policies, such as yearly licensing fees, and using software filters
PayPal Virus On The Loose
Payment processor PayPal is the decoy for a virus that attempts to fool users into giving away personal banking information. The worm is said to have originated in France, but security experts are still investigating
Michigan Gets Tough on Porn
A new law signed by the state's Governor Jennifer Granholm will legally require bookstores, video retailers, magazine kiosks, and all media retail outlets to conceal sexually explicit materials from minors
Bush Backlash on Porn
Last week's "Protection from Pornography Week" was right in step with what Bush critics have been calling a concerted effort on the part of his administration to rid the world of pornography, regardless of the First Amendment.
FTC Gets Tough on Patents
With all the industry banter lately over the validity of Acacia's DMT patents, in a likeminded move this week, the Federal Trade Commission put forth a proposal that could make patents harder to obtain and easier to challenge
Acacia On Contributory Infringement
Acacia Technologies Group continues to send the adult entertainment industry spinning on its heels, most recently with a flurry of letters regarding the fuzzy matter of contributory infringement
Reality Porn on The WB
The reality series, which began taping on Monday, matches porn star Ron Jeremy with Tammy Faye Messner, former wife of televangelist wife Jim Bakker. The two will share a "love shack" mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks, The WB announced.