Porn
Court Asks for Evidence in ISP-Child Porn Probe
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ruling in an emergency application, has ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine if a grand jury probe can proceed against an Internet service provider that has been charged with distributing child pornography.
Chilean Porn Star Runs for Parliament
Maritza Gáez Arismendi, better known as Reichell, a leading porn star in Chile's adult film industry, is running for election to Chile's lower house of parliament in the upcoming federal elections, to be held this coming December.
U.K. Porn Hoarder Sentenced to 10 Months
Apparently Warren Hutton had a lot of time on his hands. When police raided his home earlier this year, they found an extraordinary number of pornographic images on his PC. He had gathered 116,994 on his computer equipment, including 1,135 involving children.
Congressional Panel to Look at Porn Addiction
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), who has been on the conservative forefront in battles against obscenity, has called a hearing on Capitol Hill that is focused on why people get addicted to pornography.
Porn-Fighter Ashcroft Resigns
Attorney General John Ashcroft, known for his aggressive stance on obscenity and pornography in particular, resigned Tuesday evening. During his years, the online adult community has been under threat of prosecutions, as well as planned changes to rules under the so-called 2257 regulations.
Italy Declares War on Child Porn
Part of U.S.-led Operation Predator, Italian police raided dozens of homes over the weekend and located an estimated 96 child porn suspects, mostly middle-aged, upper middle-class men. The investigation took nine months to come to fruition, although no arrests have yet been made.
Hardcore Porn Sales Reach Epidemic Proportions, Says Australian MP
Adult stores in Australia are illegally selling hardcore pornography over the counter on an epidemic scale according to an Upper Houser parliament member. MP Peter Breen attributes the multimillion-dollar industry to poorly-enforced and rarely updated laws.
The Politics of Porn
There's a job opening currently available that has a couple of front-running contenders vying for their potential employer's consideration; and these prospects will do, and say, anything and everything you might possibly want to hear – all in an effort to become the chosen one...
Porn Horror Video Causes Processor Problems
Burning Angel has patched up a potential toxic wound after CCBill said the New York-based company’s “Re-Penetrator” video was “non-compliant due to depictions of extreme violence.” CCBill wanted Burning Angel to remove “all images and/or movies involving blood.”
New Jersey Sex Shop Offers 'Porn For Food' Thanksgiving Program
New Jersey-based adult store Playtime and Operation Vibration are offering good Samaritans a special incentive to help out their fellow man during the Thanksgiving season – for every can of food brought in to their store before Nov. 22, customers get a free porn DVD.
Nebraska Man Challenges Child Porn Law Constitutionality
A former high school teacher convicted of manufacturing child pornography after he recorded himself having legal sex with his 17-year-old girlfriend is scheduled to argue his case before the Nebraska Supreme Court on Nov. 2.
Wireless Forecast Looks Good for Porn, Survey Says
Industry watchdog firm the Yankee Group unveiled a positive outlook for mobile porn growth, an industry sector that many critics had predicted would never fully capture the porn consumer's attention because of limited viewing and audio features on mobile handsets.
Congressional Candidate Rejects Porn Donation
The mixing of politics and porn clashed Friday when a financial donation from the owner of an adult novelty store was returned by a congressional candidate. The campaign manager for Teresa Daly said that the $250 contribution was not in keeping with the candidate's views.
U.K. Watchdog Launches Porn Dialer Awareness Campaign
Forced to take action after it was deluged with complaints from dial-up Internet customers whose connections had been hijacked by porn dialers, a U.K. watchdog agency has issued guidelines for consumers who may be victimized.
Burning Angel to Release Horror-Porn Video ‘Re-Penetrator’
Hardcore punk rock porn site Burningangel.com said Wednesday it will be releasing “Re-Penetrator,” a parody of the classic 1980s horror movie “Re-Animator.” The production uses a plethora of fake blood — a mixture of maple syrup and food coloring — during sex scenes.
Porn Video School Opening in Tokyo
A new film school is about to open in Tokyo’s Roppongi district offering how to make porn videos. The opening of the university in Tokyo comes at a time when porn, like in the United States, is slowly going mainstream, even though much of it is underground.
Australian Police Botch Child Porn Arrests
In what is being called the largest child porn raid in the history of Australia, the Child Protection and Sex Crimes Squad is being accused of botching evidence in 30 cases so far, which could result in suspects walking free on a technicality.
Utah Sheriff to Study Porn and Crime Statistics
Seeking to answer whether a link exists between porn use and crime, a Northern Utah sheriff’s department has decided to begin keeping records, XBiz learned Monday. The department is currently working to develop a set of criteria for when pornography should be documented.
Indonesia Cracks Down On Porn
Police in the Indonesian capitol have made a recent series of raids, resulting in the arrests of 82 people alleged to have pornographic videos.
Porn Surfers Beware
Years of abuse at the hands of unscrupulous webmasters have made today's savvy surfers ever more wary of clicking on, entering into, or joining anything – making profitable business for legitimate operators increasingly harder to come by.