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Compliance With State Age Verification Laws
During the past year, website operators have faced a slew of new state age verification laws entailing a variety of inconsistent compliance obligations.
The Dangers of a Digital Dollar
We’ve all come to appreciate the convenience of quick and inexpensive transfers of cash, whether through apps like Venmo, Zelle and Cash App or traditional wire transfers and ACH transactions.
Fact vs. Fiction: Adult Content Prohibitions of the Past and Present
This article will try to separate fact from fiction and provide insight into the development of adult content prohibitions.
Lawrence Walters Earns Nomination for 2022 XBIZ Exec Award
Walters Law Group has announced that Lawrence G. Walters is a nominee for the 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards, online edition, as "Community Figure of the Year."
Attorney Lawrence G. Walters to Moderate #SexTalkTuesday
#SexTalkTuesday has announced that First Amendment expert and adult industry attorney Lawrence G. Walters, of Walters Law Group, will serve as guest moderator for this week's edition of the Twitter-based chat show to discuss the legal issues "currently impacting content creators and the wider adult industry" from 5-6 p.m. (PDT).
WIPO Rules in Favor of OnlyFans in Slew of Trademark Domain Cases
The holder of the OnlyFans trademark has recently won several intellectual property cases at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against a number of sites allegedly engaging in infringement.
Deplatforming: The Looming Threat to Adult Entertainment
In the blink of an eye, former President Trump was gone from social media. Facebook and Twitter suspended his accounts for violating their community guidelines.
So, You’ve Been Served: Dealing With Subpoenas
Adult business operators are forced to deal with a number of legal hassles. One of them is receipt of a subpoena seeking information about you, your operation, your finances or your data.
Flame Wars Can Get You Burned: The Legal Limits of Online Speech
Many of us have been tempted to post that snarky comment or call attention to a bad business practice on social media. Perhaps your own business or reputation is being maligned, and your natural instinct is to fight back.
Lawrence Walters Marks 2021 XBIZ Exec Awards Nomination
Walters Law Group is pleased to announce that Lawrence G. Walters has been nominated for a 2021 XBIZ Exec Award as Community Figure of the Year.
Tube Titans: Chronicling Adult's Biggest Traffic Kings
From monoliths like XVideos to Pornhub, tube sites have upended the adult industry ever since they first emerged onto the scene in 2006.
WIPO Rulings Favor Chaturbate in Cybersquatting Cases
The Administrative Panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Arbitration and Mediation Center issued two recent decisions in favor of Chaturbate’s parent company in cybersquatting actions against parties exploiting similarly named domains.
Protecting Stage Names Via Trademark Amid a Tide of Indie Newcomers
Online adult entertainment is booming in these otherwise difficult times. Traffic and profits are up, as so many of us try to fill the days at home and away from each other. The new gold rush has also attracted a lot of new faces — and new names.
Card Companies Face Increased Pressure to Cut Ties With Adult
As part of the aggressive campaign to tie adult websites to sex trafficking, various anti-porn activists are pressuring the major credit card associations to stop doing business with the adult industry.
CASE Act: Good Idea, Bad Law
Last year, bipartisan members of the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (the “CASE Act”) without debating the repercussions.
War on Porn 4.0: Doomed to Fail, But Be on Guard
You can tell it’s election season, when radical politicians start banging the drum for another war on something.
Woodhull Panel Examines FOSTA and Censorship
The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging FOSTA. Its legal challenge started in the spring of 2018, when the organization began to struggle with its online promotion of events involving sex workers at its annual Sexual Freedom Summit.
Peepshow Podcast Tackles FOSTA/SESTA With Woodhull's Ricci Levy, Attorney Larry Walters
The newest episode of the Peepshow Podcast features Woodhull Freedom Foundation CEO Ricci Levy and noted attorney Larry Walters discussing the latest updates on their legal challenge to FOSTA/SESTA.
Legal Considerations for Your Business Brand
Adult business operators often struggle with the legal complexities of trademarks, trade names, fictitious names and corporate names.
A Year After FOSTA: The Tragic Consequences of Deeply Misguided Legislation
Are we having fun yet? FOSTA/SESTA (“FOSTA”) has been around for a full year now and has managed to wreak significant havoc on the internet.