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California's 25% Porn Tax Defeated
Assembly Bill 2914, which would have imposed a 25 percent excise tax on adult products and productions, has died in committee.
The New Face of Amateur Porn
The amateur pornography marketplace has changed dramatically over the past few years and now contains a serious, hidden danger that could spell trouble for all of us — whether you're into amateur porn or not.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
A virus alert tops this week's Tech Watch, along with previews of new startups and gadgets from around the worlds of science and technology.
Karen Fletcher Sentenced on Obscenity Charges
"Red Rose" website owner Karen Fletcher was sentenced today after pleading guilty to six counts of distributing obscenity online.
ABCs of BDSM
In order to familiarize our readership with some of the more obscure proclivities of the fetish and BDSM communities, we've published this glossary of commonly used terms. Think of it as the ABCs of BDSM.
L.I. ISP Signs on to Block CP Sites, Newsgroups
Cablevision, the largest Internet service provider on Long Island, yesterday announced that it will immediately work to block consumer access to child pornography websites and newsgroups that contain child pornography.
Kafka's Porn Stash Revealed by Scholar
Franz Kafka's legacy is a gift that keeps on giving, as evidenced by a recent discovery of pornographic journals subscribed to by the great German writer. Author James Hawes found the journals by accident while doing unrelated research in the British Library in London and the Bodleian in Oxford.
Court Rules in Favor of New Cablevision Recorder
A ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the limitations for Internet Service Provider (ISP) in copying and storing copyrighted content on behalf of subscribers is being hailed as far-reaching and important, though it will likely be appealed by Hollywood producers.
Sri Lanka Blocks Internet Porn
Sri Lanka's president has issued an order to its Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to immediately begin blocking access to adult entertainment websites.
XBIZ Names Kristen Kaye as Associate Publisher
XBIZ President and Publisher Alec Helmy has announced the promotion of Kristen Kaye to the position of associate publisher of Adnet Media, the parent company of XBIZ.
The Swami Announces Weekly Lineup
The Swami has announced this week's lineup for the Last Call Internet radio show on DQRM.com.
Kayden Kross Wins iPorn 'Hot Body' Contest at XSF
"I wasn't planning on entering the contest. I was just going to hang out with my friends by the pool, so I wasn't even dressed up," Kross said.
When the Whip Comes Down
As any savvy person will tell you, it takes more than just a funny hat and a profoundly perverse belief in abortion to be the pope. That same essential rule holds true in the world of fetish directors, the auteurs who bring consumers the pleasure of all that BDSM pain.
Porn on the Rise in Nepal
The Internet is undoing the best efforts of Nepalese authorities to curb the spread of pornography in the small South Asian country renowned for its isolation.
NetSafe Concludes Cybercitizens Conference
NetsSafe's first international conference on "Cybercitizens: Risks, Rights, and Responsibilities of Participation in the Information Age," has concluded and the message to parents is clear: become as Net savvy as your children.
California Prison to Test Bizarre Condom Program for Prisoners
A pilot program instituted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will take place at Solano State Prison that allows prisoners to possess one condom each without incurring disciplinary action, as long as the condom remains sealed in its wrapper.
Iowa Court to Decide if Stripping is Art
A local Iowa court case could define once and for all whether nude dancing in public is an art form or a far more restrictive form of commercial expression.
Director David Stanley
Born outside the nation's capital and raised in Minnesota, director David Stanley comes from a family of "iconoclasts, poets and radicals." His parents actually taught him that all expressions of sexuality were "valid and beautiful," as long as you didn't hurt anyone. They also told him pornography was a good thing.
Heather Chadwell to Host Stripper Competition
Model, TV personality and former stripper, Heather Chadwell, has joined the lineup for Perry Mann's Exotic Erotic Strippers and Hustlers Ball.