BERLIN — Germany’s high court on Wednesday ruled government surveillance of personal computers and electronic communication violates individuals’ privacy rights. In a move that must have been choreographed with Washington, some German officials decried the ruling, saying it...

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Jack Thompson, a Coral Gables, FL, attorney known for anti-porn and anti-videogame zealotry and shenanigans inside and outside the courtroom, has been ordered by the Florida Supreme Court to show cause why future filings from him should not be considered...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Critics are bashing Comcast for fighting dirty as the Federal Communications Commission continues its investigation into whether broadband internet service providers selectively throttle users’ bandwidth.The administrative manager of Harvard University’s...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Tim Patch is an Australian artist with a unique approach to his work. While the vast majority of painters prefer to use their hands and fingers when bringing their mental pictures to life, others, either from caprice or necessity, refine their art to...

CYBERSPACE — While the erotic DVD world ponders the implications of the death of HD DVD and the ascension of Blu-Ray, online porn fanciers are already enjoying the benefits of richer, clearer, crisper, and more powerful High Def images. Fetish Hits is making sure that...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — In an effort to make the notoriously smutty Web more family friendly, the Utah legislature is considering a bill that would reward internet service providers who filter out pornography.ISPS are defined in the bill as any person or entity that “provides...

UK — Once upon a time, women were informed that they either had “mature” orgasms or they had “immature” orgasms, depending on whether they were vaginal or clitoral. The fact that most women were just happy to have any kind of orgasm didn’t enter into the equation – although...

TORONTO — With all the excitement about Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards, the Spears-Federline custody case, and the ever-spreading national primaries, some may have forgotten that 2008 is a Leap Year – which means that DVDTube affiliates have an extra...

NEW YORK, NY — Morality in Media’s ObscenityCrimes.org website passed a milestone Saturday when it recorded the 70,000th obscenity complaint registered by a user.The website, which serves as a rallying point for the religious right and other concerned citizens determined to...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The line between the Web, the home or office computer, and mobile computing just got blurrier, thanks to Monday’s release of AIR, a new software development system from Adobe Systems.Seven years in the making, AIR is the brainchild of Kevin Lynch,...