WASHINGTON, DC — The Center for Democracy & Technology has stepped up its assault on the Child Online Protection Act, calling the law ineffective, unconstitutional, overly burdensome on Web publishers, and overbearingly restrictive of lawful adult speech. The...

MARSHALL, PA — Right Ascension Inc., the parent company of DVD Empire, Adult DVD Empire and Gay DVD Empire, has quietly conducted business – millions of dollars annually, in fact – for seven years in an industrial park on the outskirts of this suburban Pittsburgh community....

CHICKASHA, OK — While his softcore empire continues to churn out product and even rattle protective Australians, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis languishes in jail for federal tax evasion. According to Francis, languishing isn’t the only thing he’s been doing while in...

CYBERSPACE — While shoppers in this country may be raking in the bargains, four out of 10 UK women surveyed say that they enjoyed shopping more than getting laid. More than half of those who have been married for 20 years or more would pass on sex in favor of shopping for...

CYBERSPACE — Conde Nast’s Portfolio.com ran an article by writer Claire Hoffman about how adult production companies are losing VOD cash to YouPorn and other similar amateur sites. The piece also mentions how DVD sales are “in a freefall.”Vivid Entertainment head Steven...

LAS VEGAS — Once upon a time such giants of pornography as Debbie Does Dallas and Devil in Miss Jones roamed the earth, appearing on big screens and setting the hearts, minds, and loins of a generation on fire with desire. VCX, the oldest XXX adult company in continuous...

ATLANTA, GA — EarthLink, one of the chief advocates of covering cities with wireless internet service, said Friday it is going to consider “strategic alternatives” for that business.EarthLink chief executive Rolla P. Huff explained in a statement that, after a...

LEWISTON, ME —JoAn Karkos, due in court next month to answer a theft charge over two copies of a sexual education book she refused to return to the Lewiston Public Library, now wants the library to answer her allegation of obscenity.Karkos gave police a one-page complaint...

ANCHORAGE, AK — Sometimes it seems like juice bars, like their below drinking age customers, just can’t get a break. Thanks to a recent federal court decision, the under-21 crowd just lost one more opportunity to get close to one of Alaska’s most precious recourses: sexy...

BRITAIN — Lovers of older women – and I do mean older women – need to check out Miss November on the Ancaster Athletic nude charity calendar from Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England. It’s been a long time since she’s literally been a babe, but that hasn’t stopped the lively...