ST. LOUIS, MO – In a ruling filed Monday August 21st, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit found that a Missouri law regulating advertising by sexually oriented businesses unconstitutionally restricts commercial speech.The panel’s ruling overturns...

INDIA — It’s the stuff of sexual fantasies — but for a 24-year-old Indian businessman, it’s a living nightmare. The unnamed man was born with two penises and he wants one of them gone.Unlike most men born with what is called penile duplication or...

CYBERSPACE — Although companies including Netgear are releasing wireless LAN equipment in anticipation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) draft 802.11n specifications — buyers may want to hold off on making any infrastructure...

BURLINGTON, VT – If you’ve attended legal seminars at the Florida edition of Internet Expo in years past, then you’ve likely seen and heard attorney/author Frederick Lane in person.This Wednesday night, the world will see Lane in a somewhat more “high profile” arena;...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Officials from Swedish public television station SVT say they are “shocked and upset” over the accidental airing of hardcore pornography during Saturday night’s broadcast of the news program Rapport.During an hourly news update at midnight local time, viewers...

CHINA — History, they say, is written by the victors. It may also be written by whoever decides which historic buildings deserve to be preserved.Hongtaifang was established in 1733 and its ancient walls are crumbling. However, Chinese officials are faced with conflicting...

TAMPA, FL – Hillsborough County Commissioners postponed until September a vote on whether to require topless dancers and other employees of sexually-oriented businesses to purchase licenses and conform to a list of proposed regulations.Beyond requiring licenses of employees...

SALEM, OR — Given recent legal decisions supporting strip club and free speech rights, the Faye Wright Neighborhood Association may well be speaking the truth when they claim they’ll resist the opening of the Presley’s Playhouse Cabaret all the way to the...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mansion Productions, makers of the “MPA3” pay site management solution, announced today the release of a new turnkey shopping cart solution the company says “summarily addresses every unique challenge facing online shopping cart owners.”VIST, an acronym for...

MARINA DEL REY, CA — Internet observers will not see ICANN, the non-profit agency responsible for allocating IP addresses, administering the highest level of the Domain Name System, protocol addressing, and root servers attain independence from the United States Department...