SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Playboy Enterprises Inc. has announced it will launch a digital edition of its popular flagship men’s magazine in conjunction with its October issue.The online version of Playboy, being produced in association with the San Francisco-based company Zinio...

UTAH – Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff hopes he can keep a challenge to the state’s attempt to suppress internet pornography out of the court room. According to Shurtleff, at least 11 of the 15 plaintiffs challenging what he calls “The Truth in Porn Law” cannot prove...

UNITED KINGDOM – The rape and strangulation of a UK special education teacher after her attacker viewed violent porn online has spurred the British government to promise to take a stronger stance against the extreme form of sexual entertainment.Liz Longhurst, mother of the...

SANTA CLARA, CA – In an effort to create standardized software for digital rights management (DRM), Sun Microsystems has announced that it will make some of its software available to the open-source community.The aim of the Open Media Commons (OMC) initiative, which Sun CEO...

GLEN COVE, NY – Most porn fans only dream of spending time on a set during filming – but a lucky online auction hound will soon know precisely what it’s like to have dreams come true.The 5,300 hits to porn star Taylor Rain’s film shoot auction were racked up during a mere week on...

JAPAN – Groups lead by Sony and Toshiba have failed to come to an agreement in their negotiations on a standard format for next-generation DVD technology, creating the potential for what some observers are calling “VHS and Betamax all over again.”The two parties cited time...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Gay web surfers that secretly enjoy straight content have a friend in super popular porn sensation Jenna Jameson. Although she’s attracted the kind of queer fan following usually associated with the likes of Liza Minelli, Judy Garland, Cher, and Marilyn...

CANOGA PARK, CA – The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced its 2006 nomination schedule for individuals interested in serving on the FSC Board of Directors. Seven board seats are coming open this year, but members whose 2 year terms have expired are permitted to run again. The...

CARSON CITY, NV – The QuickBuck affiliate program has upgraded and re-launched, with the aim of providing webmasters with “one of the most comprehensive programs ever offered,” according to a company press release.QuickBuck’s portfolio includes over 70 sites, covering a slate of...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nothing moves more quickly on the internet than gossip, and nothing helps it move more quickly than Instant Messaging programs. According to a report in the Tuesday issue of the Los Angeles Times, that process is about to become even easier thanks to Google.If...