CALIFORNIA – Joe Francis is not a name that most Americans are familiar with, but the name of the video series that has funded his multi-million dollar softcore empire is well known. “Girls Gone Wild” is Francis’ wildly popular public exhibition series, famous for showing...

SEATTLE, WA – In an email to top Microsoft executives acquired by the Associated Press, company chairman Bill Gates warned that the technology industry’s shift towards internet-based software and services represented a major challenge for the software giant, and urged the company...

OTTAWA, CANADA – The saga of Jim and Jenn Deans’ battle with neighbors and “community activists” has taken another turn, and the couple finds themselves reworking plans for an upcoming webmaster event.The Deans, owners of mywifebucks.com, have spent their summer butting heads...

SACRAMENTO, CA – In a move sure to be compared to Oregon’s recent free expression decision, a federal judge has determined that topless protests are not examples of free expression and may be legally quashed.U.S. District Judge Garland Burrell informed Breasts Not Bombs, a group...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Full On Video announced the release of Full On Video Reloaded today, a new leased feeds product with Digital Rights Management (DRM) enabled, which the company envisions as tool to encourage membership retention for Full On streaming clients.According to the...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Although Las Vegas tried to attract tourists in the recent past by appealing to families with children, promotional efforts have returned to what is profitable: attracting adults for adult activities. Nonetheless, there are those within Las Vegas who would prefer...

LAKELAND, FL – In a decision handed down Friday, the Second District Court of Appeals overturned the rulings of both county and district courts, which had ruled that lewd acts in strip clubs couldn’t be prosecuted if a law enforcement officer was the only offended party. Ten...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Popular adult actress and Playboy TV Night Calls 411 hostess Nikki Nova (www.nikkinova.com) suffered serious head injuries on Friday, November 4th, while horseback riding during a location shoot.Sources close to Nova report that the uninsured performer...

DALLAS, TX – Eddie Wedelstedt, owner of the Denver-based adult video distribution company Goalie Entertainment Holdings, Inc., pleaded guilty Friday to federal obscenity and tax evasion charges.Under the agreement, Wedelstedt agreed to forfeit several adult bookstores and video...

CYBERSPACE – YNOT Payment has entered the gateway processing space, offering merchant accounts with per transaction rates that are an “industry low,” according to YNOT Payment president Bob Rice, better known as YNOT Bob.Rice described V2 as the “ideal billing solution,” a...