ROCKPORT, IN — The new year didn’t bring good tidings for the 231 Adult Plaza. Instead, it brought a contempt of court ruling and an order to close its doors and pay more than $360,000 in fines and attorney and witness fees.Spencer Circuit Judge Wayne A. Roell handed down...

CANOGA PARK, CA — Titan Media attorney Gill Sperlein and XBIZ president Alec Helmy will join six incumbent and five other members of the Free Speech Coalition board of directors, according to a press release distributed by the trade association today.Returning incumbents...

CARTHAGE, MO — Missouri may not be the Show Me State much longer if a state representative has his way.State Rep. Ed Emery [R-Lamar] plans to reintroduce this month controversial statewide adult-business regulatory codes. Among other things, the proposed legislation would...

HOUSTON, TX — As 2008 ended, the City of Houston was handed what officials hail as a major legal victory in its long-running battle with strip clubs and erotic boutiques. According to a state district court, such businesses can be considered “public nuisances.”The most...

REDMOND, WA — Even Microsoft isn’t immune from intellectual property theft. Pirated copies of an operating system rumored to be the beta version of Windows 7 began showing up on BitTorrent sites December 26th.Windows 7 isn’t due for official release to beta testers until...

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has dropped the requirement that a proposed nationwide free wireless broadband service be filtered for pornography and other “objectionable” content, Ars Technica reported December 29th.“I’m saying if...

LONDON – The BDSM community across the pond is a bit tense about the new Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, set to take effect January 26th in the U.K.Though the immigration part of the act may be of interest to pervs thinking about applying for a visa, it is Section 63...

CYBERSPACE – Every year British newspaper The Register publishes a list of the most jaw-droppingly stupid stunts to emerge from the heart of Silicon Valley during the preceding 12 months. This year, the list (http://tinyurl.com/7br694) included one that should be near and dear to...

MADISON, WI — Love it or hate it; nudity tends to include at least a passing sense of vulnerability. Thanks to a Wisconsin state court of appeals, that vulnerability doesn’t have to extend into the realm of legal rights.In a decision handed down today, the court affirmed...

EUGENE, OR — Fans wondering where to see Pirates star and Blink-182 album cover girl Janine Lindemulder may want to consider visiting her in prison. Federal prison, that is. After years of apparently profitable performances as an empowered and overpowered object of both...