INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A new state law that requires retailers to register with the government if they sell “sexually explicit materials” has Indiana booksellers up in arms.HB 1042 was signed into law last week by Gov. Mitch Daniels. Under the law, “sexually explicit material”...

VAN NUYS, CA — Porn may not have been the deciding factor in the legendary HD DVD vs. Blu-ray techno wars, but the victorious emergence of Blu-ray as the high-def format of choice has been decisive in purchasing decisions of porn lovers. Pirates director and Digital...

TOPEKA, KS – If anti-strip club legislators have their way, the only thing the owners, managers, staff, and performers associated with the state’s exotic dance venues will see removed will be their rights – and probably a chunk of their profits. Although even supporters of HB...

AMSTERDAM — A Dutch lawmaker who produced a 15-minute film critical of Islam has seen his website suspended by U.S. domain registrar and website host Network Solutions Inc.According to Network Solutions, the movie’s website may violate NSI’s acceptable use policy. It became...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A new study by a psychologist at Monash University indicates sexual activity may not cure depression, but it’s one of the comforting behaviors women seek when they’re feeling blue.“When people are depressed they feel more insecure about relationships...

CANOGA PARK, CA — Dressing and talking like a pirate may still be hip and cool, but those attempting to protect their content — pornographic or otherwise — from real world piracy on the internet high seas will have a chance during this weekend’s Phoenix Forum to...

TAMPA, FL — Virtual-world crimes can have real-life consequences, as men in Texas and New York now know. Eros LLC owner Kevin Alderman’s dispute with Robert Leatherwood and Thomas Simon spilled over into the real world when Alderman sued the men over cyber-theft. The two...

LONDON — According to a recent survey by The Sun columnist Deidre Sanders, “huge numbers of people are using the net to cheat on partners, and internet porn is destroying their sex lives.”In a survey of 4,000 “Dear Deidre” readers, Sanders discovered one in three people...

LONDON — An Argentinean actor has taken exception to the Royal Opera House’s use of a naked photograph of him to promote its production of the Verdi opera Rigoletto.It’s not that Juan Pablo di Pace, 28, minded appearing nude in public. The image, after all, had been...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — March is not a particularly auspicious month for ICM Registry LLC. In March 2007, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers rejected — for the second time — the company’s proposal to manage the much-reviled dot-xxx sponsored Top Level...