PARIS, FRANCE – A measure approved by the French National Assembly this week would require online music vendors to make songs available for use on any and all digital music players and not just proprietary technologies or players offered by strategic partners.While most reporting...

COBB COUNTY, GA – In a decision issued late last month, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Georgia’s obscenity law unconstitutionally limits the free-speech rights of businesses to advertise.The case This That and the Other Gift v. Cobb County, Ga., was heard by circuit...

CYBERSPACE — They call him Mr. Red. Perhaps they should call him Mr. Moneybags instead.He arrived on the scene in 1999, while the computer world trembled before the specter of Y2K. With offices in both Europe and the United States, it’s a safe bet that his cyber empire did...

CYBERSPACE – The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), and its sister organization, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) have announced that 18 leading financial institutions and internet companies have joined their...

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MT – County commissioners in Yellowstone County, Montana voted unanimously to place two new ordinances on the primary election ballot. The ordinances, which would introduce tighter regulations on adult shops, strip clubs, and other sexually-oriented...

TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas State House of Representatives gave initial approval to a new bill on Tuesday which proponents say will make it easier to prosecute cases under the state’s anti-obscenity law by removing some verbiage from the existing law which pertains to the definition...

SCHENECTADY, NY — “I want to make sure everybody’s rights are protected, and that includes Mr. Alexson’s,” insists Frank Maurizio, the chairman of the Schenectady City Council’s Development and Planning Committee.Mauizio’s assurances are likely to be cold comfort to Bob...

JAPAN — Japanese porn, like the ancient island culture it exists within, can be euphemistically described as wildly innovative in some of the most unexpected ways. Because of this, the March 28th issue of Weekly Playboy pokes a bit of fun at its domestic smut industry by...

CYBERSPACE – If you follow news coverage of high-profile cases (or if you’ve ever wasted an hour watching a televised legal drama), you are no doubt familiar with the concept of the “plea bargain.” In order to avoid prosecution under one charge (or set of charges), a defendant...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Plug-in content provider WebmasterParadise.com has announced the addition of a new product featuring content from adult studio Acid Rain Productions, creators of such video lines as 18 ‘N Fuckable, 2 Girls for Every Guy and ATM City.According to a Webmaster...