WASHINGTON – Many years ago, a porn company I worked for had an opportunity to create major publicity for itself, but only at the risk of severely angering a prominent local politician. I’m not going to get into the details of the (very long) story, but the gist of it is the...

HOLLYWOOD – In the past 24 hours alone, I’ve seen come across my cable TV guide listings for multiple competitive video gaming broadcasts, a reality television show in which people try to guess which of two (or maybe more?) chefs preparing their food isn’t really a chef,...

WASHINGTON – I’m feeling inspired today. Not just inspired, but empowered to the point I believe with the stroke of a pen (if I still owned a pen) I could change the world … assuming the world weren’t filled with a bunch of dummies crying loudly about “freedom of...

LOS ANGELES – As you have probably heard, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved new permit fees for adult video productions, with an initial charge of $1,672 and a renewal fee of $982 every two years thereafter. While I’m sure it wasn’t intentional, the...

LOS ANGELES – If you have followed the evolution of revenge porn as a legal issue, then you’ve probably heard attorneys, activists and victim’s advocates talk about the difficulty of getting justice for victims. Historically, just getting law enforcement to pay attention and...

NEW YORK – “‘Porn’s New King’ sentenced to over 14 years in prison,” the New York Post headline screamed. Any reader could be excused for expecting the article to be about the likes of Larry Flynt or Steven Hirsch. The “king” in question isn’t Flynt, Hirsch or anyone else who has...

MALLORCA, Spain – There’s a certain letdown I experience whenever a public figure I don’t already assume to be an utter jackass (there are still several, believe it or not) offers a hard-to-believe explanation for some behavior they’ve engaged in or words they’ve uttered after...

NEW YORK – I must admit, so far as dumb porn-publicity ploys go, at least this one makes sense from a nomenclature standpoint. With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo backing the idea of corporate sponsorships for New York City subway stations, it was probably only a matter of time...

LONDON – With the implementation of Britain’s Digital Economy Act 2017 looming (at some still-uncertain point in the future), privacy advocates and IT experts once again are warning the public about the potential for hackers and blackmailers to obtain the same information used to...

ROME – In a recent review of more than 400,000 mobile devices used by Italian public officials, the Parliamentary Commission on Public Digital Administration and Waste found plenty of evidence showing the device-holders had used their equipment for far more than work-related...