With all of the industry outcry and vociferous objections to the recently-amended Section 2257 regulations, many in the industry have failed to recognize that this otherwise burdensome legislation may have some unintended positive effects. While the entire statute may be...

Few matters facing the adult industry have generated opinions as polarized as the proposed .xxx TLD, touching as it does on hot-button issues from censorship concerns to distribution of “harmful matter” to minors. In countless conversations at Internext earlier this month, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a truly shocking and precedent-setting move, one which has adult webmasters both rattled and surprised, George Bush used his Executive Powers this week to pass, and immediately approve a new TLD for the adult Internet. Dot-PERV is set to go live on...

I’m angry! Government is meddling way too much into the lives of American citizens. And, in my opinion, it’s not merely about protecting us from terrorists, disasters, criminals, etc., but rather it seems to also be about forcing some of the government’s subjective, unrealistic,...

Internext, Miami, 2005… I made it back and consider this year to be, once again, another great show. There were the usual complaints you get from any show. Lower attendance, too expensive, blah blah blah. My opinion is: until you put together a large event such as this, don’t...

I am the President of Independent ISPs for America, Inc., based in Tampa, FL. We are asking for help in fighting what we see as decisions that will mean the end to open access to information on the internet.Recently the FCC made a decision that may have gone unnoticed by the...

The fight for Free Speech and privacy, presently under attack by the Department of Justice’s extremely intrusive revised regulations implementing 18 U.S.C. 2257, continues. The esteemed team of attorneys defending America against this latest onslaught is similar to a roster of...

As most of you know, I have the honor of being a Plaintiff in Federal Court as the Free Speech Coalition seeks adult industry relief from newly published Department of Justice regulations concerning 18 U.S.C. § 2257. The recently fabricated DOJ rules might appease the...

Unless you have been vacationing in the Amazon, by now you know that Attorney General Gonzales has approved and published revised regulations implementing 18 U.S.C. Section 2257. It would be an understatement to say that the new regulations have created an uproar in the industry....

If it’s not one thing in this business then it’s another. This week webmasters learned that ICANN is expected to approve ICM Registry’s application for a “sponsored” dot-xxx top-level domain (TLD). At first glance that might seem like a good thing. New domain names, the ability...