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...

It goes without saying that I’m a bit of a rebel. You have to have something of an independent spirit to get into the online adult entertainment industry. I have enjoyed more than eight years working as an adult webmaster and as an industry journalist. I love the culture of this...

A little less than two years ago I embarked upon one of the most challenging and least rewarding experiments of my adult life: helping to raise a troubled teen. He and his father recently emigrated from Darklady Estates, but I will long remember their stay due to the various burn...

The new 2257 regulations are out and, naturally, the lawyers are circling the wagons looking for ways to assist their clients through the morass of sometimes confusing, sometimes overburdensome, sometimes inconsistent, but always intimidating, language of 28 CFR 75.1 et seq. One...

Since George W. Bush was elected, hundreds of thousands of American jobs have flowed overseas – where labor costs are lower. On Tuesday, May 24, 2005, the federal government took a stand to help stop cheap foreign labor from competing on an uneven playing field with our local...

To Senator Sam Brownback: It was a pleasure meeting you last week at the pornography summit, and I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me even though we don’t agree on many of the issues about which we are both so passionate.I wanted, Sir, to repeat my challenge to...

What exactly was the Justice Department thinking when it signed new 2257 regulations targeted at the adult entertainment industry? They sure seem designed to make life more difficult for online adult businesses – and more broadly, for online erotic expression in general. Do the...

What’s up with the choking, slapping, spitting, and rough sex in some porn releases? And, those oral sex gaggings! What’s sensuous about it? What’s sexy about it? What message might some viewers, especially guys, possibly and wrongly assume from seeing such aberrations in adult...