Following the indictment on obscenity charges of Karen Fletcher, aka “Red Rose,” a series of debates has cropped up on various message boards, both adult industry and otherwise, centering on a loosely-defined but oft-referenced principle of “free speech.”What strikes...

In a number of my past columns, I warned about the glut of porn footage and new companies that have tardily entered the adult video/DVD business and further over-supplyed the already crowded market place. Of late, numerous others have likewise noted and begun to comment about it...

On Wednesday, I was in New York City attending another installment of the Internet Content Rating Association’s (ICRA) outstanding ongoing series of summits on child protection & freedom of expression in a our new information age. As with previous ICRA events in...

I do love my home state.Arizona is a mixed bag of cultures, climates, and competing political forces as diverse as any you’ll find in the country. From the pine forests of snowy, high-altitude Flagstaff to the hottest city in America, Bullhead City, from the depths of the Grand...

An article published by The Washington Post in June reported that the number of rapes per capita in the United States had declined precipitously – a drop of greater than 85-percent – between 1979 and 2004, according to “federal crime data.”The federal crime data supporting that...

If you are like 90-percent of webmasters, at some point in time you will need the services of a web designer. In order to make the most of your experience and money, there are some basic things you should know before you launch headlong into getting a site designed. These tips...

In discussions about the recent 2257 records inspections conducted by FBI teams (Wednesday’s inspection of Sunshine Films being the fourth such inspection in recent weeks), some webmasters and other observers have focused on reports suggesting that the companies inspected have...

How global phone billing hands you a new revenue stream free of chargebacks or pending transactions.The global network of millions of interconnected computers is the growing heart of the internet – and the phone lines needed to connect them are its blood. By definition,...

Substantial misinformation has circulated about the issue of obscenity law and compliance guidelines. This handout is designed to call the readers’ attention to some simple truths about the concept of “obscenity” and how the issue is handled in the courts. Nothing contained...

Most companies in the adult industry are not aware of the domestic U.S. tax benefits and incentives that are available to them, have existed for many years, and will be available for more years to come.Each year, billions of dollars are provided by the U.S. government in the form...