At a time when virtually anything seems to inspire outrage on social media, maybe it should come as no surprise to see people freak out over a drawing of a pregnant woman in a textbook because she's depicted with a Brazilian “landing strip” wax job...

If more prosecutors clearly prioritized the prosecution of violent crimes, including sexual assault, over the prosecution of prostitution, bills like the one introduced by California State Sen. Scott Wiener wouldn't be necessary. Sadly, his bill is just the beginning of what we need.

As some adult companies continue to file copyright lawsuits against BitTorrent users who illegally download copies of their movies, critics allege the companies are using the legal system to engage in an extortion campaign. Not all who mass-litigate are "copyright trolls," however.

With the Rugby World Cup coming to the country, Japan’s two biggest convenience store chains have directed their combined 34,000-plus locations to remove adult material from their shelves by August. One local media outlet said the move is "aimed at avoiding giving a bad impression."

According to quasi-journalist Ben Suroeste, the entire adult industry has been nominated for at least one award and will be signing at "some booth" at an industry trade event in Las Vegas this week. The massive influx of related press releases has confused and disoriented the...

It's no secret that it's difficult for sex workers to find reliable, stable online transaction processing services. In a new guest-post ChargebackHelp's Mike Conway provides pointers for adult performers and other sex workers to establish and maintain stigma-free transaction...

As one of his many campaign promises, President Donald Trump vowed that he would "aggressively enforce" federal obscenity laws. Enough is Enough, the anti-porn group which elicited that promise from Trump, has had nothing to say about his lack of follow through - until now.

UCLA will soon host a conference on "comparative pornographies" centered on the differences between Asian and European porn. But when YNOT's Ben Suroeste looked more closely at the conference's description, he discovered there may be less to this "porn" than meets the genitals.

The Consumer Electronics Show's handling of its decision to revoke an Innovations Awards honor initially granted to Lora DiCarlo and the company's Osé personal massager is a case study in how NOT to handle public relations and damage control.

The last time Disney's copyright on the 1923 cartoon Steamboat Willie was due to expire, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act to prevent Mickey Mouse from entering the public domain. No further extension of copyright terms has been passed since; did the...