YNOT – Now that two federal district courts on opposite coasts have rendered diametrically opposed obscenity opinions, the U.S. may see the Supreme Court weigh in on whether a national standard for obscenity is appropriate where electronic communications are concerned.Then again,...

YNOT – Epoch was named Company of the Year and Miranda Leaver of Men4SexNow.com was named Business Person of the Year during the 10th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards. The gala ceremony took place at Eleven Restaurant and Nightclub in West Hollywood, Calif., with trophy studs Cody...

YNOT – In what they believe to be a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Australia’s University of Sydney are investigating how supposed “internet porn addiction” affects people’s work, finances and relationships.According to Dr. Gomathi Sitharthan, the researcher behind the...

YNOT – James Bartholet, an adult industry publicist, radio host and mainstream and adult performer, will conduct an acting workshop in West Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 28. Bartholet told YNOT the four- to five-hour class is designed to help adult performers develop and sharpen...

YNOT – As China continues its assault on “unwholesome” content on the web and mobile phones, citizens have become increasingly afraid even flirty messages between lovers may land them in jail.Rest easy, authorities assured the populace last week. The country’s anti-pornography...

YNOT – A decentralized group of anti-censorship activists calling itself “Anonymous” has claimed responsibility for a Wednesday morning attack that swamped servers hosting websites for the Australian government. Parliament’s website, the prime minister’s site and the government’s...

YNOT – A Texas man who sold homemade DVDs of pirated content from gay adult studio Corbin Fisher was slapped by a California federal court with a $990,000 consent judgment.David Trice admitted his part in what Corbin Fisher characterized as a ring of adult content pirates who...

YNOT – An Australian court has ruled internet service providers are not liable for copyright infringement perpetrated by their customers, even if the ISPs know about users’ illegal activities.The case is thought to be the first test of digital intellectual property law in the...

YNOT – Have no fear, Vancouver visitors! When it comes to any sexual Olympics you have planned to occupy the downtime during the Winter Games, SafeGames 2010 has you covered.The international consortium of safer-sex and substance-abuse groups has rounded up more than 200...

YNOT – The monthly subscription model has been a mainstay in the adult Internet business since sites like Cybernerotica.com made it popular in the late years of the 20th Century. Many adult Internet companies rose to prominence on the back of websites that offered members a range...