SOUTH AFRICA – Hustler Magazine managing director Joe Theron encouraged the South African parliament to fund “serious research” into the facts concerning pornography before bending to pressure from the African Christian Democratic Party, which has demanded that the entertainment...

UNITED STATES – When GGG Film and John Thompson Productions ended their professional relationship with Black Widow Media on February 1, 2005, after a failure to pay dispute, they thought that their conflicts would be over. According to the two companies, however, such has...

BARTOW, FL – Attorney Lawrence Walters has filed motions for dismissal on behalf of Christopher Wilson, webmaster of NowThatsFuckedUp.com, who last month was charged with over 300 counts of obscenity in connection with content on his amateur adult site.Among Walter’s arguments...

CYBERSPACE – It’s a busy time for Adult Revenue Service (ARS). So far this week, they have announced the release of new picture of the day and movie of the day sites, the addition of CCBill as a new backup processor, the launch of 15 new sites, and a promotional bonus in which...

CYBERSPACE – It is coming. Experts disagree on how fast, but it is definitely coming.“It,” in this case, is the technology known as WiMAX – short for “World Interoperability for Microwave Access” – a standard for delivering broadband services via microwaves that has the potential...

UNITED STATES – Citizens within both Georgia and Tennessee may soon see changes in how some strip clubs in their states are regulated.Currently, dancers in Tennessee’s Metro clubs must not only remain three feet from patrons during dances but, like club owners, submit to a...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – This month’s AOE Expo and World Telemedia conferences in Amsterdam will focus on the emerging mobile and gaming markets, according to the events’ coordinators, with proponents of mobile markets issuing a collective rallying cry that “the time is now.”“As...

CYBERSPACE – Some bemoan the dearth of tech savvy women in the modern world, but with more and more companies introducing fun IT gadgets, more and more women are learning that, in addition to being rather useful, computers and the internet can be very, very pleasurable. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel A. Alito grinds slowly forward, speculation concerning his views on a wide variety of issues is blooming in the media. Whether it’s the divisive, hot-button issue of abortion, or his...

WASHINGTON, DC – Kansas Senator Sam Brownback has brought his anti-pornography dog and pony show to the nation’s capital. Its most recent performance on the Hill provided many of the thrills and chills that members of the adult industry anticipated.“I think most Americans agree...