LONDON – If you were to go by the headlines alone, you might become convinced porn and ransomware are joined at the hip, intrinsically related and inextricably bound together in the world of cyber-threats. A Google search for “porn sites ransomware” yields hundreds of thousands...

WASHINGTON – While I’m sure there are those who are saddened to hear Orrin Hatch will not be seeking reelection when his current term ends, I’m equally certain somewhere between very few and none of those people work in the adult entertainment or video gaming industries. In his...

LOS ANGELES – With the new year comes a new platform from iWantEmpire: iWantFanClub.com, a private social media platform designed to offer fans exclusive subscriptions to their favorite artist’s social media feeds. “iWantFanClub was the next logical step for our partners,” Jay...

WASHINGTON – Trump has pledged one, but took no action in the first year of his presidency; one wasn’t expected, promised or enacted under Obama; one which was anticipated and half-started under George W. Bush never fully materialized. Given the above, it seems reasonable...

ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. – I’m often struck by how much public perception of adult entertainment has changed over the last 30 years, a shift I think it’s reasonable to largely attribute to the arrival and expansion of internet porn. The internet offered people a means of exploring...

ST. PAUL, Minn – There’s this old saying which gets kicked around the legal profession quite a bit: “Hard cases make bad law.” Well, hard cases aren’t the only thing which make “bad law;” bad law can also be a function of the way a good law is applied – like when you charge a...

PHOENIX – Entrenue has been named exclusive U.S. distributor of the Hot Octopuss Pocket PULSE and Pocket PULSE Remote, two new lightweight versions of Hot Octopuss’ well-received Guybrator devices. The new releases offer smaller, lighter weight versions of the PULSE massager...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of erstwhile MMA fighter David “Do or Die” Derby, even if you follow the sport closely. Similarly, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of porn performer David “Do or Die” Derby, even if you follow...

LONDON – Every since the idea of web content filters first came around, consumers, developers and policy-makers alike have been confronted with the issues of over- and under-inclusiveness. Whether we’re talking about browser-based filters which interpret on-page content and...

SAN FRANCISCO – Two recent rulings from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California have dealt blows to efforts by Kink.com to have litigation costs covered by its insurers, meaning the company must now defend itself against claims from three performers who...