The U.S. Department of Justice and Free Speech Coalition have each submitted language for a proposed judgment in the FSC's long-running lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of 2257 record-keeping requirements. In its filing, the DOJ argues the FSC's proposed language goes...

Voting has opened for the 2018 YNOT Awards, the 8th annual edition of the online adult industry's original peer-selected awards show. Voting is open only to confirmed members of the adult entertainment industry, across 35 categories which cover a wide variety of adult products...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled in favor of playwright Matthew Lombardo, finding the lower court was correct in ruling Lombardo's play Who's Holiday! is a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and protected by the fair use doctrine.

Affiliate network NamOffers has announced the incorporation of Paxum to add more payment options for its affiliates. NamOffers' CEO says adding Paxum not only strengthens the network's payment methods, but gives affiliates "another easy and safe solution to get paid."

The New Zealand Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court's ruling that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited for trial in the United States on criminal copyright infringement and other charges. Dotcom and his attorney say they will seek review of the ruling from the New...

The FTC has obtained a temporary restraining order against online marketers alleged to have used deceptive trial offers to trick consumers into an undisclosed subscription billing arrangement. The case is a reminder to adult merchants to clearly disclose their terms, especially...

The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and several other plaintiffs have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (“FOSTA”), under the First and Fifth Amendments.

Michael Cohen's attorneys have filed a brief in support of the restraining order application previously filed against Stormy Daniel's attorney, Michael Avenatti. In the brief, Cohen's attorneys assert that Avenatti continues to litigate in the court of public opinion and there's...

Clips4Sale has introduced a new Chargeback Forgiveness Program, under which studios will have returned to them any chargeback deductions from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 in the July 7 payout. Going forward, chargeback fees will not be deducted from future payouts, so...

With social media use becoming virtually ubiquitous worldwide, the publication, sharing and re-sharing of copyrighted content has become more common than ever. In this article, we'll look at three cases on which attorneys, rightsholders and web users alike may want to keep an eye.