SOUTHAMPTON, England – The story of Ella Hughes, a former law student who now makes her living performing in porn, has spread far and wide since the BBC published an interview late last month. The question that seems constantly lurking behind the often breathless, pearl-clutching...

SALT LAKE CITY – There’s a motion afoot in the Utah legislature to remove from its state code language that created an “Obscenity and Pornography Complaints Ombudsman.” The legislature created the office in 2000 to, among other things, “advise citizens and local governments about...

WASHINGTON – When the news broke of Hugh Hefner’s death, expressions of condolence and affection poured in from all corners of pop culture, from John Lurie to Kim Kardashian, Gene Simmons to Paula Abdul. Unsurprisingly, the perspective of anti-porn crusaders was not as positive...

WASHINGTON – Hypothetically, let’s suppose you’re an attorney who has received an email from a client relating to a potentially sensitive topic, like a possibly inappropriate use of a personal email account or mishandling of work-related materials sent to a personal account. If...

SEOUL – The U.S.-based social platform Tumblr has declined a request from the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) to regulate porn on the service, stating the company is not subject to South Korean law. “Tumblr is a U.S. company regulated by U.S. law,” the company...

MONTREAL – By now, you’ve likely read plenty about what happened with Bellesa.co – how, following on the fawning praise of a Bustle article, backlash from within the adult industry was swift and severe, leading to an extended mea culpa from its CEO, and the (likely temporary)...

WASHINGTON – Months after news of the Marine Corps’ revenge porn scandal broke, it appeared to many observers and critics little of substance was being done about the problem. It appears the inaction may be coming to an end, as the U.S. Congress is reportedly including an...

PHOENIX – In Arizona, an IT contractor has been sentenced to four years of federal probation after pleading guilty to wire fraud as part of an attempt to extort a former client, using a gay porn site as the vehicle of his unsuccessful extortion. Tavis Tso, a 40 year-old resident...

NEW YORK – A district court judge in New York has ruled a raunchy parody of the Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” is a “transformative parody” protected by fair use and does not violate the copyright of the original story. In 2016, Dr. Seuss...

MONTREAL – To be fair, my issue with the recent Rolling Stone piece “How the Internet Changed Porn” doesn’t involve its central thesis, or for that matter, involve any particularly significant point made in the article. Now that I’ve copped to the fact I’m nitpicking, here’s the...