SAN FRANCISCO – In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last week, the operators of several online dating sites allege that a competitor has infringed on their trademarks and engaged in unfair competition. While the outcome of the...

In what the Free Speech Coalition has aptly termed a “complicated” decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in the long running case Free Speech Coalition v. Attorney General United States, in which the plaintiffs challenged the...

Have you ever known someone who’s trapped in a relationship that’s largely a one-way street? It sometimes feels like that when trying to work with Google, a company that appears determined to police the entire internet. Odds are you rely on Google services.  You might use an...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – In an unusual 2-1 ruling which featured opinions written by all three judges – along with a separate concurrence with the majority opinion authored by a member of that majority – a panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Monday...

SAN FRANCISO – In an unpublished opinion issued Thursday, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld two lower court rulings in two cases involving Armory Studios, LLC, the operators of Kink.com, and Atain Specialty Insurance Company, which...

SAN FRANCISCO – In an order issued Monday with potential implications for the effort to challenge California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“A.B. 5”), California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman granted the California government’s motion for a preliminary injunction against...

U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris issued an order on Thursday granting plaintiff Leah Bassett summary judgment as to liability for copyright infringement and denying the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the same count. Back in May, Saris issued an order granting in...

On Monday, an OnlyFans creator named Deniece Waidhofer filed a lawsuit against “leaked content” site Thothub.tv and 21 users of the site alleging “violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Copyright Act, and other torts.” The complaint also...

In a fun, spontaneous session at the virtual YNOT Summit last week by adult game-streamers Catjira, Rebecca Love, Spellbound Ashe and Johnny Poopdeck, the panel delivered an informative primer on how to draw more fans and make more money through videogaming and game streaming....

In a casual, conversational seminar at the recent YNOT Summit, cam performer, phone sex operator and general internet marketing guru Amberly Rothfield offered advice on the “Sometimes Subtle Art of Encouraging More Tips.” A wide-ranging and freewheeling session, Rothfield’s...