By Richard Buss Perhaps one of the most consequential mistakes in email marketing is the failure to get proper permission from the people you plan to contact. That probably reads like a straightforward statement, but there are different levels to this crime. Here’s a look at some...

BISMARCK, N.D. – For many years, I believed former attorney Jack Thompson, the man who once prosecuted 2 Live Crew for obscenity, spent years concocting and promoting flawed legislation that sought to regulate video games like pornography and was later disbarred for a variety of...

BISMARK, N.D. – A nationwide trend to regulate what adults may access on the internet by requiring manufacturers to install filters on all new electronic devices reached a new low this week when legislators in North Dakota labeled all devices capable of connecting to the internet...

LOS ANGELES – On the Twitter account for pornstar-turned-politician Ela Darling, just above where her official @ElaDarling handle is displayed, are the words “Stoned Adulterer.” It’s a cute handle, sure, and certainly won’t shock Darling’s legion of devoted fans or voters who...

WASHINGTON – In the middle of a confirmation hearing at which the headline-making questions and answers were mostly about immigration, race and abortion, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah raised the specter of pornography: Would Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions...

LAS VEGAS – Save the date: On Jan. 19, 2017, camgirl community YNOT Cam will give models the respect they deserve during the YNOT Camgirl Appreciation Dinner. The buffet-style meal with open bar will be the first event of its kind hosted by a media organization. Hardworking...

NEW YORK – President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday nominated Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-Ala.] to serve as attorney general of the U.S., giving clues as to the direction the Department of Justice may take during the Trump administration. Sessions, who endorsed Trump’s candidacy early...

By J.D. Obenberger, Esq. CHICAGO – The nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States will certainly precipitate a cackle of attorneys to raise the alarm that the sky is about to fall in on the adult entertainment industry,...

President-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory on Nov. 8 may be only the beginning of a series of surprises for the U.S., and particularly for the adult entertainment industry. Then again, the industry may be able to look forward to another four years of relative peace, at least...

LOS ANGELES – California voters on Tuesday defeated Proposition 60, the notorious Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, which would have saddled the industry with a laundry list of onerous mandates. Among other things, the initiative included a requirement performers,...