PANAMA CITY, FL — Instead of backing slowly along a prison cell wall, Girls Gone Wild mastermind Joe Francis will be doing community service and writing a big check for having videotaped drunken underage girls getting… well, wild.Although the $1.6 million fine may seem...

UK — A sexually charged parody of Apple Computer Inc.’s distinctive iPod ad campaign has the company’s attorneys crying foul.According to the website for the iBuzz “musical vibrator” (www.ibuzz.co.uk/) Love Labs, the company behind the iBuzz, recently received a letter from...

CHATSWORTH, CA – The AVN Media Network announced yesterday that Paul Fishbein, President of AVN, will moderate a “special session” at the upcoming Internext Expo featuring a panel comprised of prominent figures representing a variety of adult industry market segments.The “Future...

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Over the grumbles and grievances of some local residents, the Township Council of Cherry Hill, NJ approved a new ordinance Monday night, creating four special zones for sexually oriented businesses, according to the Cherry Hill Courier Post.According to the...

WASHINGTON, DC — Webmasters and web denizens who thought things got confusing and paranoid after the government strengthened and began enforcing its 2257 regulations may look back on those days with fondness if Sen. John McCain (AZ-R) gets his way.Legislation drafted and...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mariah Carey’s lawyer is concerned that fans might mistake her for a porn star.Looking at any number of Carey’s music videos or media appearances over the years, one might be able to see a basis for worry on the part of her image advisors; in this instance,...

CYBERSPACE — They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but British-born soccer player David Beckham doesn’t apparently feel very complimented.Somehow or other, Beckham, who moved to Spain in 2003 after being traded to Real Madrid for $40 million,...

INDIA — When it comes to barrier methods of contraception, size really does count. Because of this, the fit of a male condom is very important. Too small and they can tear, too big and they won’t stay on. The Indian Council of Medical Research has figured out why...

WASHINGTON, DC – The 109th Congress has reached the close of its much-criticized session and has done so without further action on the bill HR 5252 – a massive telecommunications legislative package currently known as the “Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement...

KANSAS CITY, KS – You know the old saying; “if at first you don’t succeed….”Proponents of boosting taxes for adult entertainment businesses will be putting that old adage into play again in the months to come, the Kansas City Star reports, putting new twists on “porn...