NEW YORK – American porn stars can breathe a sign of relief thanks to a recent New York state Supreme Court decision by Justice Budd G. Goodman. Escorts who think they can defend themselves from prostitution charges by pointing a finger at the adult video industry are...

MONTREAL, CANADA – Braincash has announced the acquisition of competing sponsor program SteeleCash. Through this move, Braincash becomes the exclusive sponsor for Lexington Steele and his official web site. Braincash will take over all of SteeleCash’s operations including...

CYBERSPACE/EU – A leaked draft of the European Directive on data retention has revealed that the European Union authorities will ask that all communications records be held for a minimum of 6 months.The directive, which was made public by the European Digital Rights organization,...

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – In a move sure to raise a few eyebrows, and perhaps a few tempers, the Internet Billing Company (“iBill”) has announced that it will be attending Internext Expo in Hollywood Florida, August 5-7.According to a recent iBill press release, the company’s new...

CYBERSPACE – Oprano.com, for many years one of the adult industry’s most popular boards, has a new look, new ownership and a new direction.The new owners, Nickatilynx and gonzo, have endeavored to create a multi-faceted resource for all types of webmasters, be they veteran or...

NEW YORK – A three judge panel dealt the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (www.ncsfreedom.org) and photographer Barbara Nitke’s (www.barbaranitke.com) proactive court challenge against the Communication Decency Act (CDA) a temporary setback last week when it agreed...

GLENDALE, AZ – Lightspeed Cash has announced that the online teen phenoms known as the Lightspeed Girls are headed to a DVD player near you.“This is something our fans have been begging for forever, but we wanted to wait until we could produce a good product,” said LightspeedCash...

WASHINGTON, DC – Add peer-to-peer networks to those feeling the heat over the digital distribution of pornography. Congressional members of both parties are readying to take aim at P2P in their fall legislative sessions.At Thursday’s hearing convened by the Senate Commerce...

WICHITA, KS – Thousands of Wichita citizens are up in arms about the existence of seven adult bookstores that they believe market obscene materials.In an attempt to force a grand jury probe of the businesses, 7,568 signatures accompanied a petition that was delivered to the...

CHARLOTTE, NC – Xobile, among the leaders in the distribution of adult movies on mobile phones and wireless devices, says its advanced system for providing two-minute film clips on Internet-enabled portable devices is growing at a rate of 5,000-6,000 new subscribers per...