GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A parody website has been allowed to retain its domain name even though the URL differs from the target of its lampooning only in the extension after the “dot.”The World Intellectual Property Organization allowed the owners of SutherlandInstitute.com...

WASHINGTON, DC — Adult webmasters losing revenue to illicit file sharers may find an unexpected ally in the federal government after testimony before a House committee on Wednesday indicated file-sharing networks could be considered national security risks.Experts told the...

CYBERSPACE — Once upon a time, Network Solutions had a virtual choke-hold on the world of domain registration and e-commerce. Now it’s one of an assortment of providers – and it’s only contacted a tenth of the merchants whose customers lost control of their credit card...

SEATTLE, WA — Given the moralizing that comes out of the state of Washington about adult businesses, one might imagine that the state’s elected officials and their support staff would have some of the highest morals of the nation. That may well be true, so long as telephone...

CYBERSPACE — A Trojan that installs intrusive ads for pornography and then demands a ransom to remove the messages from users’ browsers is frustrating the life out of some unlucky surfers.Anti-virus firm Symantec calls the threat minor and classifies containment and removal...

MADISON, WI — Two notes to politicians:1) Seriously, guys, it’s time to catch up with the cyber age, regardless your own age. Statistics indicate that 14 years after the internet became a bona fide phenomenon, most of your constituents are Web savvy, so why aren’t you? 2)...

BEIJING, CHINA — Flexing its censorship muscles even further, the Chinese government has banned websites from linking to, advertising or hosting violent electronic games.On Monday, the Culture Ministry announced an initiative to rid Chinese cyberspace — which has been...

SAN RAFAEL, CA — James Raphael “Rafe” Mitchell, son of late porn mogul Jim Mitchell, on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered his former girlfriend and kidnapped their infant daughter.According to police, Mitchell beat to death 29-year-old Danielle Keller in the...

FORT MYERS BEACH, FL — Mayor Larry Kiker and ex-Fort Myers Beach town manager Scott Janke may still be friends after the former fired the latter for daring to fall in love with and then marry a porn performer – but that doesn’t mean the Jankes are sticking around for summer...

SAN JOSE, CA — Look out, world. Following the revelation that Adobe’s Flash video player and Acrobat Reader include an un-patched vulnerability, experts predict “holey” hell for users this week.The vulnerability allows hackers to install malicious code on users’ computers...