LOS ANGELES, CA — It seemed like a good idea at the time, but a California Court of Appeals has put the kibosh on using free speech rights as an argument against denying strip club customers the right to drink alcohol on premises. SP Star Enterprises had hoped that...

DALLAS, TX — A U.S. District Court’s ruling has put all websites on notice: Terms of Service that can be amended on the fly and without notice to users are not enforceable.The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas told that to Blockbuster when it ruled a...

NAIROBI, KENYA — When it comes to the world of war, the more things change the more they stay the same. Women weep, men bleed and children become orphans. As in ancient times, a collection of modern women have decided that enough is enough – and if they’re men can’t keep...

OTTAWA, CANADA — Canada’s national sex-offender registry has not been responsible for solving a single crime in the five years of its existence. In fact, the database is only accessed about 165 times a year, authorities say. Police want the registration rules and procedures...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Nidia Lopez is hoping that she doesn’t lose her bid for a position on Jersey City Ward C’s City Council as easily as she lost control of her Facebook page, because that could be more than just a little embarrassing – and the last thing she needs right now...

HARRISBURG, PA — A court has ruled two pictures of scantily clad women a parolee drew for a tattoo artist should not have caused the man’s return to prison for violating parole.Michael A. Hubler was kicked out of a halfway house in December 2007 and returned to state prison...

OAKLAND, CA — When the going gets tough, the tough dump their respectable jobs and go where they perceive the money to be: porn. That’s increasingly becoming the story as the economy slips and slides in directions that the average American can barely comprehend and hardly...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Despite repeated lawsuits, deals with state attorneys general and saber-rattling by politicians and law enforcement, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark said he has no plans to shutter the “Erotic Services” section of the popular online classified ads...

BELGIUM — Americans are uniquely repressed when it comes to being frank about a number of things, especially related to sex. Perhaps one of the strangest things that Americans prefer not to discuss is precisely what condoms are used for – and what part of the body they’re...

LOS ANGELES, CA — If he can find sponsors, Darren Blatt (better known in the adult entertainment industry as D-Money) plans to bring either a Players Ball or Rock the Ball event to Cybernet Expo for the second year in a row.Cybernet Expo will be June 25 – 27 in San...