BRUGES, BELGIUM — Belgium has joined a growing list of European nations that intend to maintain secret lists of websites blocked from internet users in their countries.The move is not entirely popular with rank-and-file Belgians, many of whom fear creating an official list...

CANOGA PARK, CA — With the latest version of 2257 regulations freshly released, many within the adult entertainment industry are curious about the possibility of using third-party record keepers. On February 12th, those attending the XBIZ conference in Los Angeles will have...

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong filmmaker said he intends to lure audiences back to theaters with what he is calling “the world’s first 3D erotic movie.”Hong Kong cinemas have seen steadily declining revenues and many have closed in recent years as viewers switch to watching movies...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Although the American mythos has effectively erased many of the contributions that brothels and brother workers made to the civilization and development of the frontier, the spirit of civic pride is still alive, if a recent offer by representatives of the...

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND — Men, prepare your psyches: Contrary to the comforting old adage, size is important when it comes to satisfying women.Researchers at Newcastle University have determined — through rigorous research, we’re sure — that the larger a man’s bank...

LONG ISLAND, NY — Was it only 15 years ago that a teenaged and dangerously obsessed Amy Fisher met the wife of her lover at the door and paid her respects with a gunshot to the back of the head? After spending seven years in the slam for the insult, the now-married Fisher...

CYBERSPACE — Consumption of video on adult websites peaks on Sunday mornings, according to statistics released by a video-on-demand website and internet analysis firm Hitwise.According to British VOD site FilmOn, 11:16 am GMT (3:16 am PT in the U.S.) on Sunday is “prime...

EDMONTON, CANADA — When one hears the term “Canadian beaver,” one can be forgiven for thinking of the four-footed rodent that is this country’s national symbol. But if Edmonton’s Real Productions has its way, people will soon be associating this term with a far more...

CANOGA PARK, CA — Social networking – everybody’s doing it and now that includes the Free Speech Coalition. Thanks to the inspiration of a new administration, membership director Joanne Cachapero struck on the bright idea of giving the FSC a more visible and contemporary...

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a group of 20 patent claims put forward by a Japanese holding company that sought to enforce a four-year-old patent on subdomains.Subdomains are exactly what the word implies: subdivisions of a...