PORTUGAL — By a vote of nine to five with one abstention, the ICANN board of directors has voted to reject ICM Registry’s proposal to establish a .xxx sponsored top level domain (sTLD).“ICM’s Application and the Revised Agreement fail to meet, among other things, the...

LOS ANGELES, CA — With a constant barrage of criticism for having a workforce eager to take sexy and lucrative labor positions away from Americans, as well as a constant chafing from the loss of Texas and California, one might think that Mexico has suffered enough at the...

CYBERSPACE — Although frequently derided over the security vulnerabilities present in its Web products, Microsoft’s security woes may not be as pronounced in reality as they are in the public imagination, according to data in the latest Internet Security Threat Report from...

PORTUGAL — Web users around the world will be able to watch Friday’s meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors live via webcast, the ICANN announced in a statement released today.According to the statement released by ICANN, the proposed .xxx sTLD is “one of the main topics...

CYBERSPACE — Most female porn stars aren’t known for being particularly statuesque or big boned, regardless of how inflated other parts of their anatomy may be either through the grace of God, the glory of nature, or the magnificence of a surgeon’s...

CYBERSPACE — A new prepaid card for accessing online adult videos has hit the market in England, designed to allow users to purchase online content without providing a credit card number or other personal information.ClickCard, currently offered for sale at various...

CYBERSPACE — Security software vendor Sophos this week issued warned about a “widespread spam campaign that attempts to fool computer users into downloading a spyware Trojan horse.”According to a written statement issued by Sophos, the emails contain phrases like “hot...

JOHNS CREEK, GA — Asserting that store owner John Cornetta provided “materially false information” on his business license application, the City of Johns Creek has denied Cornetta a standard business license to operate the Love Shack location at Jones Bridge and State...

JACKSONVILLE, FL — The Jacksonville City Council finds itself in a position shared by many cities and towns across the country with respect to adult businesses: some vocal locals desire one thing and the law requires another.In 2005, the City Council passed an ordinance...

SOUTH KOREA — Following the recent dissemination of “obscene materials” on two of the country’s largest portal sites, the South Korean Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) stated that it will team up with law enforcement and portal site operators to set up an...